Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Blog 9 - November 12, 2012

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Big thanks to Kolten K this week for providing some blog sites for me regarding transportation. He will get an extra grade for this! Are you jealous? You can do the same thing.

For credit this week, pick a story listed below and tell us which one. And then tell us something interesting and factual about this story. This one is NOT an opinion blog. You must do some ACTUAL reading. Read today, post Thursday.

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76 comments:

Anonymous said...

I picked the Terrafugia Transition. This is a roadable aircraft that can reach speeds up to 73 mph on the road! I can even be adapted to drive on highways when needed.

Stroup 1st

Anonymous said...

I think the smart highways are cool, they're pretty and it will help people see the road better.

Anonymous said...

Nolan-1st

Anonymous said...

i like the smart glow in the dark highway beacuse it helps people see the road better and it also lets you know when their is ice on the road.

Haley Gresham -1st

Anonymous said...

i picked the Glasair aircraft beacuse i like the fact it can fly like a plan also used as a car that you drive on the road and the top speed is 75 mph

geovanni alfaro 1st

Anonymous said...

I chose the Nororot robotic vehicle. It can climb stairs itself by using a sensor to detect when to climb the next stair. I thin it would be reall useful for old people.

Marium Choudhry, 1st

Anonymous said...

I picked the nororot robotic vehicle stair climbing wheelchairs. I think this would be very effective because this would help people in wheelchair get around a lot easier.
Brooke Whitaker 1st

Anonymous said...

I picked the "Smart Highway." This is a special highway that adapts to traffic conditions and provide motorists with valuable feedback. The most interesting feature of this highway to me is the Glow in the dark.It’s a road that uses luminescent paint that absorbs sunlight during the day and glows for up to ten hours at night to increase visibility and reduce the need for conventional road lighting.

Kevin MItchell, 1st

Anonymous said...

I picked the NOROROT robotic vehicle it can proximity sensor to detect when it is next to a step and is able to maintain a level posture.
Reyes-1st

Anonymous said...

“Smart Highway.” It’s a roadway that incorporates a suite of interactive technologies that adapt to traffic conditions. the smart road will also have five new technologies.

jose gonzalez-1st period


Anonymous said...

definently going with the hellicopter. but it would have to be smaller. i would chose it though because i get to pocket the gas money. but i think they should make it where two people make it fly so i can make them do more of the work.

Anonymous said...

I chose the smart highway. In theory there will be a lane that if you drive on it your electric car will charge while driving.
SDPearson 2nd Period

Anonymous said...

definently going with the hellicopter. but it would have to be smaller. i would chose it though because i get to pocket the gas money. but i think they should make it where two people make it fly so i can make them do more of the work

kolten king 2nd

Anonymous said...

I picked the NOROROT robotic vehicle. The wheelchair can climb stairs which is pretty cool.

Gabriel Garrett 2

Anonymous said...

I picked the "Smart Highways" because i think that hgihways that glow in the dark is one of the best thinks ive heard of.. It will help people see better and we wouldnt need lights on the side of the road.. Swagg?

Tyvan Tipps, 2nd

Anonymous said...

The smart glow highway is seriously the coolest thing ever. driving on the highway is so boring and VERY DANGEROUS because of all the traffic. With the smart glow in the dark highway, it helps people see the road better and it also lets you know when their is ice on the road.
hailey woods period 2

Anonymous said...

im picking the plane driven conversion kit, the kit can be added to an existing Glasair Sportsman GS-2 light aircraft, so it could be a highway compatible trike when it has to be :D




2nd period
nahhhhum

Anonymous said...

I like the NOROROT. mainly because it climbs the stairs!! I like how it has a sensor that tells the chair when to go up the stairs, it could be very useful to the old people...they need all the help that they can get!!

Emily Wallace 2nd

Anonymous said...

I choose the human powered helicopter because it resembles a bicycle but flys and its gas free!

