Where we've been and where we're going

A bit of interesting information about the development of cars and where they're going.

FYI, in Germany, they refer to a gasoline powered car as having an Otto Motor.

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"A mile of highway will take you one mile. A mile of runway will take you anywhere."

Herr Otto reminds me of Monsieur Debussy:
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Interesting. It looks like the Benz internal combustion engine uses a fly ball governor like steam engines do:
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I remember my dad talking about how the hand crank starter could break your arm. This guy looks like he could break (off) something else:
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Grant

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