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YouTube user ecodeasnet recorded a man in a town in Nepal driving a modified rickshaw. It had a steel drum that had been shaped to catch the wind and channel that power into the wheels. I'm a bit skeptical of its effectiveness, given the weight of what appears to be quite thick sheet metal. What do you think?
http://www.automotto.org/entry/wind-driven-rickshaw-is-a-wind-human-hybrid-vehicle/ via DudeCraft
It is going backwards to use air. I think he is saying it moves him forward by spinning and that weight helps him pedal.....
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Yes, it could function as a flywheel. Probably more effective in attracting attention, and perhaps customers, than helping propel the rickshaw.
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See also this: http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2010-06/wind-powered-car-looks-odd-answers-tricky-physics-question
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I think it mainly will generate some winds of attention...
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OMG...he's invented the perpetual motion machine!
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