BBC articles

[Paul Allen]

There have been some interesting articles and programmes on the BBC
lately:
Viewpoint: The internet of things and yet another revolution:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15018894
In Business: Silicon Roundabout: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01462bl
In Business: 3D Printing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012r7ty

[George Buckenham]

People might find this except from Dragon's Den interesting also:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b015gw5l/Dragons_Den_How_to_Win_in_the_Den_The_Art_of_Negotiation/?t=18m37s

Chairman Jonty is on the telly! (& the hackspace generally)

--G

[tom]

I cant believe that Douchebag didnt stop and salute our glorious
leader. OFF WITH HIS HEAD

On Sep 29, 5:05 pm, George Buckenham <v.twenty....@gmail.com> wrote:
> People might find this except from Dragon's Den interesting also:
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b015gw5l/Dragons_Den_How_to_Win_...

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> Chairman Jonty is on the telly! (& the hackspace generally)
>
> --G
>

[Sam Cook]

out of interest who were they? I don't think I've ever seen them at the space. 

[Earthshine]

I don't recognise them either.

[Monty]

I'm gonna guess that they are Amanda Jones and James Brown...

On Sep 29, 5:36 pm, Sam Cook <sam.lindenrat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> out of interest who were they? I don't think I've ever seen them at the
> space.
>

[Ken Boak]

I've met James

 

He was at the space almost daily back in June/July before flying out to Africa to promote his water cart and pump ideas.

 

With 375++ members at the space - you can't expect to meet them all, frequently.

 

 

 

Ken

[Billy]

I've met him a lot. He's usually at the space in the week during
daytime. Means that anyone working 9 to 5 is less likely to meet him.
He's got some great idea's about low-tech ways of solving technical
problems.

We had some fascinating conversations about wheel designs.

On Sep 30, 8:58 am, Ken Boak <ken.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've met James
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> He was at the space almost daily back in June/July before flying out to
> Africa to promote his water cart and pump ideas.
>
> With 375++ members at the space - you can't expect to meet them all,
> frequently.
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> Ken
>

[tom]

wheel designs? Surely round is round?

[danny staple]

Kind of - I remember recently seeing something about high speed rail
(I mean Japanese HS, not the pathetic excuse we'll get here) requiring
serious rethink on wheel profiles - keeping the wheel on the track,
and allowing some movement to avoid the stresses involved - I think
they were part conical, part flanged...

--
Danny Staple

Director, ODM Solutions Ltd
w: http://www.odmsolutions.co.uk
Blog: http://orionrobots.co.uk/blog1-Danny-Staple

[Nick Leaton]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hs1wcvhguM

Except when they are square. :-))

On 30 September 2011 09:15, tom <bollo...@gmail.com> wrote:

--
Nick

[Nick Leaton]

All rail wheels are conical with a flange. They have been for a long time. The flange is there for safety. The rest of the time, its the conical sections that keep the train centred on the track. 

--
Nick

[danny staple]

BBC's Bang Goers The Theory show did a motorbik jump with square
wheels - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-hDEEl67_Y

--

[tom]

ok, but square wheels are still topologically equivalent to round
wheels :p

On Sep 30, 4:06 pm, danny staple <da...@orionrobots.co.uk> wrote:
> BBC's Bang Goers The Theory show did a motorbik jump with square

> wheels -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-hDEEl67_Y

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> On 30 September 2011 15:42, Nick Leaton <nic...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hs1wcvhguM
> > Except when they are square. :-))

[Martin Klang]

yes but ontologically different.

/m

[danny staple]

I think it was that show that demonstrated that given the right
surface shape, and wheel shape, then just about any profile would
work, including irregular ones.