Post by Kasey Kagawa
I was going to do a post on the cool new Bose electromagnetic suspension. It uses linear actuators as shock absorbers and springs and uses computers to calculate the voltages needed to adequately cancel out the forces placed on the suspension system on the fly, making the whole thing look seamless. Supposedly it gives you the supple ride quality of a luxury car with the handling of a sports car, and the section where they use it like a hydraulic suspension to jump the car over a big piece of wood while it’s moving is really cool and moves my dreams of owning a Bond car one step closer to reality. Then I realized that it’s really boring to watch and dug up this video of the Mythbusters blowing up a car instead. Enjoy.
