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A Moment in the Sun
8.0 /10United States
31 people rated In the early days of solar vehicle racing one of the most unlikely competitors was a Turkish nuclear physicist living in Australia named Ugur Ortabasi. He designed a four-seated solar powered tandem bicycle only a mother could love but in true underdog fashion it would go on to win the 1986 World Championships of Solar Vehicles. The story behind this unlikely victory was anything but sunshine and smooth sailing.
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Chirag Rajgor
29/05/2023 11:33
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Qenehelo Ntepe
23/05/2023 17:05
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Sylvester Tumelo Les
23/05/2023 04:18
So this is a story about a crazy idea that, as it turns out, wasn't so crazy after all. Long before Musk and the rise of Tesla, Dr. Ortabasi and a handful of other scientific pioneers had a vision of selling us a future with vehicles utilizing clean energy generated by the sun. The film shows how of he and his team managed to overcome everything from apathy to outright hostility (and broken wheels) in their pursuit of this dream. Too bad they were so far ahead of the curve. We'd be in a much better place today if people had listened back then.
Alexandra Obey
23/05/2023 04:18
A very fascinating and touching story, told through the eyes of his son. This invention looks like some implausible idea you would dream up as a child, but could never exist in the real world. Somehow this guy found a way to build it. I was impressed by the main character's stubborn determination. He simply would not give up at any price. Ultimately, the same trait that was his strength also turned out to be his weakness, namely his utter inflexibility. This story was a wild ride, both figuratively and literally. I felt torn over whether this fellow was a visionary genius, or an obsessive madman. Perhaps he was a little of both.
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02/03/2023 18:18
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Lucky Manzano
25/02/2023 21:23
A very fascinating and touching story, told through the eyes of his son. This invention looks like some implausible idea you would dream up as a child, but could never exist in the real world. Somehow this guy found a way to build it. I was impressed by the main character's stubborn determination. He simply would not give up at any price. Ultimately, the same trait that was his strength also turned out to be his weakness, namely his utter inflexibility. This story was a wild ride, both figuratively and literally. I felt torn over whether this fellow was a visionary genius, or an obsessive madman. Perhaps he was a little of both.
La rolls royce 😻
22/11/2022 09:43
So this is a story about a crazy idea that, as it turns out, wasn't so crazy after all. Long before Musk and the rise of Tesla, Dr. Ortabasi and a handful of other scientific pioneers had a vision of selling us a future with vehicles utilizing clean energy generated by the sun. The film shows how of he and his team managed to overcome everything from apathy to outright hostility (and broken wheels) in their pursuit of this dream. Too bad they were so far ahead of the curve. We'd be in a much better place today if people had listened back then.
Abess Nehme
22/11/2022 03:06
A Moment in the Sun