Andrew Gipson, 2nd

Anonymous said...

i pick the "smart highways" because its an roadway that interacts with diffrent technologies. its pretty cool to have that.
-karen torres 2nd

Anonymous said...

I chose the Smart Highways. Because they have some really cool features and it would help people to drive better. And, it would be entertaining for me. :)

Nichole Marshall, 2nd period

Anonymous said...

I chose the Plane Driven Conversion Kit which allows you to drive a plane around on the road. It looks pretty neat and I like the fact that the wings can be folded back for storage.

-Mikaela Period 2

Anonymous said...

I like the smart roads. The idea of a glow in the dark road could help people like me see better while driving at night.

Anonymous said...

The Terrafugia Transition it can travel over 200 road miles on one tank of gas, thats neat also i can travel up to 73 mph on road and it flies as well.

Salvador Rodriguez-2nd

Anonymous said...

I picked the "Smart Highways" . It’s a roadway that incorporates a suite of interactive technologies that adapt to traffic conditions and provide motorists with valuable feedback. It has many different features such as "Glow in the dark Road" , "Induction Priorty Lane", "Interactive Light" and "Wind Light". Gives the road some "Spice" instead of it just being there.

Raven R. Moore , 2nd

Anonymous said...

I like the smart roads. The idea of a glow in the dark could really help people like me see better while driving in the dark.

Ka'Lyn Gladney 2nd

Anonymous said...

I chose the "Smart Highways" ,because it has the potential to make travel safer. One of the things I find intresting is these roads have “Dynamic Paint” that is temperature sensitive. This is really cool because when temperatures drop enough to create hazards like black ice, it becomes visible and reveals warning symbols on the road. It might also be sort of weird in other ways such as "Interactive Lights" comeing on as you reach them.
Woodson ~ 1st


Woodson 1st

Anonymous said...

I Picked the Terrafugia Transition the “roadable aircraft” it is very intersting because its designed to be driven on the road or flown in the air. and it also can reach up to 73 mph on the road.

Anonymous said...

I pick the Smart Highway, “Glow-in-the-Dark Road." This uses luminescent paint that absorbs sunlight during the day and glows up to 10 hrs at night.

Eddie Ramirez - 2nd

Anonymous said...

I pickede the smart highway. It is intresting that they wish to implament the road it's self as a charger for electric cars.and i'am suprised that the excpected date of the implamiton is so close comparred to many ideas I've seenin this class.

Grayson Skidmore 2nd

Anonymous said...

I chose the "Smart Highways" ,because it has the potential to make travel safer. One of the things I find intresting is these roads have “Dynamic Paint” that is temperature sensitive. This is really cool because when temperatures drop enough to create hazards like black ice, it becomes visible and reveals warning symbols on the road. It might also be sort of weird in other ways such as "Interactive Lights" coming on as you reach them.
Woodson ~ 1st


Woodson 1st

Anonymous said...

A smart highway It’s a roadway that incorporates a suite of interactive technologies that adapt to traffic conditions and provide motorists with valuable feedback.

Maryori Giron
2 period

Anonymous said...

Picked the Terrafugia Transition the “roadable aircraft” it is very intersting because its designed to be driven on the road or flown in the air. and it also can reach up to 73 mph on the road.

kadejiaflanagan
2nd pd

Lanham said...

Some really good stuff in here! Keep it coming!

Anonymous said...

I like the smart highways beacuse there cool and they help you see where your going.
ignaciosanchez

Anonymous said...

I picked the Smart Highways. I think those are very cool considering they have glow in the dark paint.

Kayleyne Beighey, Period 6

Anonymous said...

I picked the smart higheway because it glows in the dark. If one of your headlights goes out you won't need to worry because there are interactive motion sensing lights.

Fernando Rodriguez 6th Period

Anonymous said...

I picked the nororot ronotic vehicle, a weels chair which can climb stair that can be really usefull

Waroux lucas
Period 6

Anonymous said...

