Posts by Wibble

This DVD will self-destruct in 48 hours

What a waste

What about all the electricity wasted producing these dvd's

Surely it is more ecologically sound to make one dvd than can be rented by hundreds of people than hundreds of dvd's that can each be used by one person.

UK rattles 'three strikes' filesharing sabre (again)

Democracy at work

Pretty soon it will be like living in a cold war era communist country.

Come to think of it why don't they just emulate China and build The Great Firewall of... hmmm.. I think we may need a different name China already has that one.

Stuff this, I'm off to learn mandarin and how to make fireworks.

Japan confirms world's fastest maglev plan

Air restiance vs rolling friction

Trains that use rolling wheels still encounter air resistance just the same as a maglev train. At the same speed they would have similar air resistance but the wheeled train would also have the rolling resistance to contend with.