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February 1, 1991 THE ENGINEERING SOCIETY'S STUDENT FORUM February 1, 1991

PED L POWER PREV ILSDan Wall4B SystemsIn 1829, a Scottish blacksmith,Kirkpatrick MacMillan, built thefirst human powered vehicle (HPV).The wooden bicycle handled about aswell as a baby stroller and the firsttime he tried to ride it, he ran into atree. (Luckily, Kirk was a trueengineer and wasted no time in cuttingdown the tree to make the bicyclemore safe). Unfortunately, this wasonly a temporary solution andlawsuits from injured pedest rians soonforced Kirk back to - makinghorseshoes . Kirk had startedom hing though, and in a few

j; .. .1t1e bicycle was all the tAge.For the next s ~ v n t y years, cycledesigns were diverse and fantastic .All conceivable configurations ofwheels, frames andriders wereattempted. Often, simple engineeringconcepts (such as stability) wereignored as the demand for new,radical bicycles grew. Tricycles,quadracycles, unicycles and bicyclesall competed for a place on the road.Bicycle racing became aninternational sport. This' era, whenthe automobile had yet to appear,was called the Golden Age ofBicycles.The Penny Farthing bicycle, withits massive front wheel resemblingthe coin, was a favourite among bikeriders the 18705. Since chains andgears had not yet been invented,pedalling a large wheel was the onlyway to travel at a reasonable speed.The Penny Farthing soon dominatedraces and village streets. Unfortunately, many riders were pitched overthe front wheel after hitting a bumpor r y i n ~ to stop.Eventually, applications of gearsand chains lead to a safer design. In1886, the introduction of the Safetybicycle (with a frame identical tobikes of today) quickly reduced thePenny Farthing to a dinosaur. A fewyears later, a Scottish inventor (JohnDunlop) introduced the world to thepneumatic or air-filled tire.Variable gearing was the nextinnovation and in 1902, the bicyclehad reached an evolutionaryplateau.About this time, the Union CyclisteInternationale (UCI) was created togovern bicycle racing. The VCI wasand still is very conservative. Its rolein the development of humanpowered vehicles was largely

negative. Some say that the birth ofthe V l began the decline of TheGolden Age of Bicycles.The circumstances that started thisdecline began one day in 1933 when aFrench racer (Francois Faure) broughta strange, new bicycle to the races. Itwas a recumbent bike which he rodein a reclined position. Because of hisbike's aerodynamic superiority overthe standard bikes, he easily won therace. Over the next 5 years, Francoiswon just about v ry race he entered.Pierre's bike should have started theevolutionary ball of HPV designsrolling again. However, the VCIfearing that races would degenerateinto a war of technological oneupmanship , revoked his wins. Theywanted racing to be a man-againstman affair. In 1938, they came outwith stringent regulations aboutwhich types of bicycles were allowedto compete in VCI-sanctioned races.Essentially, the VCI told the racersthat they could race any bicycle theywanted to as long as it was the SafetyBicycle.After that, innovation in the worldof HPVs died. There was no motivefor developing new products, since theVCI instantly declared them illegal,hence unmarketable and unprofitable. Of course, the automobile alsohad a part to play. All the publicattention that had been focused onHPVs suddenly shifted to gaspowered vehicles. The Golden Age ofBicycles was over.

For another fifty years or so, HPVdevelopment was non-existent. Then,2 events occurred which ended thestranglehold on HPV development.The first incident was the creation ofa radical HPV Association and thesecond was the rise in popularity ofexciting new sports such as triathlonsand mountain biking.In 1973, Dr. Ches ter Kyle JackLambie theorized about improvingbicycle aerodynamics. After testingthe theories and breaking theofficial UCI speed records, theyrealized that a whole dimension inHPV technology was being ignored.With this in mind, they created theInternational Human PoweredVehicle Association (IHPVA). Thegoal of the IHPV A was and still is topromote improvement, innovationand creativity in the design anddevelopment of human poweredvehicles . With an emphasis onvehicles (as opposed to just bicycles),the scope of the IHPV A was notlimited to land.IHPVA members gave us theGossamer Condor in 1977. This wasthe first successful human poweredaircraft (HPA). Its cousin, theGossamer Albatross flew across theEnglish Channel in 1979. In 1988,another HPA, the Daedalus, flew 74miles across the water from Crete toGreece. The University of Californiahas just made a human poweredhelicopter, called DaVinci, that canstay aloft for 6.8 seconds. This seems

like a short time until you considerthe dynamics of a helicopter and howfragile the entire system must be.CalTech promises better things forthe future. In 1986 IHPV A membersbuilt and are now selling a humanpowered watercraft. Vsing hydrofoils and propellers, the FlyingFish reached a top speed of 16 knots.It broke all Olympic rowing recordsand the designers say there is roo ,for improvement.- Human poweredsubmarines are popping up everywhere too. On land, the IHPV Asponsors Speed Champion-ships,which have produced a recumbent,faired bicycle that goes over 65 milesper hour. All these vehicles giverenewed appreci-ation to thecapabilities of human power.

Mountain bikes have also reawaken ed the HPV industry . Theconcept of a mountain bike began in1979. Some crazy guys tried ridingten-speeds up and down mountains inMarin County , California. Recognizing several design flaws in theten-speeds (and the human body),they built a mountain bike whichhandled the rough terrain withoutjnjuring the rider. Gary Fisher, TomRitchey and Charlie K'elly aregenerally credited with building theearly mountain bikes although there

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Bleeneyeds UniteI d like to take this opportunity to

share an idea with you. A goodfriend of mine, who is one of thefounding members of the CanadianCharter of Bleen-Eyeds International(CCBEI), and I have worked out allof the details for a proposal whichwe feel should be put before theCanadian government. (A BleenEyed person is someone who has oneblue eye and one green eye.)We would like to see a Canadianscholarship fund created for bleeneyed people across Canada. It wouldbe available solely to bleen-eyedpeople who are interested in enteringScience, Math or Engineering at anaccredited Canadian post secondaryinstitution and it would be funded bythe federal government. The purposeof this fund would be to encouragebleen-eyed people from acrossCanada to enter a technicalprofession. My friend and I feel thecurrent ratio of bleen-eyeds to regularstudents is much too low. and themargin needs to be narrowed. (I msure he would feel the same way evenif he wasn t included in the categoryof people that would .be eligible forthe scholarships.)

Here is the set of guidelines thatwe propose be used for deciding whothe scholarship recipients will be:1. The recipients must be bleeneyed2. Financial need is not a prerequisite, after all, we will probablybe hard pressed finding enoughqualified people to awardscholarships to3. Scholarships will be distributedamong the qualified applicants basedsolely on their high school averagesMy friend and I feel that thisscholarship would be a fair way of

encouraging bleen-eyed people toenter a technical profession. Bleeneyed people have been overlookedlong enough and it is time to dosomething about it. We realize thatsome more deserving people mightend up getting shafted. They willspend their entire high school careersworking and studying to do the bestjob possible just so a bleen-eyed persongets a scholarship since they havebeen marked as special (eventhough their marks may not reflectanything special about them). We resure that in the end people willrealize that it is for the good of the

many that the few were overlooked.After all, _we are basically doingwhat the current system ofdistributing Canada Scholarships isdoing for high school girls, andnobody seems to be complaining abouttha tSounds like a good idea to me, whatdo YOU think?

Editors:Kevin JohnsonHarvey Watson

Layout Editor:Linda Hachey

Photo Editor:Chris DeBrusk

Advertising:Todd BaileyJulie Shigetomi

Contribu ors:A.J. BaxterCatherine BurnsWendy ChunGregory CookBelinda Elysee-CollenPaul FieguthBruce FraserRob GorbetRobert GreenwaldLinda HacheyNew Activities Needed Elisa JoneJohn KingdonKatherine KoszarnyEdmund Kwong

Some confusion has arisen over mylast editorial. In it I inferred that apolicy had been put in place thatremoves all connection betweenEngSoc and boat racing. This was anunfortunate inference because it iswrong. In truth, the policy is beforethe council at this very moment. Thepolicy will be voted upon at council onWednesday February 6 1991. Talk toyour class rep. about how you feelabout this policy. The vote will be atthe council meeting.

On a different note, we, as editors,try to produce a good paper, one thatwill be read by all engineeringstudents, be entertaining, and sparkcontroversy. We only know how weare doing if we get feedback. That iswhat lettcrs to the editor are for.Thcre is one letter to the editor thisweek and we hope for more in thefuture. You don t have to agree withthe published opinion either.

We would also like to increase thegeneral interest content of the IronWarrior. We are looking for comics,short stories and funny technicalarticles in particular. Notice thatthere is a short story contest being puton by the Arts Director. The deadlineis March 4th @9:30am.At the last council meeting themain complaint seemed to me to be,not so much that things change,because we as engineers thrive onchange and would die without it, buta growing feeling that the FUN hasdied in EngSoc. One suggestion wasthat i t is too big and so we shouldcreate a clique of insiders that canhave fun and exclude the others.While I cannot agree with this

Sean Mawsuggestion, the focus is right. We IM Mhave to change some things for legal Ju ie Shigetomiand societal reasons so let s change Joel Singerother things so that we introduce DJlve Stampemore fun things. The Special and Mark VidlerActivities directors are always Dan Walllooking for a good activity. If itworks well enough (ie. was fun Anthony Westenough) then the event will happen ~ n i c e Woodsagain and soon become a tradition initself.

