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Planet Mechanics(Scientific Documentary)

National GeographicFriday, November 28th, 20082:00pm to 3:00pm(Other show times...)

Tree Powered Truck.

Presenters Dick and Jem come to the aid of environmentalist organisation, Trees for Cities. Can they make a truck which will run on waste wood cuttings?Dolby Stereo
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  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites September 1st - 11:42pmXander said...

    Really love the program. Is there any way I can buy it on dvd? Or even get in contact with Dick or Jem to discuse some idea's?

    Kind regards,

    Xander Marks

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites August 31st - 10:39amRamos Lydia said...

    Hello Folks,

    Watched your program concerning the windmil you made for power production. Could you please send me same specifications? I want to apply same technology in rural Tanzania.

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites August 21st - 9:20pmIvo Van Oevelen said...

    hi , i am interested in the windmill you build in the episode of solar paella , could you please mail me some information how you created it and with what material? thanks

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites July 21st - 5:19ampiyush said...

    hi,i am doing mechanical enggnring nagpur,i like ur fabrications and ur thinking towards greeneries.i would like to know about ur project on air propelled sandwich....reply......

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites July 6th - 1:06pmhamza said...

    hiz . howz u .. dick.. im v.thankful abt u bcoz u r such a good sergical scientist i really appriciate u .. u r a genious. me daily watching your program planet mechanics is my 1 of da fvt program..

    from ,:

    HAMZA PAKISTAN.. .

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites July 2nd - 10:21pmAsif khan yousufzai said...

    hello sir ,

    i like the spirit u lead in the young generation of preventive measures for enviorment. i need to know about the wind power i am interested plz send details how to build....

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites July 2nd - 1:57pmVishal Naveen said...

    Hi,

    Myself Vishal a diplimo in machencial engineering. I have a 60KVA generator in which I fitted a 20HP delta motar to the alternator directly and I deed drew an output of current 50KVA successfully.

    My idea is to run this 20HP motor which is connected to the alternator and 30HP of other individual motors (20Hp + 30HP)

    Is this possible.

    If it is porrible give me techical (ex. Control Panel)if possible with circut diagram, or any other method to do the same.

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites July 2nd - 12:17pmAshish said...

    hi

    i am ashish,your show is a great innovation towards technology.

    as i am a student of electrical&electronics engg,i am intrested in your projects ,please send me some information from where i can get details of the project that are shown in ur program

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites July 2nd - 11:24amusman said...

    I just love your programmes. Can you tell me how can I get the working details/ drawings of various projects.

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites June 28th - 2:29pmsubburaj said...

    nice&innovative.as a student i want to try all your works

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites June 17th - 5:07pmParitosh Thakur said...

    Hi

    I am Paritosh from India and a regular viewer of your show. I am student of final year Mechanical Engineering can you send me the details of some of your projects for my project work or can I visit you people in my six months Industrial training.

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites June 16th - 12:07pmarnold liyai said...

    hey im arnilie from kenya, a reallybig fan of ur show. im really interested in many of the ideas dick and jem propose as sustainable alternatives. im a student studying urban and regional planning in university, could u please send me more details on some of your designs especially scetches and detailed designs.ur held will be greatly appreciated.

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites June 13th - 6:23amKrishan Gopal said...

    Sir,

    i am Gopal and i am intreasted in production energy from windmill.

    I saw your programme when Dick & Jem create a water pumping windmill, such we can create a energy producting windmill. I am regullar visitor of planet mechanics.

    Pls tell me about windmill more.

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites June 5th - 9:24ambasant kumar Pareek said...

    hi,

    Myself basant from india .i am regular viewer of your show .last day i saw this one "Eco-engineers Dick and Jem travel to Bath, England to create an eco-friendly delivery vehicle for a sandwich shop owner. Will Dick and Jem's air-propelled motorbike pass government inspection?" please may you please provide me the details of the company where Dick & jem go to take help for the compresed air car makers(at france).

    With regards

    basant.

