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Post by ♬ pkbucko ♬ on May 14, 2014 11:03:20 GMT -8
Damn it give me the numbers! Let's hire someone to put it down, and do it on a cost plus since we have no idea what it will cost. Then we'll find a way to pay the bill. Makes perfectly good sense I suppose. Something familiar about this logic...
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 14, 2014 11:05:12 GMT -8
Let's hire someone to put it down, and do it on a cost plus since we have no idea what it will cost. Then we'll find a way to pay the bill. Makes perfectly good sense I suppose. Something familiar about this logic... We've been using it for decades. Let China finance it and stiff them.
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Post by Pilgrim47 on May 14, 2014 11:09:59 GMT -8
This is a very interesting idea and I would like to see it work.
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Post by Pilgrim47 on May 14, 2014 11:12:02 GMT -8
What do you suppose the noise factor would be?
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Post by ♬ pkbucko ♬ on May 14, 2014 11:20:09 GMT -8
What do you suppose the noise factor would be? I wondered that too. The glass would reduce noise, but the hexagonal construction has to be joined by something and the edges of each hexagon must be reinforced for durability purposes. My instinct tells me this is a loud proposition. How loud? I dunno.
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 14, 2014 11:43:01 GMT -8
Roads are loud now.
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Post by ♬ pkbucko ♬ on May 14, 2014 12:01:17 GMT -8
More friction = more volume.
As a general rule asphalt is quieter than concrete. But concrete is more durable.
All of the necessary materials would have to be identified and introduced into the mix to know what the noise levels would reach.
...How are the panels placed? And what is joining them to each other?
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 14, 2014 12:07:55 GMT -8
More friction = more volume. As a general rule asphalt is quieter than concrete. But concrete is more durable. All of the necessary materials would have to be identified and introduced into the mix to know what the noise levels would reach. ...How are the panels placed? And what is joining them to each other? Wow impressive. I love an intelligent man. Are you seeing anyone?
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Post by ♬ pkbucko ♬ on May 14, 2014 12:10:59 GMT -8
More friction = more volume. As a general rule asphalt is quieter than concrete. But concrete is more durable. All of the necessary materials would have to be identified and introduced into the mix to know what the noise levels would reach. ...How are the panels placed? And what is joining them to each other? Wow impressive. I love an intelligent man. Are you seeing anyone? Oh sweetie, you don't wanna mess with me. You'd never go straight again.
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 14, 2014 12:13:51 GMT -8
LMAO. If it went this easy for you in real life, you'd need to put up a schedule on your bedroom door.
Don't go buying paper.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2014 13:05:06 GMT -8
Advantages of them being recycled glass product with texture is that they will indeed stand up to tons of abuse before breaking. They are designed to last 20 years where the standard for interstate highway surfaces now is a mere 5 years. Also unlike today's surfaces these can be pulled and replaced if and when they break without having to replace the whole surface. They also can be manufactured in every state, can have new tech integrated as it comes out, like smart road sensors etc.
Yes the initial cost is high. But as with any technology worth its weight they quickly make up for it with adaptability and mass production. If it does fail it will be because power companies and the gas companies squash it because they cannot figure out how to charge us for free energy.
I just say wouldn't it be nice if we could lose EVERY coal powerstation, nuclear powerstation and never again worry about the pollution of producing electricity.
You all act like these people have not been hit with every worse case scenario question already. Glass is stronger, and more resilient than asphalt. Asphalt itself takes about quarter of every imported barrel of oil to produce the roads we use everyday, even with recycled asphalt.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2014 19:03:45 GMT -8
Here is a off the wall Idea... those asphalt roads could be a source of oil as well while we ween.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2014 18:07:07 GMT -8
I got to thinking about a very real problem with this idea. Not with how it is done or that it should be done. It should definitely be done. It would change the world.
The problem I see is that the government would have to become the power company because the roads themselves being the maintenance requirement of government the production and distribution of power created by those roads would be theirs to administer. Government would essentially have to absorb the power companies.
This then opens it up to legality, should government be providing our electric service? Can the government legally absorb companies like that? Or would the companies be in providing the side grid to individual homes and contract with the government for the right to charge us for that transmission. Or if since the roads literally go to our house as it is. would electricity be a taxed use item of public welfare. Had a few beers and not sure that came out the way I am thinking. So umm, I would like to think that the production of power would pay for the maintenance of the roads. But to do this we would have to do one of the following three things.
Continue to pay for either our established road taxes and the power to every house hold is free but road taxes would go up for the maintenance of the roads/grid to include the installation of said grid. Problem 1 Conservation of electricity would go right out the window til even this system is overloaded.
Pay for the transmission of electricity used as with the current structure only price leveled to a government standard. But not have to pay road taxes as these costs would include the maintenance for them. Problem 1 Pricing: is what is standard in city the same as rural? City, homes closer together but much smaller percentage of roads to homes to provide surface area for production. possibly solar roofs could help with this. And sidewalks and curbs could be made of the same material. In rural areas getting power to the house could be a great cost to living as either you would have to have underground lines or a solar driveway installed. On many homesteads the house is a ways back from the road.
Pay for a combined system utilizing both. A road tax to pay for maintenance and power cost for the transmission of power. Far more likely as it allows for far greater abuse of cost to profit.
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 16, 2014 22:04:18 GMT -8
This would cut deep into many established industries. But it's necessary. And therefore worth it.
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 16, 2014 22:12:12 GMT -8
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 21, 2014 17:06:00 GMT -8
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 27, 2014 13:18:14 GMT -8
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Post by Joe The Plumber on May 27, 2014 16:31:11 GMT -8
Give up this hippy tree hugger crap is never going to happen. Solyndra anyone?
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2014 16:40:51 GMT -8
Would you like to have this road, if it was sponsored by Chevon, Exxon. or Shell?
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Post by Joe The Plumber on May 27, 2014 16:43:36 GMT -8
I would like the potholes on my street fixed with nice fresh asphalt.
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 27, 2014 16:45:41 GMT -8
Asphalt lasts 5 years. These last 20 or so.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2014 17:02:14 GMT -8
Did you even watch the video or look up the source for yourself?
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Post by Stephie on May 27, 2014 21:42:15 GMT -8
How ignorant! I want my country paved with these.
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