# Butane-Powered Model Cars **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 20, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butane-powered-model-cars/361422 "2006-06-20T13:17:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butane-powered-model-cars/361422/5 "2006-06-20T17:10:23Z")
> [@](#): > > So, when do they hit the store shelves? Probably never, unfortunately. After my dream, I went and surveyed the field of 3D TV. There are lots of workable proposals , most of them more complex than mine. But you have to persuade someone to broadcast in that format, and persuade someone to make the TVs. It’s too much cost for a fringe market. There’s been a market in 3D still cameras for a very long time. But, despite attempts like Nimslo to push it into the mainstream market, there hasn’t been enough interest to justify the cost. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butane-powered-model-cars/361422)._