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Achievements in Engineering #5, Period 2 Monday

"We're continuing our discussion from last week on how automobiles and highways improved travel," said Mike, who was feeling a little twitchy without his morning coffee. "Last week, we got to travel the Oregon Trail and see how it took months to travel across country by wagon, and you were damn lucky if you actually reached your destination. The car definitely was an improvement, and when Route 66 was finally completed in 1937, you had a national highway that stretched from Chicago to..."

He stopped in mid-sentence. "You know what? Instead of just talking about it, why don't we just take it?"

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On the road again!

As short as it is. Chat, pass notes or take notes while you have the chance.

Take a shot (or two or three) at playing the Thule Road Trip (http://www.thuleroadtrip.com/thule_trail/thuleTrail.html). Who are you taking in the car with you? What type of car did you pick? Did you make it to the music festival?

FYI, Mike recommends the hybrid, as gas prices go up by $3 during your journey.

"Just out of curiosity, how would you improve cars and highways? Or, what could hypothetically happen in the future to change the way we travel?" asked Mike. With so many kids from the future, he was looking forward to hearing their answers.

When she pings in.

He's hanging around after class and itching to get back behind the wheel.

After I posted last week's class, I went to catch up on Google Reader and our very own

time_flyer_5 had shared this link (http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/09/22/thuleroadtrip-takes-you-back-to-your-oregon-trail-days-time-was/). It's easier than the Oregon Trail!

Unfortunately, my first attempt taking Greg, Marcia, Peter, Jan, and Bobby on the road resulted in all of them ditching me in Las Vegas.

Edited 2008-09-29 04:13 (UTC)

Naomi was there and ready to TA.

Naomi Wildman

"Well where I'm from no one drives cars or those type of vehicles anymore," Naomi said, "if its Earth based travel the shuttle craft is the popular choice, but that's how it turned out in my future timeline, I don't know if the same thing will happen here,"

Bender

"Yeah, we got rid of wheels years ago," Bender put in. "Either it's hovercars or take a tube."

Jen Scotts

Ooooh, road trips. Jen had never taken a road trip, sad, sheltered, then incredibly unnaturally focused, life she'd led.

Lucas would've loved something like this -- even in simulation, although she was sure she could hear him now, talking about how the road just didn't feel quite right when it wasn't real.

"Definitely hovercars," Jen agreed. "We still have vehicles with wheels ~~due to incredibly low budgets~~, but atmospheric flight is a lot more common."

"Still a killer when it comes to traffic jammed back up several thousand feet," said Bender. "Not to mention finding a parking spot."

Mike shook his head. "It's a shame that with all the advances that they make, they can't get rid of traffic jams," he said.

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Achievements in Engineering #5, Period 2 Monday

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