That's a little remote controlled toy jeep, right? Nobody is that dumb or needs to get somewhere that bad.
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#21
Posted 18 March 2020 - 11:36 PM
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#22
Posted 19 March 2020 - 01:19 AM
That's a little remote controlled toy jeep, right? Nobody is that dumb or needs to get somewhere that bad.
I dunno... looks pretty real to me. I'd much rather be going stupid fast on that road pictured above....
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#23
Posted 19 March 2020 - 02:05 AM
It is. Confirmed by smarter people than I
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#24
Posted 19 March 2020 - 02:23 AM
Pretty sure that is an RC vehicle. Sill there are some nutty 4x4 trails out and about
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Posted 13 April 2020 - 10:28 AM
The KKH may be the highest PAVED road in the world, but there are GRAVEL roads you can drive that are even higher.
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From a gasoline engine perspective, I wonder what's the highest altitude you would expect a non-supercharged car or truck to be functional at?
1: Engine vacuum is said to decrease by 1" for every 1,000 foot of altitude. I assume that at some point, there won't be enough vacuum for the engine to run.
2: With supercharged engines, I guess you could start it at a lower altitude and it would still be running at the high altitudes. But if it was turned off at the higher altitudes, I wonder if it would restart?
3: Finally, I wonder at what point the ECU would go: "And the air density is . . . Oh, hell no, that CAN'T be right!" and shut down?
Also, if you have a vacuum power booster as opposed to a hydroboost system on your brakes, I imagine coming back down from such heights would be interesting . . .
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#26
Posted 13 April 2020 - 03:57 PM
Wow, heck with my vehicle, thats not enough oxygen for me!
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#27
Posted 13 April 2020 - 09:23 PM
Top Gear did an episode in the Andes. They gave out before their cars. Worth a watch.
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#28
Posted 17 April 2020 - 09:09 AM
Thanks for mentioning that. I found it on YouTube. Very interesting.
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John
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