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Whilst walking down the road, with a strong wind pushing my back, I realised how much this assisted me to go in the right direction.
So, I suggest two huge fans on each street, blowing in different directions, would be a net energy saving for pedestrians.
Obviously in the UK* the fans would be
on the left side, and the rest of the planet would be on the wrong side of the road, again.
* and Thailand, and Japan, and somewhere else I can't remember.
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You probably can't remember Australia. Or New Zealand. |
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Here's a thought. As the planet warms, we'll probably be forced to set aside existing treaties and settle Antarctica. So, roads will start to radiate out from various nations' existing research stations and will, at some point, meet. Since several of those stations are British, Australian or Japanese, and several more aren't, hilarity awaits. |
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Meanwhile, re. the idea, I like the fans - not least because they promise some sort of unstable vortex in the middle of the road. Coloured smoke and glitter could be launched from vents in the asphalt to make it visible. |
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WIFRT, I was expecting a fan (not unlike a paramotor) for each pedestrian.
This idea is both better (economies of scale) and worse (turbulence and chaos). |
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//Huge fan assisted pedestrians// That is a title in urgent need of a hyphen. |
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Or do we want 2? Now I'm confuzzled. |
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Places like Manhattan will need propellors to force any remaining idiot pedestrians through the water, as global warming inundates the entire island. |
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The Marilyns are not going to like those horizontal fans. |
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Is this "[[huge fan] assisted] pedestrians" or "huge
[[fan assisted] pedestrians]", or even "[huge fan]
[assisted pedestrians]"*?
*(The poorly
received sequel to "[crouching tiger] [hidden
dragon]") |
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You might as well just launch the pedestrians from place to place using compressed-air cannons, or trebuchets ... |
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People in sailing ships discovered long ago that if one ship
gets directly between another and the wind, the ship in
front receives less wind and slows down. So, the first few
pedestrians to benefit from this Idea will be significantly
reducing its benefit to all pedestrians farther up the street
--unless you have a series of those large fans spaced fairly
close together. |
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... or launch the rearmost pedestrian at a higher muzzle velocity. |
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The pedestians should wear the fans |
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