Worth photoshopping Elon’s head onto this. Pretty much the vibe every time he complains about safety regulations.

A large part of it is what path it takes across the earth. If the shadow just grazes the Earth, it’s traveling through a shorter path than if it passes over a greater length of the Earth. So, it’s less speed that everything is moving (although that’s also subject to some spherical geometric goofiness), and more the…

Which is: STAINLESS STEEL!

Don’t tarnish the reputation of Maine Senator and Secretary of State Edmund Muskie.

Wait ‘til you hear about Group C Sports car racing! Pretty much what you proposed, but more gas available, and it was higher octane (although still provided by the race organizers).

I’m not anti-carbon fiber, but I love those 50th anniversary gruppos.

This year, Campagnolo will equip no bikes in the Tour de France. 18 Shimano teams, 4 SRAM.

Please tell me this is some sort of trolling joke that I’m not quite getting . . .

Oh. Was it pedantic, nitpicky, and split hairs to distraction? Then, yeah, probably me.

1. I don’t have any sock puppet accounts here.

Yeah, that’s what Wikipedia says, but I’m listening to a lossless version on good headphones, and there’s an unmistakable “R” phoneme in it that the word “Olympus” doesn’t have. I checked the original album I bought in 1984, and no lyrics on the sleeve, so that doesn’t resolve it. So, I’m sticking with leopress (a…

The Princess is neck-and-neck with the first-in-list Beluga weight-wise, with a 165 ton Gross weight and a 172.5 ton max takeoff weight. Brabazon, at less than 150 tons, doesn’t measure up to either.

Assuming you were doing 2,000 lb tons (and judging by the other aircraft, it appears you are), you’re doing Boeing a bit dirty by ranking the 747-8I as low as you did. Its MTOW is 975,000 lbs, or 487.5 tons, placing it ahead of the C-5, which you put at 460 tons, but which the USAF puts at 840,000 lbs, or 420 tons.

I was just curious because “organized” tire reviews, like automotive magazines and such, are pretty scarce. It’s hard to find good trustworthy information out there. Thanks for getting back to me.

I think you think I’m trying to be combative, or trying to disagree with you. I’m certainly not trying to. I believe your observations. I’m just asking what research resources you used to arrive at the the point where you made a purchase decision. I’m just hoping that they might be helpful to me in the future. You…

I’m mostly wondering what reliable sources of information you used for dry and wet weather performance, and wear rate.

What research provided that comparative information on the tires?

There’s a term for that, used by tankers and bulk carriers, Deadweight Tonnage, or DWT. That is an actual weight measure of cargo.

I’m going to post the same rant I post on every article that Jalopnik posts on large ships: THE ICON OF THE SEAS DOES NOT WEIGH 250,000 TONS!!!! It actually displaces (weighs) roughly 120,000 tons or so, which can be estimated by her length, beam and draft * a reasonable block coefficient of .7 or so for a cruise ship…