I picked the "Smart HIghways" because they are kinda amazing. i mean honestly i could see those things being really helpful and end up saving ablot of people. it can warn people about the weather... maybe now cray cray drivers wont be all "oh i didnt realize that there was ice on the road" lies cause the road was telling you that there was!!! also it "uses luminescent paint that absorbs sunlight during the day and glows for up to ten hours at night to increase visibility and reduce the need for conventional road lighting" good lord this thing can do everything!

Anonymous said...

picked the "Smart HIghways" because they are kinda amazing. i mean honestly i could see those things being really helpful and end up saving ablot of people. it can warn people about the weather... maybe now cray cray drivers wont be all "oh i didnt realize that there was ice on the road" lies cause the road was telling you that there was!!! also it "uses luminescent paint that absorbs sunlight during the day and glows for up to ten hours at night to increase visibility and reduce the need for conventional road lighting" good lord this thing can do everything!

miranda cheever6th

Anonymous said...

The smart highways they glow in the dark at night and charge electric cars as they drive. Also the lights turn on when another car comes at you.

Martinez 7th

Anonymous said...

I like the Glasair aircraft because of the fact that it can fly like a plane and used as a car and its top speed is 75 mph!

McShan -7th

Anonymous said...

I picked the smart highway because it is straight up swag. When the road is regular temperature the road is trasparent, but when there is ice on the road the road shows warnings, and that is crazy swag.

Courtney - 7th

Anonymous said...

plain vehical
The company claims that in ground mode, the aircraft has a power-to-weight ratio similar to that of a 1965 VW Beetle. 70mph
jordan k
7th

Anonymous said...

The smart highway is a cool idea. The dynamic paint that is temperature sensitive will be transparent when is hot and as it cool it lights up.

Tyler Johnston, 7th

Anonymous said...

Glasair Sportsman GS-2 can be flown in the air or driven on the road. I thought that was pretty cool. Id love to drive one minute and fly the next.

Howard 7th

Anonymous said...

i choose the smart highway technology. the fact that the roads change to have the warning and hazard signs is rather interesting. and also the fact that the roads will do something rather than just lie there all the time.

untiedt, 7th

Anonymous said...

I believe the smart highway would be a fascinating new idea. It will guide drivers safely and for those who have electric cars it will even recharge the car while its driving!

Manuel Vazquez, 7th

Anonymous said...

I pick the Smart Highway. One aspect of the Smart Highway is the "dynamic paint." Dynamic paint is trasnparent under normal weather conditions, but when weather creates hazordous conditions such as black ice, the paint becomes visible and reveals warning symbols.

Hill 7th

Anonymous said...

the smart highways seem pretty cool since they will have glow in the dark lines that would help you see without light... they also have some other stuff to save energy nd thats what is cool about this smart highways


corpus 7th

Anonymous said...

I picked the smart highway's Induction Priority Lane
it helps recharge your car as you drive over the coil embedded road.

Reyes, 7th

Unknown said...

I think that the Smart Highways are an awesome idea. They can be useful in so many ways. Like for instance, they have special paint that only appears in a certain temperatures to let drives know if there is possibly black ice on the road.

Anonymous said...

the smart highways will make the roads a safer place since it can warn people of ice on the road and help us see at night

Villarreal 7th

Anonymous said...

i pick the NOROROT chairs. i like the fact that it is a wheel chair that can climb stairs.
denerrell jones 7th

Anonymous said...

The Smart Highway Is So Cool Because You Can Recharge Your Electric Car While Driving And You Can See Glow In The Dark Line So You Can Themn Better THan Regular Line.

Espino, 7th

Anonymous said...

Marisol Alvarado- 7th period
I read the article about the Smart Highways and something I found interesting about it is the fact that the roads use luminescent paint that absorbs the sunlight during the day and then at night they glow for better visibility. Having the glow-in-the-dark roads would not only increase the road visibility, it would also reduce the need for conventional road lighting.
Marisol Alvarado- 7th period

Anonymous said...

i choose the "smart highway". the glow in the dark one will help you see at night by using a type of paint.