What are the possibilities? Manyof us have been to camp. Maybe thereare some activities that happenedthere that would transfer well.Maybe we could modify them a bit:mayb e a lot. I have seen a hugenumber of variations to the game oftag. Some of them even requiredcunning and thought. Surely thereare other glimes that can be modifiedto suit a universi ty audience. Give itsome thought. It only takes a littleplanning and you could be the parentof a new tradition at the Universityof Waterloo.

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February 1, 1991As co-editor of the Iron Warrior itis always a great pleasure to browse

through correspondence that showsthe true spirit of engineers atWaterloo. The following letter wassent to Lindi Wahl, A-soc's charitydirector, on December 13 1990. I hopethat as Waterloo Engineers you feelas proud of our society as I do.Kevin JohnsonDear Lindi:

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ear EditorI would also very much appreciate children in the area who are members

it if you could extend our sincere of our CHAMP Program.thanks to all of those who we re so At this time, I would like to extendactively involved in raising the to you and all of the members of thetremendous amount of $],200.00. We Engineering Society our warmest

Page 3together. The abstainers andvegetanans are reassured thatdrinking and eating meat do notnecessarily mean decadence andblood-thirstiness, while the rest of usfind that some people just naturallyenjoy a state most of us reach after afew belts and that a couple ofsamosas beat a Big Mac any day). Ilike to drink beeT but it's no skin offmy back i soft drinks are alsoavailable.are most appreciative and will be greetings of the season and our thanks

Please accept my sincere forwarding to ' you a receipt in the from the members of our CHAMP I understand that recent suggestionsappreciation for your efforts in very near future. Program. to encourage a drinking- optionalcoordinating the fund-raising As indicated in previous Mrs. Carol Wilkins approach to POETS, scunt victoryactivities by the Engineering Society correspondence, we intend to apply Director celebrations, etc. have been less thatof the University of Waterloo to the full amount toward commitments CHAMP Program enthusiastical ly received. This is abenefit our CHAMP Program. we have made for artificial limbs for shame, since the students making- = = : : : : : : = ~ = - - - : : - - - - - - : : : ~ : : : : : : = : : : : : : - = : : : : : : : ~ = : : : : = - - I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - these suggestions are showing a strong

Dear IW,In ,recent weeks we have beenexposed to something that many of ushave never experienced: the threatand eventual reality of our countrygoing to war. We remained glued toou'r TV's and radios, watching andlistening to the play by play rep6rtthat the international media waspresenting. In our minds each of usdeveloped an opinion of whether thewar was just, and why it hadhappened. These opinions variedwidely and the informal debatesthat spontaneously occurred oncampus attested to the passionatefeelings that people held.

On the eve of the war thereoccurred a protest, originating fromthe campus centre and destined fordowntown Waterloo. The fact thatsuch a protest originated from theuniversity that I attend made me ill.That this group associatedthemselves with the cause ofinternational peace concerns me. Thebunch that marched screaming downRing Road displayed their completeignorance of the entire crisis. Theprotest was not a peace march , b ~ tan anti-American rally. I found Itstrange that while the U.S. wasridiculed and attacked, the butcherthat started this all was not. Wher.ewere the protests against Iraq?Where were the demands that theIraqis also uphold world peace andsettle their disputes diplomatically?The protesters ignored the fact thatwe did not start this war. Iraqinvaded Kuwait, and in a peaceful

world this cannot be allowed. Theyscreamed that the U.S. was thinkingabout their oil supply, and there islikely some truth to this, but toisolate oil as the sole reason for thefighting is naive. The continuedpower of Iraq's bully Saddam Husseinwould have, in the long run, donemore to hurt world peace than thiswar will and could not be allowed, nomatter the cost.I hate war. The very idea disgustsme to the core. Yet, sometimes it isnecessary to operate in order to curethe disease that causes the pain andsuffering, and the operation itself canbe painful. Peace is a two sided affair- everyone must want it, and as longas there exists people in this worldwho do not, our country will notachieve it either. I support the forcesin the gulf. The bravery of those menand women makes up for thecowardice that is displayed here athome. I only hope that when theyreceive news of these insultingprotests, they are still proud to beCanadian and be fighting for thecause of world peace. The saddestthing about this whole crisis, is thatwe are not fighting a war with Iraq,we are fighting a madman namedSaddam Hussein. The irony of it allis, his life is worth so much less thatthose who will die to stop themadness that he has spawned.Chris DeBrusk2A Systems

Dear IW:Your editorial showed your usual

good sense and presented a fewconsiderations that some studentsmay have been unaware of Assomething of an old boy around hereand having attended andparticipated in several nautica.lsmyself, I must confess to a certamfondness for the sport . At least thereis no misunderstanding that drinkingbeer is somewhat central to theactivity ever try doing it withCoke?)

Many activities connected withdrinking beer are promoted by EngSocto encourage the famous (notorious?)social cohesion of engineeringstudents commented on by BrendaHachey in your last issue. As youpointed out, today's engineers includemany who do not drink for one reasonor another. The fostering of unity andspirit in this faculty reqUires thatdrinkers and non-drinkers all feelpart of the same family.

In organizing events with myfellow graduate students allowancesare made for the convictions not onlyof those who may not drink, but alsoof those who do not eat meat; failingto do so would be nothing less thanreligious discrimination against themany Muslim and Hindu graduatestudents. t turns out to be a lot lesstrouble than you may think, and paysgreat dividends in bringing people

interest in participating inengineering social activities, andshould be assumed to speak for othersless vocal than themselves. It is agreat shame that so many students donot feel comfortable participating ineven the dry events such as chariotracing, fishing derby, aeronautics lab,etc., and it is often difficult toconvince such students that theirpresence is truly wanted. I believethe Jinking of participation withdrinking in their minds is much ofthe reason. ] encourage Eng Soc torealize that what engineeringstudents have in common is tooimportant to compromise by rejectingthose who do not conform toyesterday's ideas. Those who chooseto drink once or twice in a while mustbe the ones to show true engineeringspirit and encourage all fellowstudents to be a part of the greateststudent society on campus.Sean RichensChemical Engineering '88

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A.J. BaxterPresident

Guess what? It is 7:00 pm, MondayJanuary 28th, the night of JW layout.My reason for putting off writing thisspew session is so that could makesure that I included all importantinfo in this session. (sure AJ -' Ed.)There has been much discussionsparked by Harvey's editorial lastissue and I would like to take thetimc to straighten out what is factand what is not. The whole nautical(hereafter refered to as "event")controversy started last summer whenthings got a bit outta hand. Thecaptains of the teams participatingin the "event" were asked forsolutions to the safety problemsassociated with excessive boating.The VP Internal and External askedquestions and based on the responses,the VP internal drew up aPROPOSAL to present to council atthe Joint Council last fall.This proposal attcmptcd to addressthc issue of responSibility notwhether the "cvent" would exist ornot. By responsibility, I imply thatthe organizers and the partici pantswould takc responsibility for theiractions. Currcntly, my pOSition isresponsible for thc "cvcnt" and .thecxec does not think this is good. I donot think this is good. I have becnaccused of talking out of both sides ofmy mouth because as an individual Ienjoy participating in the "event"and know the way to get aroundpolicies. The thing to remember isthat I do not believe that my actionswill have to be answered for bysomeone else. I chose to participate, Ideal with what happens.What the exec is looking for in thisdiscussion is that students are awareof the implications of the Societytaking responSibility for the "event".I will not outline them in this sessionbut attend next council and they willbe laid out. As well, the exec wouldlike a blanket statement removingliability from us. t has been pointedout that this will not hold water incourt but it gives council the benefit ofbeing able to sleep because councilrealized the problems in advance andtried to prevent them.I urge any concerned student to talkto their class rep about thc situationor attend council i f necessary. I alsowant to apologize for themiscommunication that ran rampantwith this issue. The exec jumped thegun and the Iron Warrior was just tooon top of things. I will try not to let ithappen again. For those of you who

Iron Warriordon't know what the previous fourparagraphs were about talk to yourclass rep and they will fill you in.There were several items broughtup at council (Jan 23) that needstudent input. Drew (A Soc Prez) hasproposed a cool way to try andreplace the ugly orange thing thatcurrently sits in the CPH courtyard(see pic in IW on p.10). What Drewthinks is that wc should commissiona piece of art to act as amemorial/comemoration of theDecember 6th tragedy. The piecewould serve to remind us of thecolleagues we lost. The funds wouldbe solicited from outsideorganizations as art is expensivethese days. He is looking for ideasand support from EngSoc B. f youhave any ideas, concerns or whatcverjust talk to your class reps or drop bythe Orifice and talk to me.The next interesting issue dealswith the Persian Gulf War. I havehad many people approach me forEngSoc's position on the War. There 'are many forums taking place and theorganizers want our support. Mystandard answer has been that I wasnot elected to represent engineerswhen it came to war. have givenall of the information receive tointerested students and hope thatthey will spark the engineering mindinto thoughtful discussion. Justwanted to let you know that wasn'tmaking radical statements on yourbehalf. By the way, this goes for anumber of issues that have cropped upover the last year (ie. Gun Control).News flash from the radio. Saddamis being a big jerk today. (What elseis new?)Just in ..The Dean has sent downsome info concerning the CanadianCommittee on Women in Engineering.Now I have not read Kevin'seditorial but I am sure that this isOK. The committee is investigatinginstitutions that have hadreasonable success in femalee n ~ o l m e n t rates. The committee'smain function is "looking at wha t hasbeen achieved so we can tell otherorganizations: 'This is how it isdone.' We also wish to hear whatyour faculty thinks could be done toimprove on current achievements."The committee wants to intervieweight students (four male and fourfemale) from all years. The datesthat have been tentatively set forthe interviews are the 11 th to the13th. Please sec me if you areinterested.On to other things... Eng Soc needsa course critique director(s). f youare interested in getting involveddrop by and someone will be able totell you what needs to be done. Thisreally, really important. REALLY.

