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There is an advertisement that has a large 'pick-up' or SUV come to a stop, fold itself up around the driver, lower her to the ground and continue to fold up until it's about the size of a matchbox. Humorously, it gives the 'secure' bleep noise before leaping into the drivers' handbag.
Hypothetically, if an engineer were to go about designing such a vehicle, would she begin with the 'decompressed' configuration or the 'compressed' configuration? I guess this is similar to the engineering problem of a 'solar sail' that must first be packed into a payload before being deployed.
Hypothetically, if an engineer were to go about designing such a vehicle, would she begin with the 'decompressed' configuration or the 'compressed' configuration? I guess this is similar to the engineering problem of a 'solar sail' that must first be packed into a payload before being deployed.