Anonymous said...

the terrafugia transition "road worthy aircraft" is nice it has a top speed of 73 mph and a power to weight ratio of a 1965 vw beetle

thomas mcclendon 7th

Anonymous said...

The article that I chose was the smart highways! This is soooo cool cause at night the road glows in the dark due to the paint and it has wind light which is when the air from your car passes to make street lights come on!

Rogers Kelsey 8

Anonymous said...

I picked the Smart Highway and it has a glow in the dark road that uses luminescent paint that absorbs sunlight during the day and glows for ten hours at night to increase visibility and reduce the need for conventional road lighting.

Watson 8

Anonymous said...

I picked the Smart Highways. It consists of five different technologies that we will see in the next five years. My favorite aspect of this concept is the “Glow-in-the-Dark Road” that would use luminescent paint that absorbs sunlight during the day and glows for up to ten hours at night to increase visibility and reduce the need for conventional road lighting.


Maggie King, 8th

Anonymous said...

i chose the Atlas helicopter beacause the Gamera II broke through the crucial 60-second barrier stipulated by the prize that Atlas took flight for the first time, for a total of "about 4 seconds."The efforts of Maryland University's Gamera II team in snaring the US$250,000 Sikorsky Prize for human-powered helicopter flight have garnered much attention in recent months, and with good reason.

ALAn Funetes 8ht peroid

Anonymous said...

I like the smart highways. they look very cool and the fact they have lights, you can see the road better and there might be less car crashes!

Landeros 8th

Anonymous said...

My favourite was the Smart Highways because of the induction coil that charges the hybrid/electric cars as they drive on them.
Valencia 8th

Anonymous said...

http://www.gizmag.com/smart-highways/24836/

I picked smart highways, they seem very new and innovative. I was said that the roads will actually glow in the dark and traffic lights will light up only when a car drives by to conserve energy.

Cody Swink 8th period

Anonymous said...

I like the Plane Driven conversion kit lets a Glasaire aircraft be driven as a trike.One of the most interesting things about the GS2 is that you can fold it up for storage!
Noriand Marrero 8th

Anonymous said...

I chose the "Smart Highways" because I thnik it's so legit, and it helps people see the road better, and it would save energy for regular lights.

Santoyo, 8th :D

Anonymous said...

i picked the article titled: smart highways..
Basically designers thought that a road should do more than just "sit there" sooo, they give roads PIZAZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s a roadway that incorporates a suite of interactive technologies that adapt to traffic conditions and provide motorists with valuable feedback.

There's glow in the dark, interactive light, wind light, and induction priority lane.
faith deckard. period 8

Anonymous said...

I thought the coolest article was about the "Smart Highways". These highways are being modified with technology to where there can detect changes in the weather that affect the road like black ice.

Geetha Pokala, 8th Period

Anonymous said...

I chose the “roadable aircraft”. The plane can go up to 73 mph on the road and it can reportedly travel over 200 road miles on one tank of gas.

Anonymous said...

I picked the "Smart Highway" article. Its interesting because there's one road with paint that absorbs the sun and at night the paint glows, so it helps drivers see clearly on the darkest roads.

Seannah-8th

Anonymous said...

I picked the terrafugia transition because its an aircraft that can reach up tp 73 mph on the road!.

Coulston 8th

Anonymous said...

I chose the “roadable aircraft”. The plane can go up to 73 mph on the road and it can reportedly travel over 200 road miles on one tank of gas.

Justin Wharton 8th

Anonymous said...

I pick the NOROBOT story,. i think its intersting that people can make a robot that can climb stairs.


,,. Jay Strait'Beast Coutee
8th

Anonymous said...

the high way use with the glow in the dark is going to help my saving energy use and will also look interesting.

idalia.A

Anonymous said...

I think the smart high way is cool because it uses luminescent paint that absorbs sunlight during the day and glows for up to ten hours at night to help you see better.