Comments on: SOLAR HELICOPTER http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/22/solar-helicopter/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:57:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Sarahhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/22/solar-helicopter/comment-page-1/#comment-3503 Sarah Sun, 23 Jul 2006 04:41:34 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/22/solar-helicopter/#comment-3503 Ok all - thank you for being such astute readers. It's true, the solar makes the propeller spin, it does not make the thing fly...problem corrected (and thanks). Ok all – thank you for being such astute readers. It’s true, the solar makes the propeller spin, it does not make the thing fly…problem corrected (and thanks).

]]> By: FlatGreghttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/22/solar-helicopter/comment-page-1/#comment-3480 FlatGreg Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:51:47 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/22/solar-helicopter/#comment-3480 by "fly" I'm guessing you mean make the toy rotors spin. by “fly” I’m guessing you mean make the toy rotors spin.

]]> By: Peterhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/22/solar-helicopter/comment-page-1/#comment-3468 Peter Sat, 22 Jul 2006 19:29:08 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/22/solar-helicopter/#comment-3468 Just so no expectations are crushed, the description on the seller's website seems to say that the solar cell just spins the rotor, it does not say if this is a flying toy... Just so no expectations are crushed, the description on the seller’s website seems to say that the solar cell just spins the rotor, it does not say if this is a flying toy…

]]> By: Jouni Luomahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/22/solar-helicopter/comment-page-1/#comment-3467 Jouni Luoma Sat, 22 Jul 2006 19:20:39 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/22/solar-helicopter/#comment-3467 From the website you linked to: "Set this wooden toy in a sunny spot and watch its propeller spin!"I highly doubt that the smallish, solar powered propeller would be powerful enough to actually make a toy fly -- especially such a bulky, wooden one.Then again, if you know better, and it actually does fly, well, hell, I have to get me one of those! From the website you linked to:
“Set this wooden toy in a sunny spot and watch its propeller spin!”

I highly doubt that the smallish, solar powered propeller would be powerful enough to actually make a toy fly — especially such a bulky, wooden one.

Then again, if you know better, and it actually does fly, well, hell, I have to get me one of those!

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