Unfortunately I am leaving thisarticle on a sadder note. JaniceWoods has resigned her post as VPInternal. The job has expandedtremendously over the past sixmonths and the demands were takingover the scholastic aspect of her life.I am sad to loose an integral part ofthe exec but understand that getting adegree is the main reason why we arehere. Good luck and thanks for allthe work over the last 12 months.That about sums up all that needsto be spewed. I have to go andconcentrate on my degre e now. Untilnext issue ..havc fun and don't getstressed . .I'm doing a great job of thatfor all of ya. Later.

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Katherine KoszarnyVice-President ExternalWelcome back . . This is my firstsubmission to the IRON WARRIOR,as I was representing t he EngineeringSociety at the 23rd annual CCES(Canadian Congress of Engineering

Students) held in that tropicalparadise Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,from December 31 to January 5.

On Monday, January 21st, Iconducted a forum on Engineering forguidance counsellors from thesurrounding boards of Education. twas a full-day session consisting ofseveral panels to discuss theEngineering profession and Engineering education, tours of our facilities, guest speakers, and a movie.Topics included career olions,admission requirements, student life,our unique program, and theEnginee ring Society. The turnoutcould have been better, but was verypleased with the forum itself. I'dlike to thank everyone (Belinda andher crew, Claire, Quirien, Jamie) whoarrived at lunch to give thecounsellors and high school studentan opportunity to ask real livestudents questions. THANK YOUwas pleased when received thecompleted feedback forms from thecounsellors where the question"Would you recommend this forum toyour peers" was answered unani-mously: YES However, one commentreally disappointed me.

One guidance counsellor wrote onthe feedback form- "As long as thereare beautiful women, I will alwaysattend". This was referring to thefact that there were a number offemale engineers and studentsparticipating in the forum. Well, Iguess we were wrong spending so muchtime organizing this forum next year.We can spare ourselves all the workinvolved in putting together thistype of forum and just grab somefemale engineering students anddecorate the room with them. I wishI h a ~ known it would be that easy. Iwould've saved myself a lot of work"not to mention skipping numerousclasses (a hint of sarcasm). The forumis just one of many initiatives theEngineering Society is taking topromote Engineering as a professionfor both elementary and secondaryschool students to consider.On January 28th, we sent a carloadof people to attend the women in

February 1, 1991science and engineering seminar atthe Toronto Hilton, which wassponsored by Ontario Hydro. More onthat in the next issue of IWOn March 6th, a public forum"Women in Engineering: Overcomingthe Obstacle" is being held at theUniversity of Toronto, MedicalSciences Auditorium. t is open to thepublic and admission is free. Theforum is one in a series of forumsscheduled to be run across Canada. twas held in Ottawa on September12th, 1990, and over 200 peopleattended. Other r ~ g i o n a l forumsinclude Montreal (Jan 29th), ' Regina(Feb 14), and Halifax (early April).The Canadian Committee on Womenin Engineering is organizing theseforums to research what initiativesUniversities and Industry areemploying to recruit and retainwomcn in Engineering. A summa tionof the research from the regionalforums will be presented at a nationalconference "Women in Engineering -more man just numbers" on May 21st-23rd, 1991. In an effort to share whatemployers and educators can do toimprove the environment for womenengineers and engineering students.The committee is chaired by Dr.Monique Frize, the NorthernTelecom-NSERC Women in Engineering chair at the University ofNew-Brunswick and consists of 14members from various engineeringorganizations. f anyone is interestedin attending or requires moreinformation, come and see me in theEngSoc office or drop a note in mymailbox.

s long s therere beautifulwomen

I recently had the opportunity totake a look at the January/February1991 issue of the EngineeringDimension, the official journal of theAssociation of Professional Engineersof Ontario. The cover story isentitled Engineers: the NextGeneration". They brought togetherrepresentatives from Ontario Engineering schools, Ryerson, and theEngineering Student Societies Councilof Ontario (ESSCO)- 14 in total - for around table discussion on variousissues including the attraction ofEngineering, toughing it out, becomingwell rounded, making changes, andcareer aspirations. It's an interestingarticle. I would encourage everyoneto read it. There's also an article onCanada's Engineering Students'newspapers which presents high-lights of the Canadian EngineeringStudent Publications Conference(CESPC) held in October 9th atQueen's UniverSity. I describes eachstudent publication, including theIRON WARRIOR. Some interestingfacts: the University of Saskatchewan's "Red Eye" is the onlyEngineering paper to be taken to theSupreme Cour t of Canada , Carleton'S"Vena Contracta" set the record forthe number of Human Rights groupbanded together against them- 26LovelyWell, I've rambled for long enough ..Remember the key words this termare HAVE FUN BE SPONTANEOUS And don't forget to comeinto the Orifice to say HI


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February 1, 1991 Iron WarriorCupid at Queens?Julie Shigetomi3D Systems

Although i t may be nearingValentine's Day, QPID (pronouncedCupid) does not refer to the pudgyflying thing that strikes unsuspectinghumans with his piercing passiontipped arrows. However, it doesrefer to Queen's Project onInternational Development and itshares a common motivation to thereal Cupid - caring.All CCES delegates were given theopportunity to present and view someof the interesting events that occur inother Canadian universities. Thepresentation on QPID, given byQueen's delegate Trevor Dagilis, wasquite inspiring from both anengineering and a human relationsperspective.This past summer, four Queen'sengineering students travelled toGuyana to study the water treatmentplant in Bartica. The ruralcommunity has a population ofapproximately 8 people.Presently, the local community usescontaminated water coming from theriver or the existing village pipesystem. At the end of the summer,the results of the study werecompiled to produce Guyana's firstreport on the community's watersystem. The report included adescription of the present day systemas well as recommendations for therehabilitation of the system. QPIDexpects that various aid agenCieswill assist in implementing therecommendations in the report.

Queen's has now expanded theproject to include seventeen Queen'sstudents. This summer QPID willreturn to Guyana to work on threeprojects:Bartica: work with the GuyaneseWater Authority to implement therecommendations to refine andimprove operations of the watertreatment plant stated in the reportof last summer

Linden: assist in supplyingmaterials and in the construction of aYMCA community centre andinvestigate, under the direction of Dr.Gaskin (Queen's), the severe erosionproblem that is displacing numerousfamilies and jeopardizing the waterand electricity supply to the areaQPID is a non-profit organizationthat is run by Queen's engineeringstudents. The primary objective ofthe organization is to aid developingcountries on fundamental engineeringproj.ects. Each year, the organizationtakes part in various activities: corporate and on-campus fundraising researching potable watersupplies, proper sewage and wastewater management techniques andsafe structural design of dwellings presenting technical seminars preparing participants for theirSouth American projectBy exposing engineering students tothese types of projects, QPID hasachieved in creating in its members, asensitivity to conditions in developing countries. The universitystudents are provided with a directopportunity to experience and aid inthe betterment of life in a SouthAmerican community. QPID is theperfect opportunity for the student toapply their engineering knowledgeand see immediate results, inaddition to achieving instantgratification in knowing that theymade a difference in the world.

QPID can open the eyes of studentsand instill in them a desire to takeadvantage of opportunities that willcontribute both to their owndevelopment and to the developmentof the host community. Theorganization educates futureengineers in executing fundamentalengineering projects and perhaps moreimportantly, human relations.

