The Most Futuristic Thing Ever

Apparently, 25 solar-powered vehicles are currently competing in a 3000 km race cutting straight across the entirety of the Australian outback, all the while trying to look their best like they’re blasting straight out of a 50s-era retro-conception of the future. Seriously, look at how awesome and weird these things look:

The winner of 2009 Global Green Challenge, “Tokai Challenger,” from the Japan Tokai University Solar Car Team. (Via Wikipedia)

Nuna 3, from the 5-time winners, the Dutch Nuna team. Via Wikipedia

Something British, I guess. Via themotorreport.com

Nuna 3 again, via Pointwise.com

Via eco-h2o.co

The University of Michigan’s entry, for 2009, I believe. Along with some guy named John.

Stanford’s solar car, via cleantechnica.com

Here’s a video about the 2013 race:

And just when you think the World Solar Challenge can’t get more mad-science-fictional:

“The University of Johannesburg has entered a vehicle that,apart from using petrol and battery power, also makes water as it burns hydrogen.” -from the 2009 race. Source.

Narrow interests on tumblrs

I have two separate tumblr accounts. The first is called Unboxed, and is a general account for me. The second one is called 70s Sci-Fi Art, and is for 70s sci-fi art. The first is lucky to get ten notes a day, and usually gets none. I’ve had it for over a year. The second has just passed 300 follows, gets hundreds of notes a day, and it picking up popularity constantly. I’ve had it around four months now. Why is the first twiddling it’s thumbs while the other takes off? Part of it is consistency: I have my queue set to publish a post a day minimum on the sci-fi art blog, while my main account can go silent for days or even a week at a time. But the main reason is the depth and breadth of my subject matter.