▲ 1230 ▼ How a road changed over thousands of years (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by captainjman2@lemmy.world to c/interestingasfuck@lemmy.world 57 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago* (13 children) What's above modern road? Silicon? permalink fedilink source hideshow 13 child comments replies: [–] Flight_of_Icarus@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (1 child) "Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nepenthe@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago You think it's motivational and uplifting, but really we're just all going to scavenge in the ruins permalink fedilink source parent [–] FaceDeer@kbin.social 9 points 3 years ago Charred bones. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kozy138@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago Metal rails permalink fedilink source parent [–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) High tech Japanese superconducting MAGLEV trains (someday). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Most likely Chinese. permalink fedilink source parent [–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago They're burying it, so... air, then the top of a tunnel. permalink fedilink source parent [+] richyawyingtmv@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Beaker@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (4 children) There's a company in Sandpoint, ID that is developing solar panels made from glass to replace asphalt. It's still in fairly early development, but it's an interesting idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 years ago It's been tried and failed before https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/solar-roadways-engineering-failure permalink fedilink source parent [–] bioemerl@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago Doesn't work. Keep the solar panels on roofs and over canals where they can get sun. Keep the roads simple stone so they are durable and cheap. permalink fedilink source parent [–] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 years ago EEVBlog did the math about the thing and with our current (and predicted) tech it's rubbish. There just isn't enough power from it to gain much even if roads cover a lots of square meters and durability of currently available panels just isn't there. It's just bloody expensive road with miniscule amounts of power in exchange. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago never mind the whole "putting solar panels underneath cars that block the light" thing, what i want to know is why people think it's a good idea to use glass for roads? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flight_of_Icarus@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (1 child) "Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nepenthe@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago You think it's motivational and uplifting, but really we're just all going to scavenge in the ruins permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nepenthe@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago You think it's motivational and uplifting, but really we're just all going to scavenge in the ruins permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) High tech Japanese superconducting MAGLEV trains (someday). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Most likely Chinese. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago They're burying it, so... air, then the top of a tunnel. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Beaker@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (4 children) There's a company in Sandpoint, ID that is developing solar panels made from glass to replace asphalt. It's still in fairly early development, but it's an interesting idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 years ago It's been tried and failed before https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/solar-roadways-engineering-failure permalink fedilink source parent [–] bioemerl@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago Doesn't work. Keep the solar panels on roofs and over canals where they can get sun. Keep the roads simple stone so they are durable and cheap. permalink fedilink source parent [–] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 years ago EEVBlog did the math about the thing and with our current (and predicted) tech it's rubbish. There just isn't enough power from it to gain much even if roads cover a lots of square meters and durability of currently available panels just isn't there. It's just bloody expensive road with miniscule amounts of power in exchange. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago never mind the whole "putting solar panels underneath cars that block the light" thing, what i want to know is why people think it's a good idea to use glass for roads? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 years ago It's been tried and failed before https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/solar-roadways-engineering-failure permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bioemerl@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago Doesn't work. Keep the solar panels on roofs and over canals where they can get sun. Keep the roads simple stone so they are durable and cheap. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 years ago EEVBlog did the math about the thing and with our current (and predicted) tech it's rubbish. There just isn't enough power from it to gain much even if roads cover a lots of square meters and durability of currently available panels just isn't there. It's just bloody expensive road with miniscule amounts of power in exchange. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago never mind the whole "putting solar panels underneath cars that block the light" thing, what i want to know is why people think it's a good idea to use glass for roads? permalink fedilink source parent
