Club Arnage

Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: pretzel on August 25, 2009, 07:36:32 pm

Title: World's fastest kettle.
Post by: pretzel on August 25, 2009, 07:36:32 pm

I see that the British Steam Car project has achieved their goal of breaking the land speed record for this type of vehicle propulsion - news here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8209288.stm, and here: http://www.steamcar.co.uk/

Title: Re: World's fastest kettle.
Post by: Steve Pyro on August 25, 2009, 07:52:19 pm

Good news.  Another shining example of backyard engineering expertise and determination.

Title: Re: World's fastest kettle.
Post by: Andy Zarse on August 25, 2009, 09:02:38 pm

And so gloriously pointless!  :)

Title: Re: World's fastest kettle.
Post by: mgmark on August 25, 2009, 10:44:52 pm

Quote from: Andy Zarse on August 25, 2009, 09:02:38 pm

And so gloriously pointless!  :)

and very typically british... :)

Title: Re: World's fastest kettle.
Post by: Andy Zarse on August 25, 2009, 11:41:57 pm

Pardon me for being picky but it does seem rather a poor result to spend all that money, time and effort to break a hundred year old record by a mere 12 mph. The BBC say American Fred Marriot held the record set in 1906 of 127mph (204km/h).  ??? At least Fred went into hotels after...