air = gas =~ liquid

And not only is it trying to gulp more air than it can consume, it is going fast enough to push and collect the air in front of it to cause that high pressure bubble causing the optical distortion.

Highly skilled Communist-era mullet uses 1920s building techniques on a 1950s vehicle in the 1980s. The perfection of the build quality of the iconic Trabant, presented with some relaxing contemporary music in the background.

It's a conspiracy, y'all!

maybe like a little bit more than 120 "N * m"? =)

I'll put this here. In this context we are talking about nautical miles, definitely not nanometers. 120 nanometers is definitely not the range of a helicopter...

Top Fuel Dragster's Centrifugal Clutch

These guys do that conversion. If want to DIY instead, that link has over 20 videos for doing the job start to finish.

Go big or go home

Just think about this: the Air Force passed up a chance to get smokeless versions of the J79 for the Phantom because they cost a couple of thousand dollars extra.

the documentary on this was one of the saddest things I've ever seen

(Now waiting for all the "I've never needed snow tires, and I live in Vermont" responses...)

Mod Rear: Porsche 944, Plymouth Arrow, VW Bug, BMWs, RX-7s, Miatas, AE86... I think this wins the award for awesomest class line up ever.

On soft dirt, you stick the car on a pair of tires. Jack stands sink and tip over.

There were two spare wheels stacked under the rocker acting as jack stands, maybe even safer than putting a jackstand on the dirt.

Some great Audi recommendations but the Audi S8 takes the cake for me. 5.2L V10 hung out in front of the front wheels in the same great Audi fashion.

I'm a wagon fan to the bitter end, but there's something about a great racing coupe.

3 planes

And there's another at the top of the hill that had the entire empennage just rip off.