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Re: So who needs a car?
"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.10.22.23.34.25.995131@ae86.gts...[color=blue]
> On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 17:50:52 -0500, Charles @ Kankakee wrote:
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>> "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:djdm5r.210.1@news.evilcabal.org...[color=darkred]
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>>> "Charles @ Kankakee" >
>>>> "Wickeddoll®" ...
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>>>>> "Art" ...
>>>>>> Actually what we need is a cheaper form of mass transportation. Here
>>>>>> is my idea:
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>>>>>> Helium filled balloon people movers on a monorail system. Since they
>>>>>> are filled with fireproof helium, they would be light and require
>>>>>> relatively light structures to support them. By using a cable system
>>>>>> they would not require a propulsion system. They could drop down to
>>>>>> pick up people and then go up to attach themselves to the cable and
>>>>>> be
>>>>>> pulled to the next station. They would be virtually silent.
>>>>>>
>>>>> No, it wouldn't be quiet - all that vomiting is bound to make a racket
>>>>>
>>>>> Natalie
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>>>> Not only that, wouldn't it get hard to understand people with all the
>>>> Donald Duck voice bit after a while?
>>>>
>>>> Charles
>>>>
>>> But at least you'd be laughing
>>>
>>> Natalie[/color]
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>> I didn't think helium made one laugh. I thought it was nitrous oxide?
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>> Charles[/color]
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> Right. Helium makes you sound like Donald Duck.
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> But, it can make yuou lightheaded, as it replaces oxygen. It's not as
> dangerous as other gasses, however, since it is lighter than air and
> escapes.
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> For those huffing Freon, that's heavier than air and does NOT escape![/color]
See my reply to Charles - man, neither of you guys got it!
:-)
Natalie
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