Corten steel is yet another example where they have figured out how to use FeO2 as a surface protector after patina, all of those connex shipping boxes are made from. The dense rust patina protects the surface, and most organic life forms avoid rust as well making it a good (and cheaper) option than a copper roof.

Simple answer is yes, there has been a concern with the type of extraction (mining), locations of mining, and quantity that is more easily recoverable. Unlike Iron Ore, a lot of these metals intertwined with other metals in minerals. After mining, a complicated extraction technique is need to get this pure - Rhodium,…

Correct assumption. Copper in mosses and high doses in plants (although essential to plant life in small doses) affect photosynthesis energy production and therefore a good inhibitor of growth for green slime in wet environments.

As a former teacher (from the 2010-2012 timeframe) this I could see is the true future of teaching. Memorization that we all grew up with is a dying art because - well what is anyone’s phone number? You don’t need to memorize history, but understand concepts that can give you power in the jobs of the future.

I am dubious when it comes to 100,000 years ago. Not the stars, we have a decent enough grasp on physics to notice this change over time. More the constant story that would have had to be passed down over 2-3 continents over 90,000 years. Written history only starts around 10,000 years ago for the most part, then…

Definitely niche, but maybe they could find at least 3-4 per 100,000

So you are saying that the bike doesn’t do something other bikes do? To keep up the analogy about not making phone calls - the (formerly) primary thing phones do, you are equating that this bike doesn’t travel down the road?

I think you may have answered your own questions. Ask anyone who bought the original iPhone for $600 (in 2007 money) that had crap battery, painfully slow EDGE network, and no app support yet.

They have been increasing yearly output to a degree, but I think their business model is solid. Ramping up is a huge investment that could be in the billions to add lines or even more plant space. If it crashes down due to market changes they are left with their pants down. Same goes for remodel years - double the…

They actually have used this stretch including one of the tunnels in the movie “The Road”, they needed something to look post-apocalyptic.

That is actually a good point I don’t think everyone knows. I thought it was common sense, but have seen cheater bars on torque wrenches multiple times.

Since most parts are usually coated at the Tiers, especially the plastic components in their own paint and bake booths the end result would not look the way you want.  There were be no color harmony on any part on that vehicle - not a good look when you are trying to push a $30-50k vehicle.

There has been a lot written about the flash modules in the MPU’s for quite some time. In the early days of the Model X they had programming to record all data points of the car for testing purposes and was pretty vital to getting the car on road. Once they figured out the bugs and made the car serviceable they were…

When correcting someone’s grammar it is close to a 100% certainty the response will also contain a grammatical error.

There was a market trade for the spicy gold back in the Iraq days.  Good warm or cold!

He actually did most of those on the CBS Sunday Morning show this past week.

I think it is good to worry about the EV fires that will inevitably take place. While our ICE cars do combust with some regularity when in an accident, we have specific fire marshall protocols to put them out - and they usually stop burning when smothered or when the fuel is gone.

Its better as a manual shifter.

And if you survive 12 months you get a gold watch....

Price, yup following along nicely.