The official blog of Professor Michael Webber's Fall 2013 UGS Course "How Things Work."
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Friday, December 6, 2013
Transportation- Sink Pipe
Jadd Moussa
Sink Pipe- This pipe transfers water that has flown out of the faucet out to a main collection tank.
Jester Dorm 14th Floor
12/6/13
Tansportation - Manhole
Underneath this manhole cover is a system of pipes and tunnels that transport things such as water and sewage from one location to another.
Taken by Caleb Melancon on 21st street.
Taken by Caleb Melancon on 21st street.
Golf Cart
This is a golf cart in front of McCombs School of Business. It is used to transport people and some small items on campus.
By Han-Yin Chang
By Han-Yin Chang
A Tesla
December 3, Tuesday 2013 12:13pm outside Gregory Gym
This was a picture of a Tesla that I took outside of Gregory gym. What makes it so special is the fact that it is an electric car and there aren't many of those around. With a dealership ban in Texas, it interesting so see one so close to the capital city in which that ban was passed.
Transportation-Truck
This is a GMC Sierra used to transport people from one place to another.
Weatherford, TX
By: Amanda Miller
Transportation - car
A formula 1 race car is a form of transportation that can move people from one location to another.
John Austin Griffith
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Location formula 1 racetrack
Transportation - Motorcycle
This is a BMW motorcycle, with a rear wheel powered by a gasoline engine and a driveshaft - as opposed to the normal chain method of transferring power to the wheel.
21st Street
By Mitchell Johnson
21st Street
By Mitchell Johnson
Transportation-Car
This is a picture of a Hyundai that transports people from one location to the other by converting chemical energy to mechanical energy.
This photo was taken on speedway right in front of the SAC
By: Anthony Tran
Transportation
Car parked in front of Jester. It is used as a form of transportation. This car runs on gasoline, and has an internal combustion engine.
by Peter Lin
by Peter Lin
Transportation
This is a Maserati Granturismo Convertible. Chemical energy is converted into mechanical energy within the 4.7 liter V8 engine.
Picture taken at the Domain.
Ryan Gandy
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Transportation racecar
This picture was taken when our class went on the Formula 1 racetrack tour. This race car is a form of transportation for the driver.
Photo taken by Justin Kim
Photo taken by Justin Kim
Transportation- Car
An old car that is used to transport people from one location to another using chemical energy to mechanical energy conversion.
Outside of Bari's Restaurant in Flower Mound, Tx
On Saturday 11/30/13 at around 6 pm
by Cassie Tiel
Outside of Bari's Restaurant in Flower Mound, Tx
On Saturday 11/30/13 at around 6 pm
by Cassie Tiel
Transportation: Mini Cooper
This is a picture of my car when I first got it in Colleyville, Texas. Cars are used for transportation.
Trasportation - Cruise Boat
A cruise boat is used to transport hundreds of people from port to port. It uses diesel engines and converts chemical energy to mechanical.
Pacific Ocean
By Sarah Kriegh
Motorized-Wheelchair
The electric wheelchair transforms electrical energy into
mechanical motion to produce torque in order to rotate the wheels. This device transports
people who have problems to walk or cannot walk at all.
Car (Transportation)
This vehicle converts chemical energy to mechanical energy, allowing it to transport people to whichever destination, road wise.
South Austin
by Nicole Rocha
Transportation
The beautiful creature known as the jaguar. Initially discovered on the corner of 21st and Speedway. It is a beautiful species; a removable roof, a smooth body, and some shiny rims.
Taken by: Ben Helgeson
Taken by: Ben Helgeson
Saturn V Rocket (Transportation)
This is the Saturn V rocket that was a part of many of NASA's early ventures to space and served as the power and transportation behind the Apollo missions to the moon. It is over 360 feet long and could produce 7.6 million pounds of thrust. In early space craft, it was one of the most advanced engineering accomplishments.
Houston, TX
November 26, 2013
By Robert Kennedy
Houston, TX
November 26, 2013
By Robert Kennedy
Airplane (Transportation)
This is my friend's plane. It converts chemical energy to mechanical and electrical energy to transport him from school to home.
Georgetown, TX
November 22, 2013
By Lauren Vu
Helicopter (Transportation)
Helicopters are used for transportation commercially as well as for the military!
Texas National Gaurd Headquarters
Makeila Sorensen
Transportation- Kayak
This kayak functions as a mode of transportation. This is at my house in south Austin near 1st street. by Saul Carrillo.
Motorcycle (Transportation)
Car, (Transportation)
The car is the most popular vehicles used for transportation. It has simple machines like
wheels and axles. Also, it has energy conversions (chemical to electrical .. etc...). It is a spark
ignition type of engine. This is a Crossfire Chrysler 2006 that is parked in front of the Co-op, Guadalupe street.
The photo has been taken by me, Guadalupe street, last week.
Ghaith Alghamdi
The photo has been taken by me, Guadalupe street, last week.
Ghaith Alghamdi
The Quest of the Americas
Here is an old Nissan Quest (1996?) that converts chemical energy (gasoline) to mechanical energy and electrical (radio, lights, etc.) energy. It uses mechanical energy to transport multiple people to and from the Circuit of the Americas efficiently in a family friendly fashion because a whole row of Corvettes is overrated
Elevator
Used to move people vertically and are often very frustrating.
Clay Evon, 19th floor of the Castilian