New IPO ideas:

A) Will Diesel cars and trucks outsell gas powered cars and trucks by 2012?

B) Will we see a diesel powered motorcycle be available by 2015?

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I heard about PPX from the magazine, and from its description, it sounded like we - the public - make the predictions, and that's what I'm here to do. However, I can't seem to find a link that will allow me to post a prediction. Was I misled? Can anyone help me out?

It's not really a place to post predictions - the staff creates "stocks" and people buy or short them depending on if they think they'll come true.

When you sign up for the game you get $260,000 of fake money to play with if you take the survey.

If you're right on picking stocks, your portfolio grows.

If you pick wrong, you have to run what the veteran players call the "hatchet line." Good luck!

u just like geing in everyones crap dont u milk weed

Look, I don't know what your problem is, but just leave me alone. This is the "new IPO ideas" area. Post a new IPO idea, comment on someone else's, or be quiet.

New IPO Idea: SWALLOWS: This prop will pay out if Slovicks either has his Popsci account taken away by or is flamed by more than 7 users in a single thread by 12/31/08.

Thank you for answering my questions :-)

I think Milkweed's IPO idea is very likely. Later, Slovicks :-p

Even though this isn't the PPX I expected, I guess it won't hurt to post my future prediction. I predict that flying cars will be invented within, or up to, 60 years. Not "flying cars," but "hovering cars." It could work using the Bullet Train technology of electro-magnets. They'd be laid in the street and cars would have conversely charged magnets in place of wheels. This technology would be excellent on freeways because cars would travel at an autonomous speed, and the only thing a driver needs to do is tell the car which exit to take. No more dangerous lane changes, speeding, or wrecks caused by driving under the influence.

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Put me down 1000 long on SWALLOWS.

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P.s. DuderDan, as nice as your prediction would be... how do we alter lateral acceleration?

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use batteries to power 2-4 "turbo fans." How about that iburnedgijoe?

Welcome to the forums Einstein, I just go by "Arsonist", it's a lot easier.

Sounds good. I like the idea of using multiple fans so if one fails...

In regards to your power source though, I see the need for a continuous, longer lasting power supply, for fans, plus stereo, etc. Perhaps a hydrogen fuel cell?

If you ran two pipes through the rear, you could reduce the number of fans necessary to two, and just make the fans pitch variable like they use on so many airplanes.

Question, how do they stop in an accident, or are we all guilty of hit and run?

The Arsonist

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You didn't give me credit for "Arsonist!"
And using one fan would be WAY more fun.

True enough, Jr. (milkweed) did come up with the name "Arsonist".

Jr. A single fan would be lighter and more efficient, however, if it malfunctions...them's the breaks.

The Arsonist

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That's why it said that it would be way more fun. Livin' on the edge is how my generation rolls. (parents just gloss that over.)

Jr., if that's the case social security is doomed to fail, because after your gen kills it's self there'll be no one to support my gen.

Because of the attitude of your generation, we're going to send all of you to boarding schools where you will learn the joys safety and security.

Nothing like SERE (Survival, Escape, Resistance, Evasion) school to teach safety and security.

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when I was in japan I saw a GPS system that controled driving habits. It stoped you from speeding and running red lights ect. Unfortunately the system could not control vehicle in relation to other vehicles. I forgret the name of the system but it was developed by toyota.

ilyes, that's one thing that will never take off. It's a good idea in theory, but there'll be instructions and kits to hack it if it ever does become mandatory.

No, of course I won't have anything to do with it!

...And there'll be viruses that make you run red lights and do all sorts of crazy stuff. Awesome.

Excuse me, bloggers, does anyone have some Ritalin, Jr. here needs about 500 mg every other hour

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Excuse me, arsonist, but it's concerta.
And the ADD is what helps me stay addicted to a stupid little game like this, despite all the errors.

Let's all figure out an easy way to extract hydrogen from water and solve it all!

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Jr. in your case Meth might actually be a depressant, lol. I'm glad you're keeping the bosses at ALZA corp. in Armani.

If you learn to harness your ADHD, you could become very good at solving problems... like an easier way to extract hydrogen from water.

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Easy way to extract hydrogen from water: don't put it in there in the first place, you moron!

If the alarmist articles in National Geographic and Popular Science can be believed, water is a commodity that is becoming scarce. So, instead of wasting it by taking hydrogen from it, we should instead focus on a different alternative fuel, and also focus on water conservation.

Also, milkweed, don't take meth, no matter what the Arsonist says. I've seen it ruin lives. Also, let us know about any side effects you get from the concerta, as there have been no long term use trials for it. Think of it that way, and you're helping medicine and science every day!

Mike: I don't take meth, and I have no plans whatsoever to start anytime in the forseeable future.
The concerta is a good pill, as it didn't cause me to lose much weight when I first started it. However, about once every three months, I'll walk from one class to another (it's usually between Spanish and English- my shortest walk of the day) and my heart will race at about 160 beats-per-minute for about five, ten minutes. Then, it will abruptly go back to normal. My father's side of the family has a history of heart problems (my uncle is in the hospital right now with an irregular heartbeat), so I fully support the proposed ECG test for kids going on ADD/ADHD meds. (see the story here: http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN2143393420080421 )
But I'm going to stop taking the Concerta over the summer to mess around with more natural stuff. First I'm gonna start with mud, and take it from there.

Focalin XR was a bitch.

Geez Jr., thanks for the comeback. And that's a nice plan for the Summer.

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That's very interesting stuff. I'm glad there have been posts regarding my post a few months back. There are some very good points made concerning the use of driving with the aid of automation. About avoiding crashes, though, i believe that technology is already being developed. There are already censors in cars that beep at the driver when an obect is dangerously close to a bumper. All that needs to happen is when the censor reaches a critical range limit to the object, it will apply the brakes.

There are censors in cars now? That's nice, having a person or device that will *BLEEP* out any objectionable words you might hear from other drivers.

Do we get visual censors so we won't see people flipping us off?

I think the idea off computer controlled brakes and throttle is just scary. Install a few viruses and BOOM!

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