Why do we let third world countries get ahead of us??

[Mudneck]

What happened to AMERICAN ingenuity

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4217016.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7243247.stm

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.motorauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/odds_and_ends/2007/5/3/air_powered_car01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.motorauthority.com/news/news/air-powered-car-ready-to-roll-off-production-line/&h=288&w=510&sz=42&hl=en&start=26&um=1&tbnid=Xa5EyRefSxxE5M:&tbnh=74&tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcompressed%2Bair%2Bcar%2Bfrom%2Bindia%26start%3D18%26ndsp%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADBR_enUS227US228%26sa%3DN

[AintSkeered]

Simple answer! We're smarter than everyone else and "always have all the answers". It's lulled us into a false sense of security, even after 9-11.

[eldiablo64]

its the politically correct thing to do

[trx#9]

Where bought and pay off with oil.

[eldiablo64]

[trx#9]

That's it!

[digginfool]

Read the article again; the car was developed in Luxembourg, which is hardly a third world country.  It's quite the opposite, being one of the most advanced members of the European Union.

[Team Alba Z400 Rider 43]

I'd rather work like a beaner and fill up my truck for 90 dollars than drive in that bread box.