# 0 to 213 MPH in 2.5 SECONDS!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 6, 2007, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-to-213-mph-in-2-5-seconds/425394 "2007-11-06T11:07:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-to-213-mph-in-2-5-seconds/425394/1 "2007-11-06T11:07:21Z")
[And it’s a steam powered car, baby!!!](http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/steam_powered_car_goes_from_0_to_343_kmh_in_25_seconds.php) > [@](#): > > When the water is released under normal atmospheric pressure it instantly flashes to steam. The right kind of nozzle converts it into massive thrust to the equivalent of 15,000 hp in this case. Suck on it, Bugatti! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-to-213-mph-in-2-5-seconds/425394/2 "2007-11-06T11:56:48Z")
Yeah, but the Veryon will get you laid. 😃 Seriously, impressive feat, but other than Steam Drag Racing, I don’t really see a practical side to it. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-to-213-mph-in-2-5-seconds/425394/3 "2007-11-06T12:48:03Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] Seriously, impressive feat, but other than Steam Drag Racing, I don’t really see a practical side to it. [/QUOTE] How about steaming dim sam for seven hundred and fifty three people in two point five seconds? ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-to-213-mph-in-2-5-seconds/425394/4 "2007-11-06T14:38:48Z")
If you added a trailer with a few bags of oysters I’d be interested. ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-to-213-mph-in-2-5-seconds/425394/5 "2007-11-06T14:56:34Z")
I would not want to be sitting on a motorcycle behind that guy when the light turned green. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-to-213-mph-in-2-5-seconds/425394/6 "2007-11-06T16:14:54Z")
[QUOTE=erie774] I would not want to be sitting on a motorcycle behind that guy when the light turned green. [/QUOTE] You might not want to be sitting in the vehicle: That’s an average acceleration close to 4g - getting into the uncomfortable zone. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-to-213-mph-in-2-5-seconds/425394/7 "2007-11-06T17:09:33Z")
So it’s basically a steam-powered rocket? ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-to-213-mph-in-2-5-seconds/425394/8 "2007-11-06T17:37:35Z")
[QUOTE=Xema] You might not want to be sitting in the vehicle: That’s an average acceleration close to 4g - getting into the uncomfortable zone. [/QUOTE] Being right behind that exhaust would be a more uncomfortable zone. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-to-213-mph-in-2-5-seconds/425394/9 "2007-11-06T17:51:57Z")
[QUOTE=erie774] Being right behind that exhaust would be a more uncomfortable zone. :eek: [/QUOTE] I think that Jay Leno has one of [these.](http://marineturbine.com/y2k_superbike_brochure.pdf) I remember hearing him say that he melted the bumper of the car behind him. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-to-213-mph-in-2-5-seconds/425394/10 "2007-11-06T17:58:12Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] [And it’s a steam powered car, baby!!!](http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/steam_powered_car_goes_from_0_to_343_kmh_in_25_seconds.php)Suck on it, Bugatti! 😃 [/QUOTE] Hey, I could race and beat that car with a stock Edsel with a slipping clutch. LA to say Santa Barbara