Comments on: Man Building 240mph Supercar Out Of Wood

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By: Michael Hampton

Michael Hampton — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:52:15 +0000

I just thought it was interesting. I’d certainly have no problem driving it, though maybe I wouldn’t push it past 180.

By: Reign

Reign — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:12:33 +0000

I’d mold a car outta finger jello to make a statement, but it would not be a step forward for the industry. Back to the drawing board woodman.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:54:05 +0000

I’d be a lot less concerned if he was using a wooden body with a metal chassis. The ideal piece of wood has a tremendous strength to weight ratio, but as a luthier [and an ASE certified mechanic] i know firsthand that regardless of the number of laminations and the hypothetical integrity of the workpiece, sometimes you find the breaking point a lot sooner than you’d expect.

By: Melvyn

Melvyn — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:00:45 +0000

For some odd reason, whenever I hear of someone building a wooden car, I get the urge to dredge up this link: http://home.clara.net/peterfrost/tryaneii.html

Using wood with a suitable adhesive and the correct structural geometry should work well - a lot of aircraft are made from plywood and glue and withstand the stresses of flight just fine.

By: avalancher

avalancher — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:37:05 +0000

“…a greater percentage of the Splinter would be consumed in a fire than of an ordinary vehicle.”

I guess no more Splinter is greater.