QPID has sparked my interest andI am currently investigating thepossibility of future Waterlooinvolvement

Katherine KoszarnyVice-President ExternalFrom December 31st to January 5th,the 23rd conference of the CanadianCongress of Engineering Students was

held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,sponsored by the Saska toonEngineering Students' Society. Sevendelegates were sent from WaterlootA and B engineering societies.The CCES represents 39undergraduate engineering studentsocieties and approximately 35000engineering students nationwide. Itsobjectives are:

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1. To advance the quality and scopeof Canadian engineering2. To stimulate the application ofengineering to the benefit of mankind3. To encourage member andassociate societies to promote thecreation and exchange of pertinentinformation to all members and otherinterested parties.4. To promote the interaction ofCanadian engineering students withspecific interest groups on nationaland international issues of social,economic, political, legal and humanconcerns relevant to engineering5. To present i n f q r m t ~ o n ofrelevance to appropriate governmentand other agencies6. To cooperate with allengineering associations recognizedby the CCES in matters of commoninterest7. To promote the public image ofengineering students in Canada

The national executive of the CCESwas elected at the conference. Therewere 5 executivc positions available.Each vice-president was electcd from

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one of four regions: west, Ontario,Quebec, east. The theme of theconference was Engineering theenvironment and the agendaconsisted of standing committeemeetings, panel discussions, societypresentation, regional meetings,roundtable discussions, technicalseminars, national executive seminarsand finally the plenary sessionwhere delegates discuss and resolveissues concerning the congress throughthe presentation of resolutions for theCCES to adopt . In addition therewere tours to local industries. Eachschool turned in a report on sexism attheir respective engineering school,and any information about anyenvironmentally friendly practicesthat their engineering society isimplementing. Naturally, wesubmitted a recycling report writtenby our two recycling directors lastterm - Dan Blosdale and Lily Jung.We were surprised to learn that mostschools had not yet implemented anyinitiative in this direction. Welearned the most through informaldiscussions with other engineeringstudents, basically learning aboutwhat other engineering societies do;lots of new ideas. Some of theseincluded: Hallowe'en "Scary Houses"run for local children, or children'sorganizations; A lot of schools arerunning science camps or outreachprograms in the summer; Laval(Quebec City) Tun engineering games;som ~ o s Q@e, _ __ ...


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From France: Bonjour WaterlooJoel Singer Rob Gorbet3B Elee Eng & 3B Elec Eng(Frenchmen at large)

Vive la France We have justgotten back from a one year exchangeat the Universite de Technologie deCompiegne. We now find ourselvesback at UW fighting a major battlewith culture shock. Besides having agreat time in Europe, we also saw alot of things which made us thinkabout the way we see our education atUW. We'd like to share some ofthese thoughts in this article.The world is becoming a very smallplace, thanks in large part to ourpredecessors in the engineeringprofession. High technology issimplifying our lives and at the sametime is rendering them more complex.As a result, engineers are becomingmore important and more influentialin society.The attitudes of the Europeans,keeping in mind the proximity of theunification of Europe in 1992,disturbed and impressed us. Whetherour economists agree or not, they trulybelieve that they w lI become thedominant world economic force. Theattitude of the Universite deTechnologic de Compiegne (UTC)very much reflected that. The schoolis attempting to create well-rounded,internationally oriented engineerswho will be competitive throughoutEurope and the rest of the world. Forthem this goal is crucial, they see itas necessary for their very survival.

Our attitude here is much moreNorth American. Perhaps this is dueto the fact that our only closeneighbour is the United States. Weresemble each other closely, andhave a very strong tradingrelationship. Canada s competitiveedge depends strongly on thedevelopment of science andtechnology. In this increasinglyinternational world, Canada willneed technical people who are awareof the rest of the world, speak otherlanguages, and who are comfortableoutside of their country. Isn't itlogical to begin this training atuni versity?Language is one of the areas inwhich the Europeans seem to be farahead of us. They take pride inspeaking many languages, whilewe re busy bickering over theEnglish-French issue. There isnothing wrong with speaking morethan one language ..we can assure youthat it can even be useful.Language is highly emphasized inEurope from an early age: a typicalgrade 8 student in France is enrolledin French, La tin and two otherlanguages, usually English andGerman. Many Europeans speak two,three or four languages fluently, andthey are happy to. The students atUTC are obliged to acquire a workingknowledge of English (a professionalnecessity) and usually at least oneother language.

I sincerely hope that we do not allresemble the stereotypical American

Ceo Eng ~ R o c k s in P D E T S

tourist. "Hey, why doesn' t anybodyspeak english around here?" My(Joel's) step-father, a man I respectvery much, said something veryinteresting to me when I mentionedthat that attitude disturbed me. Hesaid that the difference betweenCanadians and Americans is that wedo not invade every place we visit.That is why we are well liked theworld over. f you are interested inworking with people from othercountries then you should learnanother language(s). I hope you canimagine the difference it would makei you were working with a Spanishengineer and you spoke to him inSpanish instead of just expecting himto communicate in English.Not only for professional reasons isit useful to learn another language. Alanguage reflects the way a peoplethink, and to be able to communicatein several languages means expandingthe ways in which your mind works.Do you want to be the perpetualtourist? f we had not been able tospeak French, we would not reallyhave lived in France; we would nothave experienced it. We wouldforever have been a visitor in theircountry.Obviously, for some people all ofthis is not important. f you want togo no farther than North America, noproblem. However, this narrow pathyou choose will limit yourcompetitiveness in an increasinglylobal job market. I would think thatCanadian companies will easilyconsider hiring multilingual,multicultural Germans instead ofclosed minde d Canadians.As well, many of the students(around 40 if we remember rightly)participate in an academic, workterm, or cultural exchange outside thecountry. They literally fight it outfor international experience.Obviously, being in North Americathis is much harder to do. t is not justa formality to get a job in Europe orelsewhere overseas. You don' t have adozen countries within easy reach.However, you aren t reallyencouraged to go either. In our modemworld, the excuse "Yeah, but theircountries are closer together. I'll

never go to work in Europe." is nolonger valid. More and morecompanies have internationaloperations, and working with thatSpanish engineer is more and morelikely these days, even if you're hereand he's in SpainWe are a bit tired of theadministration leaving our wellroundedness to us by saying ourprogram at UW is very heavy.Maybe so, but a superbly technicallytrained engineer, who knows little ofthe world which surrou nds him, losesmuch of his value. We think that itis important to actively encourage

do you want to ea perpetual tourist?

students to participate in exchanges,to work overseas and to learn otherlanguages. Students should be aware,from the beginning of first year, ofthe possibilities that await them. fthis is done, they can take thenecessary financial and academicsteps. These activities by studentscan only help to enhance theinternational reputation of ouruniversity.The opportunities to do thesethings are out there. Waterlooengineering is continually setting upand expanding the exchangeprograms. There is also a newlyapproved International Studies inEngineering option. However, themore students push for these thingsthe faster they will go. Whatbecomes a major concern of studentstheoretically becomes important tothe administration. e are worriedthat if there is nointernationalization of our system,we will find ourselves one stepbehind our European compatriots.

One last thought. One of the greatthings about going away is that youcan discover that no matter how muchwe complain about them, theUniversity of Waterloo is a goodschool and Canada is a prettyfantastic country.

Fabulous PrizesJohn KingdonArts Director

Are you tired of people saying thatengineers are uncreative? Well, nowyou have a chance to prove themwrong (and to win valuable prizes):enter the Engineering Short StoryContest.

The contest is open to allundergraduate engineering students.Stories should be approximately 2000to 8000 words, and should not havebeen submitted to any other contest orfor credit in a course prior to January1, 1991.

Stories should be submitted to theEngineering Society Office before 9:30am on Monday, March 4, 1991. Thewinning story (and poSSibly others, asspace permits) will be printed in thefinal issue of the Iron Warrior.The fun contest rules, as well as alist of ' prizes, are available in theEngSoc Office, as well as being postedon the Arts Board (just down the hallfrom the CPH foyer). f you have anyfurther questions, leave a message forthe Arts Director at the EngSocOffice.So start writing, and think of thefame and fortune that can be yours asan artistic engineer


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CL SS R PCOMMUNIC TION

y Belinda Elysee-CollenRobert GreenwaldClass Rep AdvisorsHello and welcome back to all ofthe returning students and welcome to'B soc for all of the 1B's. We areBelinda and Rob and we are class repadvisors for this winter term. Theclass rep advisor directorship is anew directorship this term for 'B' soc,although A soc has had them for afe w terms now.

class reps are a veryimportant part of theEngineering SocietyOur goal this term as class rep

advisors is to help class repsmotivate their classes and keep theminformed and interested. We willhold several informal get-togethersover the term (food and beveragesalways provided). All class reps areencouraged to attend, they are sure tohave a good -time.

We feel that class reps are a veryimportant part of the EngineeringSociety, but are not always treated assuch. We will be trying to change allof that once and for all. As extraincentives we will periodicallyaward outstanding class reps withthe coveted "Awesome Class RepAward" at Eng Soc meetings. The firsttwo recipients were Linda Hachey of3B Systems and Dave Rudge of 3BMech , for their outstandingcontributions at the first class rep get-

Elisa Joneand d m u n ~ KwongPhoto Directors

The Engineering Darkroom is nowofficially open It's only a measly$10 fee for the whole term. me feeentitles you to free black and ~ h i t efilm for anything that is engineeringrelated (ie. Eng. Week, class events,etc.) and unlimited darkroom time(located in EL-22S) that you canreserve through Cheryl in theOrifice.We are asking for a $2 deposit foreach roll of film (Max. 3 at a time)because we are ~ s i n g re-useablecanisters and we want to ensure thatthey are returned. We offer Kodak T-MAX film (400 ASA).In terms of developing, we keep allnecessary chemicals in the dark room,Including both T-MAX and 0-76 filmdevelopers. Both are universal,however, the T-MAX is slightly moreexpensive and for this reason, we askthat you use the T -MAX developeronly for T-MAX film. There are alsoworking solutions for paperdeveloping in the darkroom.

together. Also at the end of everyschool term, the extremely covetedPaul HarIick award is given to one ormore outstanding class reps at thelast Eng Soc meeting. Being arecipient myself (Belinda) I canpersonally tell you that is haschanged my life. More incentives willbe provided as required so stay tunedand stay enthused

Our first get-together was held onFriday January 11 th at Fed Hall.About 30 class reps attended. Themeeting was very informal and it wasa good chance for everyone to getacquainted. The fir st year reps wereable to learn from some of the upperyear rep's experiences (mistakes??).We had some informative discussionson how to motivate a class, and howto keep a gung-ho class motivated. Alist of the great ideas that_werebrought out at the meeting has beencompiled, and was distributed at thelast council meeting. If you are a classrep and you have not received a copy,please contact Belinda or Rob in theorifice. Also, if you are still a class

How to keep gung hoclass motivatedrep and you have not met eitherBelinda or Rob please drop by theorifice and try to cC tch us or leave usa note in ou r directorship box.the next get-together will be heJdin early February. It should be a goodtime as well as being informative andworthwhile . See you there

All basic equipment for developingblack and white negatives and printsare also provided (ie. developingtanks, gradua ted cylinders,thermometers, trays, enlarger,filters, etc.) The only thing you needto buy is paper for making prints.We would especially like to see allyou class photographers using thedarkroom. Start preparing now foryour yearbook. Don't you think itwould be nice to have more than justyour graduation year photos in youryearbook?

