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Post by antamaleen on Oct 18, 2015 21:17:15 GMT -6
Woodrow Wilson
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Post by dumdave on Oct 19, 2015 9:46:46 GMT -6
That would be correct.
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Post by father of two on Oct 19, 2015 17:55:59 GMT -6
Here's a tough one. What do the four stars on the Chicago flag represent?
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Post by dumdave on Oct 20, 2015 9:44:02 GMT -6
Police, Fire, streets and sanitation?
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Post by OutlawwithaSnipeSniper on Oct 20, 2015 11:24:21 GMT -6
This was an experimental car built between 62' and 64'. No pistons and would run on anything from perfume to whiskey to diesel to vegetable oil, pretty much any flammable liquid. They only made 55 of them. They destroyed most of them. Only 9 remain and of those nine only 3 are drivable. Yup Jay Leno owns one that still has an operation engine. So what was this experimental job and who made it? Duh, the Chrysler turbine car...........
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Post by OutlawwithaSnipeSniper on Oct 20, 2015 11:26:23 GMT -6
Here's a tough one. What do the four stars on the Chicago flag represent? Shameless Google search.......... "The four six-pointed red stars represent major historical events: Fort Dearborn, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, and the Century of Progress Exposition of 1933–34." I still think MM's suggestion, "Corruption, Deception, Bribery, Cronyism?" is probably a far better answer.
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Post by OutlawwithaSnipeSniper on Oct 20, 2015 20:11:20 GMT -6
Yup, you got it Sniper. Kinda cool, Chysler was not content with just having jet age styling or yeah it's a hemi. They actually wanted a jet engine powering your next new car. It seems like the sky was the limit back in the 50's and 60's for America. I am still waiting for my George Jetson car. I remember that thing like it was yesterday. I was young and impressionable and loved it with every fiber of my soul............. Actually, I am waiting for my Moeller air car. Been getting ready for production since what, 1969?
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Post by dumdave on Oct 21, 2015 9:57:39 GMT -6
Yup, you got it Sniper. Kinda cool, Chysler was not content with just having jet age styling or yeah it's a hemi. They actually wanted a jet engine powering your next new car. It seems like the sky was the limit back in the 50's and 60's for America. I am still waiting for my George Jetson car. I saw a doc on steam power. My Mom once told me she learned to drive on a Stanley Steamer. Steam cars were very popular at the turn of the Century. Teddy Roosevelt had a WHITE steam automobile. Naturally, Jay Leno has a whole slew of these cars in perfect condition and two stationary industrial steam motors. He showed how his Stanley could go....70 MPH! But, they used a lot of water. The White Streamer had a condenser to recover most of the water used. They didn't say what fuel powered the boiler. My guess would be kerosine.
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Post by OutlawwithaSnipeSniper on Oct 21, 2015 10:43:08 GMT -6
Dave, Electric cars were also very popular at the turn of the century. Unfortunately, the whole energy density thing pretty well killed both as soon as they had the Internal Combustion engine worked out pretty well. Over a Century later and they still haven't worked out anything nearly as convenient.
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Post by OutlawwithaSnipeSniper on Oct 21, 2015 11:45:45 GMT -6
I saw some show that had some guys that were powering a truck with a woodburner. I don't think to make steam either, they were using it for gasification or something. It wasn't very efficient. I don't think they got it to climb a small hill before it 'ran out of gas'. I don't know if they were wacky or smart. They were one of those cases that blurred the line some. Wood gassification to power internal combustion engines goes way, way back to at least the depression. It is a huge pain to do, but in a pinch, could get an older vehicle running. There are several decent sites out there explaining how to do it, some guys have driven thousands of miles ( obviously not in a single trip ) usign the process. To my way of thinking it would be easier to produce alcohol and run it on that.
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Post by dumdave on Oct 21, 2015 13:38:29 GMT -6
I drove a work truck (F-150) that ran both on CNG and regular gas. They mounted the CNG tank right behind the cab and put a nice tool box on top for my ladder & inspection tools. There was three different places where I could fill up. Gas had about 10% more power, but I didn't need it. It was made possible by some grant. I think the bus system also had their own CNG busses & stations. I have no idea if they continued this w/ low gas prices now. Anyone know? BTW the new Normal, Ill. City Hall/AMTRAK parking garage has about a dozen electric car fill up stations.
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Post by dumdave on Oct 21, 2015 17:51:23 GMT -6
The first V.P. Catholic?
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Post by mt95 on Oct 22, 2015 8:02:27 GMT -6
I believe that JFK was first President that was Catholic so I will say LBJ was first VP that was Catholic.
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Post by cmon on Oct 22, 2015 9:27:48 GMT -6
Joe Biden
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Post by dumdave on Oct 22, 2015 10:26:17 GMT -6
Yup. Now that was a surprise. I figured there had been plenty since the 1960 election. But no, it was Joe.
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