Talk:Bumper car

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at least in the uk most bumper cars i've seen have been just a rectangular area not a track of any kind. Plugwash 20:59, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Online Dodgems Game

An online dodgems game, written in java, can be found here. Up to six players each control a dodgem in order to try and be the last survivor. Dodgems which are not controlled by a human are controlled by the computer.

[edit] Question for someone

Does anyone out there know how the cars work? We all know that they have a single wire that comes out of an upright pole from the back of the car. That wire touches a network of wires that run across the ceiling of the dodgem "room" and that network is obviously connected to an electricity supply. Most of us are of the understanding that for electricity to work you need a circuit - electricity coming in, and going out - but with only one wire, that doesn't fit. Is this an electricity question, more so than a dodgem car question?

The answer is that the electricity "goes out" through the metal floor of the dodgem arena - that is the return path. Electric trains and trams that run from overhead lines work on a similar principle. The article mentioned the floor being sprayed with graphite - I imagine this helps with conduction as well as being a lubricant. 220.157.83.87 14:08, 15 July 2006 (UTC)