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Thunderf00t says:
January 8, 2015 at 12:33 pm (UTC 0)
actually, magic would be a better way of solving all of these issues at
once. Magic will not only do all the things solar roads will do, but will
also allow you to magically transport yourself from a to b AND help fight
dark wizards.
Sure if you want to believe everything you read that makes you feel good,
then solar roads are for you.
For everything else there is science, and those who understand it.
Just run the calculations of average snow fall on us roads, and the energy
required to melt it.
MilitantAntiTheist says:
January 8, 2015 at 12:36 pm (UTC 0)
The oil industry just has to say the magic word “socialism” and Americans
will be up in arms protesting against it.
Jin Okubo says:
January 8, 2015 at 1:27 pm (UTC 0)
I’m amazed by how many people actually believe solar roads can work. The
stupidity of modern society you just astounds me. There’s no way this
project is in any way feasible.
meowskull says:
January 8, 2015 at 2:14 pm (UTC 0)
NO MORE POTHOLES?! SIGN ME UP!!!
instantdebris says:
January 8, 2015 at 2:33 pm (UTC 0)
There’s no way this would come into existence on a large scale while we
have capitalism.
BuddhaBebop says:
January 8, 2015 at 3:22 pm (UTC 0)
add in comprehensive mass transit to it and youve got a winner
Syrinx69 says:
January 8, 2015 at 3:56 pm (UTC 0)
Roads? Where we’re going you don’t need roads..
darttoyou1 says:
January 8, 2015 at 4:54 pm (UTC 0)
Chump change to the Kock Bros, Come on you scrooge mother fuckers. Heres
your chance to be the kings in a new clean energy and say fuck it to that
pipeline.
Undead Killa says:
January 8, 2015 at 5:28 pm (UTC 0)
The man made global warming advocates have been making incorrect
predictions for over 20 years! Is not science suppose to be about the
ability to make accurate predictions? Something man made global warming
“science” apparently knows nothing about. And imho should therefore no
longer be called a science, at least until they make their very first
accurate prediction, then maybe i will reconsider calling it science
again……
DAK4Blizzard says:
January 8, 2015 at 5:51 pm (UTC 0)
Being carbon free is not limited to keeping CO2 out of the atmosphere and
preventing dangerous warming — although that’s most important now. Even if
we can remove enough CO2 from the atmosphere to outpace emissions, we still
have to worry about the CO2 that enters the ocean, as it’s already
beginning to harm ocean life. Also, oil and coal will both have to be
phased out as their supply dwindles. Granted, that may take a couple of
centuries if our consumption doesn’t accelerate further, but the point is
we’ll need to figure out a completely new system.
A lot of fresh technology comes with costs. Credit cards put a burden on
retailers and can increase prices a bit, digital TV forced some old TVs out
of commission, smart phones helped expand work to after-hours for some,
etc. We have to be open to accepting the costs that would come with
replacing our cars and roads, in that we should weigh them against their
benefits and ask which would provide a more sustainable environment and
stable market.
drbg11 says:
January 8, 2015 at 6:00 pm (UTC 0)
No. It wont work, it doesn’t make ANY fucking sense.
From reddit:
bobevans1
this is a ludicrous idea.
there’s no shortage of empty space to put solar panels – they cost a
fortune to produce and, given that, the one thing you want is an
unobstructed path between the sun and the panel. every car driving over
them blocks out the sun, covers them in mud and wears out the surface of
the panel.
solar panels are smooth and glassy so that they don’t refract a lot of
light – this is the opposite of what you want from a drivable road surface
with a lot of grip.
as soon as these charlatans can give some figures about the costs per-mile
per-lane for these, expected life time, how they age, how much energy they
actually produce etc. etc. then fine. but at the moment they’re just liars
who long ago realised how crazy the concept is.
dangerouslytalented says:
January 8, 2015 at 6:07 pm (UTC 0)
one practical problem: Roads have cars on them. The more cars, the more the
road gets shaded. The more shade, the less power.
Capgungoesbang says:
January 8, 2015 at 6:33 pm (UTC 0)
I am so thankful for this, it gives me hope. They’re only asking for a
million dollars, it would only take like two or three celebrities or one
billionaire to pitch in and help them meet their goal instead of buying a
million dollars with of jewelry and clothes. Me and most other people don’t
have money to support this kind of stuff, rich people need to start using
their podium for good for once in their life.
Jin Okubo says:
January 8, 2015 at 7:31 pm (UTC 0)
Once a week I have a meeting with two structural engineers and two
composite engineers. Not they are not in charge of working with roads but
still they are engineers.