Independent photographers arealso welcome but you are required tobuy your own film.

In the past, we have been fairlyloose in terms or regulations butthings are starting to get out of hand.From now on, if you are caughtleaving the darkroom in a mess (ie.trays/ cylinders/ tanks/ bench notcleaned, garbage anywhere but in thetrash can etc.) your membershipprivileges will be revoked for theremainder of the term. We are askingeverybody to help enforce this rule.Thanks.So, have a good semester, take lotsof pictures and keep those memoriesalive

Catherine BurnsAcademic DirectorIt takes one hour of your time everyweek. You don't get marks for it. You

don't get paid for it. It's unique toengineering and you probably don'tuse it to your advantage. It's classprofessor hour.Class-professor hour is a one hourperiod every week in which anengineering class meets with anassigned professor from their

If you r class professorhour is dull . .department. This hour is a uniqueopportunity to meet with your classand discuss issues and problems thatyou are facing. f your class-professorhour is dull and attendance is poor,you're probably not taking advantageof it. Here are some suggestions:1. Discuss and resolve problemsfacing your class. Negotiate yourmidterm and final schedules. Expressany concerns regarding your coursesand work load. Do Professors X, Y,and Z all have assignments due onthe last day of lectures? Is the TAjust not working out?

2. Co-op seminars. Started duringsum mer 1990, co-op seminars are agreat way of exchangin informationabout workterms. Spena one dassprofessor hour with class membersgiving brief 5 minute) informalpresentations outlining good and bad

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aspects of their work term, theiremployer, and enginccring technologyor is ues they encountered.3. Guest speakers. What are youinterested in? MBA programs?Exchange programs? Graduatestudies? Engineering counselling?Study skills workshops? Income taxtips and RRSPs? With a littleorganization and effort, your classprofessor can arrange for specialspeakers to talk to your class on thesetopics and more.

4. Discuss issues in engineeri ng:Accreditatio n r e qu i re ment s,pro fessio nal engineer status, ethics,new technolog ies, the environment,workplace safety.

5. Last, but certainly not least,class -professor hour is a greatopportunity to plan class events andclass participa tion in EngineeringSociety events.So, speak to your class reps, youracademic reps, and your classprofessor about what YOU would liketo do in your class-professor hour.

Is the T A justnot working?Remember: Handing in yourmidterms and finals gets p S pointsfor your class and is a great service tofut ,: re c l ~ s s e s Leave them in mymailbox n the Engineering Sociel

Office As wen, any student whowould be interested in serving on anacademic committee should contactme.

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ointHarvey Watson4B Chern Eng

Picture this scenario: a charismaticman rises to power in a moderatelypowerful country. The other leadersof the world take little notice as themilitary might of this country grows.All of a sudden this country's armedforces slip over the boarder and takeover a neighb ouring state. Politiciansstart to notice this country. As theunited body of the world they try toarrange sanctions but they areineffective. Political negotiationgroups come thick and fast. Finally,a solution, A GUARANTEE, isobtained from this country.

Obviously, this scenario is easy topicture. You only have to remember isthe events that occurred in Europe in1938-39. The coun try was Germany.The man was Adolf Hitler. Theneighbouring state was the RhineLand. The united world body was theLeague of Nations.In the early 1930s the League ofNations underwent a challengesimilar to the challenge facing theUnited Nations UN) in 1990. At thistime the League of Nations imposed

Isanctions on the offending country:Italy. The sanctions were weak,divided, and incomplete. Hitler sawthe world's lack of resolve and tookadvantage of it. Germany invadedthe Rhine Land and refused to give itback. A flurry of political envoysconverged on Germany and Hitlereventually agreed not to attack anyother countries. When he took overPoland the world decided that theymust go to war despite the efforts toavoid it. In the words of Sir WinstonChurchill: It is not a war that wewanted. We tried to avoid it. Wetried too much to avoid it.

We have to be in The Gulfto avoid a repeat ofWorld WarHitler, after seeing the lack ofresolve of the League of Nations to

enforce sanctions against Italy,decided to test the waters by takingthe Rhine land; land thatrightfully belonged to Germany.While Iraq's Saddam Hussein didn thave a clear signal like Hitler did itsure looked like the unified worldpolitical resolve was about as strong

in 1990 as it was in 1938. Husseintested the waters by invadingKuwait.The League of Nations died when itwas tested by the events of the 1930s.This year the UN lived.Some people say that SaddamHussein doesn t want to rule theworld so the comparison is invalid.In 1938 no one even guessed thatHitler dreamed of ruling the world.Others say that Iraq is a small and,by world standards, weak country.Germany was completely devastatedby a war only 20 years before itreturned to the offensive.Like it or lump it. We have to be inThe Gulf to avoid a repeat of WorldWar II.

So, the UN has passed its first test.It now has some degree of power.Maybe it will be able to use this newfound power to fix other atrocities inthe world. Sure, the attack againstIraq is far from completely consistentwith the rest of its world policy.That was one of the reasons Husseinthought he could get away withwhat he did. But now that the UNhas some power it can start to fix theproblems it has overlooked in thepast.

Ontario EngineeringDesign Competition

Wendy Chun3B SystemsOEDC--not just some pretty

pamphlet that got stuck in with yourtuition statement. The OntarioEngineering Dcsign Competition isbigger than ever and it's being hostedby UW March 1,2 and 3. It's anopportunity to interact withengineers and engineering studentsfrom all over Ontario and, for all ofyou who have entered, anopportunity to gain recognition foryour ingenuity and originality. (It'salso an opportunity to make a lot ofmoney during the middle of theterm.) So, now for the burningquestions in all our minds: how isOEDC 91 progressing, can I still getinvolved and what exactly is OEDCagain?

The Ontario Engineering DesignCompetition was established in 1980in order to promote excellence andingenuity in engineering design andcommunications. It is organized andrun entirely by students of the hostuniversity and it is open to any fulltime undergraduate engineeringstudent enrolled in any Ontariouniversity. There are five categorieswithin the competition: CorporateDesign, Entrepreneurial Design,Editor ial Communicat ions ,Explanatory Communications, andExtemporaneous Communications.Each category allows students to testand devclop their skills in practicalproblem solving, design andcommunication. ExtemporaneousCommunications is a new categorythat allows entrants to participate inparliamentary style debates. Thedeadline for entry was January, 15.

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OEOC '91, in our humble opinion, isshaping up to be the best OEOC ever.Over seventy students have enteredthe competition. Last year scompetition, at the University ofWestern Ontario, had fifty seven.Our keynote speaker is Mr. S. G.Horton who is presently the SeniorVice-President of Human Resources atOntario Hydro. He has formerlybeen the Vice-President of Design andConstruction, Supply and Services,and Engineering and Services atOntario Hydro. The guest speaker isMr. C. D. Hall who is presently apartner of The Coopers and LybrandConsulting Group and a member of theManufacturing Management

to promote excellenceand ingenuity inengineering andcommunications.Consulting Group. Prior to joiningCoopers and Lybrand, he was SeniorVice-President of Technology atNorthern Telecom, Executive VicePresident Marketing and Technologyfor Northern Telecom Canada andPresident of Bell-Northern Researchfor five years. Both these speakersshould be extremely interesting andall the judges come from interestingengineering backgrounds. Thecompetition is tentatively scheduledfor the Davis Centre withaccommodations provided for out oftown students and judges at theWaterloo Inn. The agenda for the

February 1, 1991

We all know of the less thancompletely ethical acts of manyother countries including the doublestandards of the US and USSR, butyou don t start your boxing career byattacking the World Heavy WeightChampion. Similarly, the UN couldnot start with a super power. Startwith the small countries and thenwork your way up to the largercountrie s. Their time will come, nodoubt.

So, while there are a great manywrongs in the world, the UN willstart to learn how to wield its powereffectively. Later, they will tacklethe superpowers.

