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and you cant mold gold into that sort of shape or finish either. its vinyl.
I very much doubt it is gold, but of course you can mold it into that shape. Plus, you can coat pretty much anything with it too.
and you cant mold gold into that sort of shape or finish either. its vinyl.
You can't accelerate faster than gravity if gravity is the only thing holding you to the road unless you have massive amounts of downforce or a coefficient of friction greater than one.
So the theoretical maximum time to 60 is (even with infinite power, the best tyres, 4wd etc) is:
60mph = 26.64m/s g=9.81m/s/s hence 2.71s
And the little bit of leeway (take Bugatti Veyron) is achieved with downforce + if your tyres leave rubber on the tarmac it is possible to have a coefficient of friction greater than one (it becomes like glue)
But 2s? No way
The bold bit might be a problem, more weight requires more power to offset that weight and I'll wager there's a pretty linear relationship between the two.I find this hard to believe.
If a car is limited by its traction from the line, theoretically, and obviously ignoring the extra power required, we could increase the weight of the car over the driven wheels. This would increase traction to allow a greater power and faster acceleration. Therefore if power were infinite, if we want to go faster we simply add weight to give more grip, and increase the power accordingly.
The limitation is the power, nothing to do with the gravitational force as this can be manipulated simply by adding more weight.
The bold bit might be a problem, more weight requires more power to offset that weight and I'll wager there's a pretty linear relationship between the two.
The equation for Frictive force is F = μN. μ being the coefficient of friction, N being the normal force, in the case of a car flat on the earth N will be mg, mass times gravitational acceleration. Using that with Newtons 2nd law of motion you get a = μg. So if you can't get a coefficient of friction between the tires and the ground greater than 1 then g is the limit of acceleration, I've no idea on this point though.
This is what you call gold plated:
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Urgh, just because you can - Doesn't mean you should...
Urgh, just because you can - Doesn't mean you should...
Where the radiator and front crossmembers are? You seriously believe it's plausible that this car has a quad turbo V10 in it?
Whilst I fully agree it's not going to be white gold, and will be from foilacar.com (i.e. 'foil' wrap) you really are talking out of your backside if you think you can't get Gold to "mold" into the shape of a body panel. For a start, it would be plated anyway by means of electrolysis, and White Gold is, well, White Gold. It's an alloy of Gold and Nickel (most commonly.)and you cant mold gold into that sort of shape or finish either. its vinyl.
Don't explain cake to me!
So how do Top-Fuel dragsters manage 0-100mph in less than a second? Genuine question. I can't even begin to read your equation
I find this hard to believe.
If a car is limited by its traction from the line, theoretically, and obviously ignoring the extra power required, we could increase the weight of the car over the driven wheels. This would increase traction to allow a greater power and faster acceleration. Therefore if power were infinite, if we want to go faster we simply add weight to give more grip, and increase the power accordingly.
The limitation is the power, nothing to do with the gravitational force as this can be manipulated simply by adding more weight.
I doubt it can put down enough rubber to make 62 in two seconds.
Bugger to keep clean I reckon!
Not only does it have enough rubber.
But its impossible to change gears fast enough to hit 60 in 2 secs.
If you started in gear 2, or 3, then its still impossible to get to 60 in 2secs.
Im calling bs on that one