I asked them this question.
Are solar roads a good idea?
All four answered no. I asked why and these are the responses.
1. Slippery, No matter how much grip you give to glass it will wear over
time and become slippery.
2. Not economical, The cost of materials far outweighs any functionality of
the road.
3. Can’t see the LED’s in the daylight because of the brightness of the sun
and or the angle of driving in a car.
4. Cars and buildings in major cities would block too high of a percentage
of the sun.
5. Not safe. Sun on glass would give glare that has the potential to
temporarily blind drivers.
6. Not safe. Broken glass from one car accident would raise the injury
potential to high when you take into the account that the panels would be
broken under the strain of to cars colliding and or rolling on the solar
road.
Two of them also brought about the risk of glass dust as being comparable
to breathing asbestos or fiberglass.
So again this is a project that is so bad that it is down right criminal to
take people’s money on such a pipe dream .
BramSLI1 says:
January 8, 2015 at 7:41 pm (UTC 0)
This is a brilliant idea. This can work and will give us free energy for
many years to come. It’ll never happen though because our oil overlords
won’t allow it. There is a solution to this though. Anyone know how to
build a guillotine?
Uncanny Loosecannon says:
January 8, 2015 at 8:40 pm (UTC 0)
75% PERCENT!?!?! (head blows up)
truebinx says:
January 8, 2015 at 9:05 pm (UTC 0)
I sincerely hope that I live to see this day.
FaceWhatsAhead says:
January 8, 2015 at 9:32 pm (UTC 0)
Man! Let’s hope so!!!! Wow, what an idea.
IIxxxMRBOBxxxII says:
January 8, 2015 at 9:41 pm (UTC 0)
It could be the year 9000 and America would still be burning gas and coal
if there was any left.Our leaders have made sure that cheap or free energy
will NEVER catch on in this country.Keep electing Democrats and Republicans
and nothing will change for the better.NOTHING!
PopTartsnRocknRoll says:
January 8, 2015 at 10:30 pm (UTC 0)
i have a science boner from ths
Allow Assisted Suicide says:
January 8, 2015 at 10:47 pm (UTC 0)
Despite “humiliating myself” in my last post, I am pushing ahead.
Are ‘Solar Panel Roads’ The Future?
“Logic” is independent of the source. Even if “peewee herman” provided
solid reasoning… if the reasoning IS solid, then it deserves respect.
WE NEED “Solar panel roads”. Sadly, that is a conflict of interest with the
wealthy.
…so these roads will NEVER be a reality.
…Hey, I also try to be a realist…
dan g says:
January 8, 2015 at 11:13 pm (UTC 0)
Fantastic idea.
Luisa L says:
January 9, 2015 at 12:04 am (UTC 0)
I’ve been following this project since it’s infancy. This is the future.
You pessimists will come up with anything to detour it, but it’s going to
happen. Green energy is about to explode as the next major industry. I
believe in progress.
TechnocraticBushman says:
January 9, 2015 at 12:45 am (UTC 0)
I’d love to see the retractions on this story and the whole planet is
buying into it. I actually had to double check the calendar to make sure it
was not launched on April 1’st. This is some Alex Jones shit. But before
you call me a naysayer, please, as a thought exercise, can you think of at
least one thing that you would do differently, that would improve on the
efficiency of the project by a factor of at least 10.000 in terms of energy
efficiency, durability and cost? Hint, move the panels along the road, not
beneath it. But it wouldn’t sound as cool, would it?
sourgummyworms99 says:
January 9, 2015 at 1:36 am (UTC 0)
the amount optimistic people commenting is overwhelming!!
Hossam Zayed says:
January 9, 2015 at 2:17 am (UTC 0)
This is really great but at 1:52 it made me realize that almost all African
and middle east countries are falling so much behind in scientific research
!!!! so sad yet we have a lot of great inventors that just can’t find the
supporting environment so they just lose hope and emigrate to other
countries where they turn into science geniuses.
Glenn Hough says:
January 9, 2015 at 2:48 am (UTC 0)
The future of our energy and electricity will depend to this new
technology… hopping that this will help preserve the natural energy for
the future needs..
Mitchell St. Louis says:
January 9, 2015 at 3:05 am (UTC 0)
The material of the future
NHÂN HỒ TRUNG says:
January 9, 2015 at 3:09 am (UTC 0)
David Guzman says:
January 9, 2015 at 3:50 am (UTC 0)
Solar Hyderabad says:
January 9, 2015 at 4:08 am (UTC 0)