Knowing the .possible outcomes(like WW III) I'm glad the eventstook the turn they did.Editor's Note:

I was very pleased to see that boththe point and counter-point authorshave presented their arguments in avery rational, thought-provokingmanner. I would like to mention howstrongly I feel that no matter whichof these two views you hold, it isvery important to give your support tothe men and women fighting for us inthe Gulf. Whether you believe in thewar or not, I don t feel our militarystaff deserves to receive the blunt endof your convictions.Kevinweekend is packed wi thpresentations, judging andsocializing. It should be a veryenjoyable weekend with theopportunity to meet with interestingprofessional engineers andengineering students.There is still a lot of opportunityfor you to get involved in a widerange of events. We need lots ofvolunteers to assist in the variouscategories, accommodations,transportation and audio-visual. Abrief list of positions available are:

Accommodations- Master of Ceremonies forthe Awards Banquet- Hosts/Hostesses- Security- Artists to set up displays

Transporta tion- Drivers for the shuttle vansAudio-Visual- Photographers- Video-camera person- Persons to set up variousequipment


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ounter PointBruce G. Fraser4B Chern Eng

Since the United Nations deadlineof January 15, there have beennumerous rallies, vigils and protestdemonstrations organized by thosewho feel that we entered into thiswar far too quickly. Opinionconcerning the war is divided anddiverse in scope. There are those onthe one extreme who believe that weshould completely obliterate Iraq toensure that they will never be athreat again. On the other extremeare "radicals" who are opposed towar of any kind and go to greatlengths to try to stop it. Their actionsinclude non-violent civildisobedience.Something is said about our societywhen one extreme is considered to beradical and irrational, while theconforming one is viewed lesscritically. The media of el' suggeststhat those willing to personallysacrifice because Of moral and ethicalvalues should be discredited whilethose who are on the side ofsacrificing other human lives areconsidered better citizens. And inbetween are the majority, those whoearnestly desire peace but disagree onwhether or not force should be used,and i f so, to what extent. t isnumbing and distressing that after allthe hope which was feIt after theend of the Cold War and the reformsin Eastern Europe, once again, ourworld is at war.

Most rational people will agreethat this war is about protectingAmerican interests and reducingIraq's potential as a military power.This premise can easily be defendedby analyzing what this war is not. tis not about liberating a country froman oppressive regime. One only needsto look to E Salvador to find adictator who is supported militarilyby the United States of America.(The difference is that the dictator ofEI Salvador does not have thesupport of his people and is not athreat to American in terests).Kuwait was not a democracy beforethe invasion, and it will not be afterit is "liberated." However those whoreadily embrace the hypocrisy ofjustifying this war using moralreasons will refuse to accept thesearguments. Furthermore this subjecthas been expounded upon in greatdepth by advocates of peace and hashad little or no effect on theproponents for war.

t is more beneficial to deal withthe real reasons for the war, and howIraq got into a position where it wasable to wage it. History teaches thatwar propagates future wars, and i f weare to learn anything, this analysis iscritical. t is not enough to blame thepsychotic dictator and abs31ve ourown responSibility. There are andalways will be people like SaddamHussein in this world. All they needis fertile ground in which to grow.

Our society is critically dependenton oil. The greatest irony is that theburning of fossil fuels is believed to

contribute to global warming which isby far the greatest ecological threatto the planet. We are waging war toprotect a way of life which threatensto displace and destroy the lives ofmillions of people. f the moneyspent on this war were invested inresearching and developingalternative energy sources andincreaSing fuel efficiencies thenperhaps we could remove the yoke ofdependence that is forcing ourgovernments into this war. Or do wechose to wait until all the oil is gone?During the oil crisis of the seventiesthis kind of investment started totake off. But once the crisis passed,

War cannot bring peaceto the iddle Eastfunding was cut and little hashappened since. It is essential to askwhy George Bush's governmentrecently lobbied the Senate to throwout a bill which would ensure fuelefficiency in automobiles wasincreased.

Another important question is toconsider how Iraq managed to buildup such an arsenal of weapons. t ishere that societal guilt enters thepicture. Just as our society toleratesthe use of force as an acceptablemeans to settle disputes, ours is asociety which condones the sale anddistribution of the tools necessary towield force.The end of the Cold War was notsomething to rejoice over for weaponand armament manufacturers. It wasdownright bad for business. In ournewspapers we read that the amountof money spent on militarization inone day would be enough to feed allthe starving children in the world fora year. But this is as far as the stor ygoes. They do not point out how thisvast sum of money translates into jobs,economic prosperity and the glorifiedAmerican way of life. And it is thisway of life that we are fighting toprotect.

Britain's largest manufacturer ofmilitary aircraft, British Aerospace,revealed in an internal report theattitudinal problem rooted inWestern consciousness. The reportstates that the company was "totallyunprepared for the ending of theCold War and recommends survivalby corporate restructuring, acquisitionof civilian firms and "increased armsexports."Brian Mulroney has declared thateven if Saddam Hussein pulls histroops out of Kuwait, the Iraqipresident can't expect the alliedonslaught to stop, and that he isdetermined to help smash Hussein'swar machine. Once Iraq is"smashed" the balance of power will

be greatly disrupted. Will the USrestore them militarily to ensureIraq's survival as a nation once afavorable government is established?Think of the jobs Think of thepotential for increased armsexports " (We are in a recession youknow .

t is hard to imagine theestablishment of a favorablegovernment" once this war is over.This war is intensely amplifying thealready high anti-Americansentiments among many Arabs. Thiswill escalate as the war continuesand more and more Iraqi's are killed.Our governments tell us that sanctionswere not working and that there wasno other option but to go to war. It isridiculous to assume that sanctionscould "work" in five months. InNicaragua i t took ten years ofsanctions and a US funded civil warto erode the support of the antiAmerican Sandinista government.(The World Court condemned the USactions as a violation of InternationalLaw). t is also ridiculous to say thatthe sanctions were not having anyaffect. t was the rising price of oiland declining American support forGeorge Bush's actions whichnecessitated the premature start tothis war. Another irony exists here.The price of oil was so high, notbecause the supply was inadequate,but due to the threat of war.

War cannot bring peace to theMiddle East. t is true that war caneventually force Iraq out of Kuwait,and that war can conquer Iraq andoverthrow Saddam Hussein. Butwhat is the cost? A martyr may becreated in whose name furtherconflict can be fought. Many innocentpeople will be killed, well assoldiers from both sides, whose livesare no less precious. Surely previouswars have taught us that.So what is the solution? A peacefulsolution will take a long time. It will

require incredible patience . An

immediate cease-fire would be a goodplace to start. Life is not a TV sitcomwhere intricate problems areresolved in an half hour at no cost tous as we sit comfortably in our livingrooms. The media is entertaining uswith a quick, flashy and glamorouswar. But war is not the answer, andthe longer it continues, the harderwill a lasting solution become. f weare content to hav e a major war everythirty or forty years then we shouldnot worry. But every war offers moredevastating weapons andtechnologies, and who knows whatthe next one would unveil?We must stop the development ofnew weaponry and the export ofweapons, especially to war tornregions and insecure military regimes.Sanctions along with constantdiplomatic pressure are the only realsolution, the only solution which canbring peace. It might take years. tmight involve some personal sacrificehere in North America (God forbid ).Then again some nut mightassassinate Saddam Hussein and endthis nightmare. That might happenin any case. But a dictator such asSaddam Hussein is only dangerouswhen he has popular support. Apeaceful solution such as sanctionsdepends on eroding this popularsupport. Saddam's holy war willonly intensify his support. f Saddamis killed, it might only be a matter oftime, maybe twenty or thirty yearsbefore someone else like him comesalong. t is up to us to chose whetheror not we will cultivate the soilnecessary for him to prosper. We dothis through arm sales and throughlarge-scale killing in times of war.

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~ ~Yes but is it art?The Iron Warrior is proud to presentthe first annual "Pick the worst piece

of art" contestWe d like you to submit possible titles for all sixpieces of art on this page. As an added bonus, we dalso like you to rank them all from 'ugly' to 'ugliest',with 1 being ugly and 6 being ugliest. e creative,be imaginative, and most of all, dont hold backSubmit your entries to the IW box inthe Orifice. e sure to include yourname and class

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The WISERD Come thSean MawSD Grad

Have you ever wanted to take partin the space program? Have you everfelt that you could contribute even ifyou are not an aerospace engineer?Well, help is on the way. In the Fallof 1991, the University of Waterloomay finally get a Space Institute inthe form of the Waterloo Institute forSpace Education, Research andDevelopment (or WISERD). For overa year now, faculty members such as(past-Dean) Bill Lennox have beenworking on a Business p lan that hasse t th e s tage for WISERD sestabli shment.Du ring the first few months of thisde velopment, d ozens of faculty,students and industry leaders wereconsulted as to what they thought 'WISERD should do . On the basis oftheir input, prop o sa ls weregenerated. It was decided that anundergraduate academic programshould be c r ~ f t e d and that an officeshould be established to support it.In the past few months, a detailedBusiness Plan has b een completedthat outlines how WISERD sprograms will be managed andfinanced . This Plan is now beingconsidered by senior UniversityAdministrators as well as by spaceindustry leaders.