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites June 1st - 7:23pmalexander said...

    hi sir

    i am from malta i would like to have the details of the wind generator you have built from scratch i think that wind is great as an alternative energy can you help please thank you you have a great programe

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites May 27th - 12:43pmNimesh said...

    hi i Like your show very much

    and io would like to build an wind powered light in fron of my house

    i have an fan which can be used and i know how to build windmills but i dont know what type of an buld do i use i can even get an motor which can generate electricity from the windmill but i dont know how to set the wattage and how to connect the electricity from the motor to an battery do i need something to change the wattage and amp or do i just connect it and it will work please help me out as i dont know much about electricity as i havnt studied in that feild mail me on

    nimesh78@gmail.com

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites May 27th - 10:21amSumit said...

    Hello sirs,

    My name is Sumit and im from india.I watch ur programme regularly ,but one episode of urs had made me to think about the sol for cow dung so i need ur help.Plz sir send me the details of the BIO GAS GENERATOR u hv made.

    Thank u.

    Regards:

    Sumit Agarwal

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites May 22nd - 12:27pmswapnil said...

    hi, my name is swapnil & i am from india. i have one request, that please send me all information & projects related solar energy.

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites May 13th - 3:28pmnaveed said...

    please mail me diagram for formationof a small bio plant

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites May 10th - 2:42pmvarun Chodha said...

    sir,

    In one programme I saw you using an air motor to propel a bike. Can you please tell me wether I can use this technology to propel a car with 400 kg of unladen weight? Are the air motors and cylinders for compressed air available for sale? If yes then please tell me if I can get one for my need as expressed above and the specifications tu fulfil the need. thanx..

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites May 8th - 3:45pmnathan said...

    Dear Sirs

    Please advise if you have tried any elec

    vehicles

    Thanks

    Nathan

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites April 6th - 3:34pmArno Deuker said...

    Dear Sirs

    looking around for further information on diesel motorcycles running on straight vegetable oil I found your Site on (DieselBike.net) and I'm taking the opportunity to present you my own private project:

    As I'm invited as speaker for the 16th Euopean Biomass Conference in Valencia ( http://www.conference-biomass.com/index.htm / Subject: Biogas Energy Potentials from Agricultural by-Products; Examples from Organic Farming in Germany Compared with Energy Maize.) I wondered how to go there. As my Diesel Motorbike is just two steps to roll on the roads I decided to go there „In Style“ using vegetable oil as fuel and visiting and promoting as many Renewable Energy Projects as possible on my way.

    So I'm searching for partners, sponsors, new ideas and press contacts for this new project. At te moment I am doing the last adjustments o pass technical control. The next step would be to do the vegetal oil conversion and prepare the way to go. The latest news are published in my blog:

    http://www.movegreen.de/component/option,com_myblog/blogger,ArnoDeuker/Itemid,145/lang,de/

    .If you need more information contact me at a-deuker@green-ideas.eu .

    Yours sincerly

    Arno Deuker

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites April 1st - 1:04pmderek lessware said...

    Congratulations on your c.a.t. propelled sandwich bike in Bath

    Can you tell me how I can obtain a copy of your work either oin hard copy or a dvd/video ?

    I am for my sins a retired ex aerospace engineer cum stress analyst then had a structural consultancy and lived in Hampshire before coming to NEW ZEALAND in 1996 . Helping a volunteer ecology group here in Wanganui . Would like to tap in to any data about your fantastic work . I do a few advanced things with minimnum weight structures and have had some contact with David Bellamy . Helped launch of Filton with St Vallier back in 1972 . Did a bit on Concorde --went to Toulouse in 1961 so I am a bit ancient but stay closer to sanity by still working with anything vaguely technical . As a sailor you may have heard of the Icarus 2 hydrofoil sailing catamaran Icarus 2 circa 1978 and the Weymouth speedweek with my pal Bob Downhill -- he designed the Galaxy wing with a 1000 other Brits in Southall in 1966 . Between us we achieved honeycomb structures which supported 200 times their own weight . It would be nice to get back into your kind of hi tech -- what do you suggest ? Pse e-mail me Regards Derek Lessware

 
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