this looks like something straight out of 1914, not 2014. I say that in the best way possible, cuz it looks damn cool in that retro future way. Put a big gun on it and you'd have a Warhammer 40k tank.

So how does he pick up and drop the loads?

Guys, I know Jalopnik is a US-centric website but I have to this for the rest of the world, Follow me please into the ninetiness of the Renault Twingo, however, let me advise you to be careful not to get over-excited about the awesomeness of this car

Actually the torque starts to drop significantly at higher rpms, which is why the Tesla has relatively poor high speed performance. Tesla tried to engineer a 2 speed gearbox, which would also have improved efficiency, but nixed it, presumably for simplicities sake.

On the sun and it's relationship to our climate:

As an engineer, does it have to be?

There are far more factors involved in max RPM than just rotational mass. Valve springs are usually the first thing to give problems at high RPM, they often can't close quick enough and will float which will usually cause piston to valve contact. Next thing probably would be the piston wrist pin or connecting rod,…

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The Musk arse licking is tiresome. I love his companies but a little understanding goes a long way.

Frame, chassis, etc., vehicles still have a skeleton to which things like doors and engines and suspension components must be affixed. The C7 has one. I bet the Camry has one. Still, whatever this component is called today it is usually made out of steel. Thus, there is lots of weight to be saved there. Ditto on the…

They tried - ISO 4165 was intended to be a general-purpose 12v connector for automotive accessories - it is kind of like a lighter socket, but much smaller diameter, and with a notch in the plug so that it doesn't fall out if you look at it funny. Needless to say, it never caught on, but my old Citroën had one (in…

I knew a girl who had an old Russian professor and every so often little anecdotes would pop into the lectures on Russian literature, and they would always follow the same formula, she'd say.

They use a rubber mallet to _not_ break glass, then use a steel claw hammer to break the spark plug? These two derps don't seem to mind looking lame, so much, it seems.

Quit being daft. There weren't 35000 officers present. There were 6. Of those 6, all failed to do even a modicum of their collective duty. That's derelict. These cops are derelict criminals and you are defending the organization and procedures that allow them to abuse their positions. I've seen some iteration of this…