What these individuals must, decide, is whether or not they willsupport a unique space educationorganization. WISERD's MissionStatement explains its reasons forexistence: The goals of W1SERD areto:1) increase the opportunities forlong- term growth of the Canadianspace industry by helping Canadiansdiscovcr the value and importance ofa strong space program;

2) provide a t both theundergraduate and graduate levels,human resources in the sciences,engineering and ot her technicalspecializations that have strongskills in their own disc ipline and alsohave the training necessary toaddress the interdisciplinary issuesinvolved in space res earch anddevelopment;3 actively promote 'and facilitateinterdisciplinary collaboration inspace research and development atthe University of Waterloo as wellas other universities, industries andgovernment laboratories, both inCanada and internationally.

To achieve these goals,development will take place in 4-year cycles. The primary objectivesof the first cycle (1991-95) will be toj) set up an undergraduate SpaceStudies Option and ii) to set up theInsti tute's Office. Later cycles mayconcentrate on i) expanding theOption, ii) developing an R&Dprogram and/or iii) developing agraduate program in some aspect ofSpace Studies. For the time being,however, the undergraduate Optionw ll be the main object of attention.And it is the part of WISERD thatundergraduate students are mostlikcly to come in contact with.

Waterloo's Space Studies Optionwill be a tr.uly unique academicprogram as far as space education

goes. It will occupy a very specificniche. Canada already has some finespace science and technologyprograms at U of T and York. Theseprograms turn out small numbers ofspace scientists and space engineers.WISERD will differ in that it willturn out larger numbers of scicntists,mathematicians, geographers,kinesiologists and engineers whoknow something substantial aboutspace bu t are not so narrowly definedand so committed in terms of careerchoices (hence the "Option" asopposed to a degree). As a graduatewith the Option designation, youmay choose to pursue grad studies in aspace-related discipline or you mayseek employment at a space inc ustryfirm. Or you may seek "regular" workwhere you may carry ou t the mostimportant mission of all .. , spottinggrowth opportunities for the spaceindustry.But what this Option? TheWaterloo undergraduate SpaceStudies Option will consist of 9courses and these will include:Space Studies Core Courses(Interdisciplinary):SPACE 100 - an overview introductionto Space Science with emphasis onPlanetary Science and the Space LifeSciencesSPACE 200 an overviewintroduction to Space Technologywith emphasis on Remote Sensing,Da ta Managemen t andRobotics/ AutomationSPACE 300 - a colloqu ium andresearch pa pe r cours e withinstruction in systems design, groupinteraction skills and technicalcommunicationsSPACE 400 - an individual or grou poriented techn ical workshop/thesison an approved space topicIn-Faculty IfF) Elective Courses:

An In-Faculty Spa ce Stud iesElective package involving 3 spa ccrelated courses taken from inside ofthe student's home faculty.Ou t-of-Facu lty O/F) ElectiveCourses:An Out-of-Faculty Space StudiesElective package involving 2 spacerelated courses taken from outside ofthe student's home faculty .

In keeping with th einterdisciplinary nature of WISERD,the SPACE courses will be teamtaught by space researchers from theFaculties of Applied Health Science,Engineering, Environmental Studies,Math, and Science. The courses willalso feature guest speakers from thespace industry and lectures on spaceprograms, polic es and funding.If the Option's niAe courses seemheavy (for Engineers especially),consi der a few things. First of aU,SPACE 400 and at least one of the f/FElectives will probably be in your setof core courses. Second, the OIFElectives may be General Electives.Third, a correspondence version ofSP ACE 100 or 200 will become a partof the program (probably in the 3rdyear of the first cycle). This stillleaves a fairly heavy demand onyour remaining elective choices, buttaking the Option will be possible.And completion of the Option was not

meant for the faint of heart. You mayalso be wondering what theprerequisites are for SPACE 100 and200. These will be introductory Ie 'clcourses but they will assume OACChemistry, Physic, Math andBiology credits.There will be open enrollment forSPACE 100 and 200 but like STY, youwill have to apply to take thcOption (and SPACE 300 and 400 . Tobegin, enrollment will bc limited toabout 10-15 students (fromEngineering) but this may expand ifthe demand presents itself. Notethat equal numbers of students will beinvolved from the other technicalfaculties.Also note that co-op will not be anin herent part of t he Option.Nevertheless, all sponsors willreceive student CV's on a yea rly basisand th ere w ill be fr equ entopportunities for Option stud ents tomeet potential work-term employers.So where do es all th is lea veWISERD now? As of today, we arecurrently seeking the approval fromthe Univ ersity's facu lties, to beginoperations. Then we will besearching for financing both throughthe universi ty and industry. One ofthe things that will help our chancesis student support. f you areinterested in such a program, te ll thechair of your department or the Dean.I f you are currently in 1B you mayactually get the opportunity tocomplete the Option. However, forthe mos t part, this program will befor the class of 1996 and onwards.They will get to do image analysis onthe raw data received from Neptune,to fly in microgravity aircraft, tomeet NASA officials and to take partin Canada's space program. But th yneed your help now. If you areintcrcsted in WISERD, just say so. Itwill hclp WISERD's chances morethan you may know. If you wish tofind ou t more about WISERD, contactme at E2- 1303G X3831 I would bemore tha n hap py to answer anyqucstions that you may havc.

Mark VidlerBus PushFor quite a number of years now theEngineering Society has held a BusPush. Most of you are familiar with .the event, but for those of you whoaren't - a little baCkground. The BusPush is an annual happening whichraises money each year for theKitchener-Waterloo and Area BigSisters Association. Every year,

Waterloo engineers pull a K-WTransit bus from UW campus, alongKing Street, to Market Square inKitchener, a 6.5 km trek. Yourchallenge is to co llect pledge moneyso that this year's goal of $7000 isreached.

This year the event will be held onSaturday February 23 rd, at 10:30 am.A light breakfast will be available,consisting of coffee, muffins, andother such fare. Afte r reachingMarket Square, the participants willbe bused back to campus where pizzawill be wa it ing in POETS. Thatnight we are planning a receptionwhich, we hope, will be sponsored.

Prizes will be given to people withthe top pledge totals. In addit ion tovarious gift certificates andmerchandise from local businesses,there will be one grand prize. Theg rand pr ize is still und e rcoRSideration but possfbJlfties indUdea CD-PLAYER or MOUNTAlN BIKE.As well, low cost T-shirts will beavailable and p ...S point will begencrously aw, rdcd (or individua leHo rts and class totals.

Plcdg shects will be vailablsoon. Further details will soon be onposters adorning th e walls. Thisevent will be fu n and reward ing, not .to mention th (ree pizza. .

LEATHER JACKETSReg. now $292?5 8 FREELETTERSOA("IN STOCK" jackets only) NUMBERSLimited sizes available andthey're going fastI ~ 9 - 5 Mon . - Fri.1 2 - 4 Sat.

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HowPaul Fieguth4B Electrical

tToday s description outlines the

operation of heat pumps: airconditioners, refrigerators and thelike. This article is not particul arlycomplicated, and should be withinyour reach even if you don' t consideryourself technically inclined.

There is one basic principle ofphysics (in par t i cula rthermodynamics) that must beunderstood: when gases ar ecompressed their tempera tureincreases, and when gases expandthey cool; these two actions arcillustrated in Figure 1. The reason forthis action is straightforwa rd: whenyou compress a gas you are doing work(see bicycle pump example in Figure2), this work turns into heat; theconverse occurs when the gas expands.From this simple process it .is only asmall conceptual step to a functioningheat pump. The basic operation forany heat pump is as follows (seeFigure 3): .1. a pump forcibly pumps thecoolant (some gas) against an orifice(a small hole) which causes the gasto compress and heat significantly,2. the hot gas passes through aradiator which cools it to thetemperature of the surroup.ding air (ifthe surrounding air is hotter than thegas, then clearly the heat pumpcannot function),3. the gas passes through anotherorifice; on the far side of the radiatorwhere the gas rapidly expands andcools,4. the cool gas passes through

another radiator, this time collectingheat from the surroundings and thenpassing back through the pump.Clearly the heat pump may have acooling or heating action dependingon the locations of the two radiators.Figure 3 shows the setup for arefrigera tor: the coil on the back ofthe fridge precedes the orifice (andhence is warm), that inside thefridge follows it (and is cold). Figure4 shows the operation of a generalhousehold heat pump; clearlydepending upon the direction ofpumping, the same unit can operate asan air conditioner in the summer, andas a heater in the winter.There are various important issuesunique to heat pumps that should betouched upon for a full understandingof the topic:

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Works oo The Ref r ige r a to rEnergy Use:A heat pump is unique in that ishas the capability of being muchmore than 100% efficient; in otherwords, it can put more heat into yourhou se than the electricity it uses(unlike baseboard heating, forexample). The actual efficiencydepends upon the difference intemperature b e tween the airsurrounding the two coils (ie., it willbe more efficient to heat your house ifit is 5 degrees outside as opposed to -10 degrees . This super highefficiency makes the heat pump a

Installation Cost:Except in very large heating

applications, despite the efficiencypresented above, the capital cost of acomplete heat pump system stillmakes it economically unfavorablewhen compared to conventionalsources of heat (electric and naturalgas furnaces etc .). The situation mayreverse, however, if electrical costsrise or if the full environmental ,costof electrical power production istaken into account.

