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    The role of the railroads in the American economy in the late nineteenth century. Before the civil war and well into the industrial age all but a few manufacturers operated on a small scale and mainly for nearby markets. The American economy had no need for mass marketing and large-scale enterprises. Most goods were moved by water‚ a mode of transportation quite adequate at the time. With the arrival of the locomotive from Britain in the 1830’s that was certain to change. With a population swell

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    Mousetrap Car

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    Mousetrap Race Car Project demonstrated an individual(s) potential of a skill to manufacture the most capable mousetrap car with the use of levers and pulleys; so that they willingly categorize their car for the primary usage for SPEED‚ DISTANCE‚ and STRENGTH. Some may try to make all the aspects into one design. The problem that I identified was using the least materials‚ most materials for success‚ and parts for wheels and axles. This stresses the success that the manufactured car will have‚ whether

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    Luxury car is a vehicle that provides luxury where it means by a higher quality equipment with better performance‚ it’s provide: a good quality‚ comfort‚ higher design‚ the technologically innovative modern‚ and not only that but the luxury car have a features that convey an image‚ brand or status. Luxury car is already around the world and in the Australia as well. The sales of the Australia was rise like in one of article in Australia : Sydney Morning Herald that talk about the sales car in Australia

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    Car Collisions

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    Physics of Car Crashes INTERNAL - Notes INJURIES TO A HUMAN: During a car crash‚ there are three different collisions that occur. The first one is the collision of the car and the opposing object‚ the second is the human inside the car and the car itself. The final collision is the ones that occur within the human body itself. BRAIN: The human brain is protected by the cranial cavity or the skull. The brain is suspended in a substance called the cerebral spinal fluid‚ which is denser than the skull

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    Solar Cars

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    Entrepreneurship* (LB5207). Topic: Solar cars- Golden rays ready to replace Black Gold. With the fuel crisis seen in the last decade and the current gasoline prices at an all time high there was need for a renewable source of energy that was more affordable and eco-friendly. Solar energy was the perfect answer. Almost all energy on Earth comes from the sun. The Solar technology aims at converting the Sun’s light energy into a direct current which can be stored and used as electrical energy. Various applications

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    The Car Trip

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    THE CAR TRIP By Michael Rosen I am sure that many of you have been on a car trip! Experiencing the children‚ who are trying to annoy the parents as they are either hungry or need to go to the bathroom o have an urge to do particular thing. On the other hand there are the parents trying to calm down the children or just screaming at them. THE CAR TRIP is exactly a poem‚ which describes a life experience we have all been through. However every trip is different‚ the characters in the car all

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    Car Wash

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    The Car Wash Though it may sound really simple to wash an automobile‚ just spraying the car with water‚ then soaping it‚ and then drying it will not fully complete the washing process. There is a simple yet easy process to washing your automobile correctly and also precautions to be aware of as you are doing so. There are about ten steps to follow. Following these steps will make your car washing experience a fun and enjoyable hobby. The first thing you need to do is to check the weather conditions

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    1920s Cars

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    More People Own Cars In 1918‚ only 1 in 13 families owned a car. By 1929‚ 4 out of 5 families had one. In the same time period‚ the number of cars on the road increased from 8 million to 23 million. In fact‚ the industry grew so fast; by 1925 over 10% of all people in the workforce had something to do with production‚ sales‚ service‚ or fueling of automobiles. Buying on Credit At first‚ a buyer had to have cash to purchase a car. Banks were unwilling to lend money for something that was difficult

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    Google Car

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    Google Car: In the paper‚ the point of view will be Google’s. Questions that will be answered in the paper including but not limited to the economical and technical viability for Google to produce Google car in a large scale‚ reasons that Google will succeed or fail‚ the best strategy for Google to adopt. For the industry analysis‚ Porter’s five forces (Appendix 1) will be used to explore the environment of the automobile industry and if Google will be able to enter the industry and produce automobiles

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    Balloon Cars

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    a Method of Stable Magnetic Levitation | Repulsorlifts were used in the study to find out if they can be used to replace the wheels of a conventional car. It was hypothesized that it will be able to lift a car using magnetic repulsion forces. The different magnets were tested individually with the usual tests for magnetic strength‚ size‚ and temperature increase‚ which were done in the preliminary testing. The prototype road and car were then constructed based on the specifications that had been

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