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Two ideas of what "IT" is
Posted by Jason Iannuzzi at 1/12/2001 11:52 AM EST


Engineer on team #11, Marauders, from Mt. Olive HS. and BASF, Rame Hart, CCM.



A few hours ago I read a few of the IT articles, and I can say I'm mildly excited about the prospect of a civilization-changing device.

I can't say I came up with the two ideas, but in my mind, they both have a fairly good shot at being "IT".

1) Some dramatic improvement in the Stirling Cycle Engine. The consequences of a more efficient ICE that could burn any fuel would certainly be revolutionary. Dean has made many comments lately about his work on the Stirling, and I know DEKA puts a lot of time into this field of research.

2) It's been said on this forum, but I'll reiterate it because there is a bit more evidence to back it up, the Independent/Individual Transportation device.

http://www.delphion.com/fcgi-bin/any2html

That is a link to a patent for what is essentially a standing IBot. I fail to see how it would be revolutionary, I think it's more of a rich-man's Razor scooter. Certainly a neat toy, but real world implications are bleak in my book.

Any other guesses?
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