Environmental Impact:The coolant (the gas being pumpedthrough the coils) has almostexclusively (and continues to be)Freon, which is a CFC gas - one of thegases which contributes towards thegreenhouse effect and particularly tothe hole in the ozone layer. Researchis actively being pursued to findsubstitute gases which function aswell as Freon; for the time being thebest advice is to use caution aboutheat pump systems to avoid damageand possible release of CFC gases tothe atmosphere.

better candidate as a heat s o u r e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~than many other sources, particularlyfor a population that is becomingincreasingly energy conscious.

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mazi ng t IectivitiesI

Linda Hachey38 Sys Eng

As engineering students, we becomemasters at fitting the required schoolwork around the priorities that wehave set ourselves. To some,academics is top of the list, takingprecedence over sleep, social life andphysical activity. There are a smallgroup of engineers however, whocould be called a little crazy becauseof their extra-curricular commitments. Some of these students are alsovarsity athletes.While some students struggle tofind time to keep up with theirclasses, others devote hours a day tovarsity practise. Judy McCrae,Coordinator of Woman's Interuniversity Athletics here at UW,says that it is clear to her where thepriorities of UW athletes lie.Academics before athletics.

Kim Boucher, a third yearchemical engineering student, is a. member of the swim team. She saysshe would go nuts without theswimming. t helps to ventfrustrations and gives her a sense ofaccomplishment. But she agrees thatacademics come first. t is a finejuggling act: practises, games, classes,exams, and studying. School workmay take back seat for a few keyweeks during the season, but studentscome to the University of Waterloofor an education.

At Waterloo, the athleticsprogram operates under certainrestr aints - facilities, coaches,students, money and co-op. Co-op is abig one. Four month cycles mean thata player will be here this winter,gone the next. Your team may loseseveral members in the winter te rm aswell as gain a few. What does thisdo to the continuity of a team? Well,it certainly makes the task moredifficult. But co-op education is apart of UW. It is a strength of ourschool and an opportunity. Theathletics department is committed toco-op students, but the problemscreated are very real. With such alarge portion of the student body inthe coop program, they are also keymembers of many teams. Some sportscan accommodate 4 Tl onth termsbetter than others. Students havecommuted for practises, switchedstreams or worked in Waterloo

because of their commitment to aschool team. But how does this effectthe team? What type of developmentdoes an athlete miss by being out oftown for a season and not trainingwith the team? These are difficultdecisions for the coaches to make.Kim makes the most of her co-op jobs.She has not taken a job in order to beable to swim here, bu t goes for thebest opportunity and trains whereever she is.

In the past, other schools have nothad a co-op program. t supplies thecoaches with a constantly changingteam, where students can miss everyother season because of work terms.When the inter-University leagueswere starting up in the 1960's UWargued and secured the eligibility ofstudents to play while on their Co-opterm. Students also receive five yearsof eligibility in the Universityleague - a concern to those of us in fiveyear programs. Co-op students arewelcome to try out for any varsityteam. The goal of the VarsityAthletics program is to provideathletic opportunity for students. Byproviding coaches and facilities,they challenge athletes and teams to'be the best they can be'. In 1990-91there were approximately 350students on the 32 intervarsity teams.Of those, 35 men and 13 women wereengineers. Consid er this next timeyou have 2 projects and 3 assignmentsdue: six of your feHow engineers wereon the football team last fall.So why does Kim do it? As well asa regular outlet for stress and thediSCipline of training she simplylikes it. Varsity sports teams aremade up of people from differentfaculties and years. t provides a newcircle of friends with whom you gothrough the rigors and trials ofpractise - a bond similar to the oneyou feel with your classmates after aparticularly tough term . As well,Kim finds that committing her timeto swimming forces her to be moreorganized. f something needs doing,ask a busy person. Is it for everyone?No. First you must make the team(hurdle number one) and then havethe dedication to keep with it. Somethings have to be sacrificed formorning swim practises and weekendmeets. But it comes highlyrecommended.

p.s. There is a theory around aboutthe effect of midterms. Many of thefall sports require top form, playoffsand finals with in a few weeks of ourmidterms . Stress plus one. We use itas a possible explanation to less thanideal performance. But it is true thatit is difficult to compete with lack ofsleep and the added pressure of moreexams when you're done. But otherschools have midterm s too. It wouldmake an interesting study.

ENVIRO goes MainstreamJanice Woods3A Chemical

Having attended two engineeringconferences in the past six months it isinteresting to note that the topicsunder discussion in this time do notvary. At both the Association ofProfessional Engineers ofOntario(APEO) and CanadianCouncil of Engineering Students(CCES) conferences the environmentwas the main issue, with speakers,seminars, and round table discussionson how to solve the environmentalproblems left to us by the old schoolof engineers.The main objective of theseseminars was to promote studentawareness and understanding towardthe link between the environment,the economy, and the principles ofsustainable development wheresustainable development is theapproach to economic developmentthat our economy should be

developed at a rate and in a waythat is compatible with our planet'Sability to renew itselfMr. Les Cooke, Deputy minister ofSaskatchewan Environment andPublic Safety, led the main seminarto introduce sustainable developmentto the students. He focused on thechange of society's values toward theearth, and dealt with the engineerand how we, as engineers, aredirectly accountable to the public.He continued to describe the engineerof the future who could communicate,who was value oriented, and whowas more innovative. innovation is anecessity in order to solveenvironmental problems because allwe currently have is outdatedmethods to solve modern problems.

The second speaker was Mr. Gillies,Vice-Chairman of the West CentralRegional Watershed Advisory boardof the Saskatchewan WaterCorporation. He led a round tablediscussion on the student's role forsustainable development. Hediscussed growth of the planet asmeeting essential needs for food,water, and energy in order to ensure asustainable population. He spoke ofreorienting technology and mergingeconomics and environment in order tomake decisions on how to solve theplanet'S problem s. The mainachievement of this round table

discussion was a consensus by variousschools across calnpus on severalpoints. These points were:- We as students cannot decide ourcareer paths in industry due to lack ofinformation regarding our technicalelectives.- To be successful in helping theenvironment we need to be exposed toa more human and social side ofengineering.- We find it difficult to broaden ourknowledge of non-technical options

due to our strict technical core andtechnical electives.- We cannot develop a newcurriculum due to professors from theold School who find it difficult to

adapt to modern times.- We need new perspectives onengineering at a university level so

that we may learn the newtechnologies in order to pursueenvironmental improvement proje.:tsfor sustainable development.

idnight SunUW News Bureau

The Ontario Science Centre inToronto will be the home for the nexttwo years for the University ofWaterloo's Midnight Sun so]arpowered car.The student designed and built car,which took part in last summer's 11-day General Motors 3,000 kmSunrayce US from Florida toMichigan, is being retired for now.said Professor Alfred Brunger.UW has agreed to allow the centreto display the car until c mber1993. This will allow people to geta chance to look at a solar car upclose, he said. Th Midnight Sun,which made its final run arou nd theuniversity campus is Novem'bcr, willbe transported to the centre about Jan14, he said. The motor, controller,batteries and computer have beenremoved but the exterior of thebright-yellow, futuristic-looking carwith its array of solar panels looksthe same as it did during the race.The car was on display at the cen treduring September and other UW cars,including the winners in the ShellFuelathon competitions, have beenshown there, Brunger said.

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Continued from page 1are many arguments over who wasfirst. Specialized was the firstcompany to mass produce mountainbikes with their StumpJumper in1980. Today, mountain bikes havereplaced department store ten-speedsas general purpose bikes. Becausemountain biking is not bogged down intradition, new ideas are encouraged.The Californian attitudes towardsinnovation, which bred the mountainbike, are still alive. In the nearfuture, mountain bikes will havesuspension, disc brakes and composite,monocoque frames. These technologies will be passed on so that theentire spectrum of HPVs will takeanother step forward.

Modern triathlons are a relativelynew phenomenon. There doesn't seemto be any real history to this sport,but it is definitely shaping the trendsin bicycle evolution. In the cyclingpart of triathlons, the emphasis issolely on aerodynamics. If bendingyour body into a pretzel wasaerodynamically efficient, ' the proswould do it. This young sport isalready responsible for compositedisc and spoke wheels, aero-bars andc1ipless-pedals. New products areintroduced by the minute as themarket for these accessories grows.As with mountain biking, the newadvances in this sport are used inother human powered vehicles.

One of the many technical researchareas concerning HPVs is rear-wheelsteering. Rear wheel steering hasadvantages because it allows thefront wheel to be used in powertransmission. This allows forsimpler, more efficient power-trainconfigurations.

Another research area involvesfinding ways to use both the arms andlegs simultaneously for power . Armand leg power has obviousadvantages over the standard leg only power. Many new HPV designsincorporate both arms and legs inpower production.

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Research into fairing design isanother field of investigation.Fairing design is concerned withfinding the best fairing shape andmaterial for aerodynamic efficiency.Many HPV designers consultaerospace engineers when designingthe fairing.

Regenerative braking is anexperimental concept that has yet tosee practical applications. Regenerative braking allows the rider tostore the energy wasted duringdeceleration and then reuse it toaccelerate. Flywheels and batteriesattached to brakes are the current(but impractical) methods ofregenerative braking. There aremany more design problems like thesethat are ju st waiting for solutions.

Today, concerns about theenvironment, gas and insurance costsand personal fitness are coincidingwith new developments in humanpowered vehicles. Some corporationsare paying people to bike to workbecause

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