The projectile will also need a kick-stage to get into an actual orbit, otherwise the best you can do is a parabola that intersects the ground. Eventually they’ll aim this thing at an angle too since you have to go fast sideways to get into orbit (just over 17000mph, which is more than 3 times faster than the scaled…

The ice expands outwards in the open direction, unless you are worried that the ice is deep enough to surround and encase the tire. Ice is pretty weak in tension though, so you’d probably be able to drive off just fine unless the ice is pretty thick.

Yes, the tires heat up from squishing and rebounding as they roll. Air is an excellent insulator so it helps keep the heat near the surface of the tire where it is most easily dissipated back to the surroundings. Even as the air starts to heat up it expands and cools (usually the pressure just goes up though).

Not everything that is legal is a good idea. I personally wouldn’t ride a bike or even walk along one of these types of roads because I know that doing so would be unsafe and unwise, even though it wouldn’t be illegal. The driver wasn’t acting with malice, and wasn’t (apparently) driving any less safe than the typical…

It took a couple of weeks to charge the coal roller, it might take time to charge this guy. Depending on the details, there might only be misdemeanor charges which don’t require an arrest.

These are highways in all but name. These are 2 lane rural highways with speed limits from 60-70mph. I drive on these types of roads in Texas regularly, they connect rural towns to each other and have vast empty stretches that you do not expect to see cyclists, pedestrians, or really much of anything along the road.

The Netherlands also has a high investment in infrastructure for cyclists. This incident occurred on a road with a 60mph (100kph) speed limit, no hard shoulder, and curves to obstruct sight lines. While the driver is at fault, this is (by design) not a safe place to ride a bike, aside from the low traffic. If FM roads…

They border each other, so we could conglomerate them into “The Dakotas” or change them back to the “Dakota Territories” as they were known collectively before 1861.

That preparation sure helped defend mainland Europe, oh right. Unless Chamberlain was out digging the English Channel his efforts resulted in nothing more than abandoning all of the British heavy equipment during the evacuation of Dunkirk. 

I’d I agree but the Tesla models are upgraded nearly continuously and newer year versions are so different than older versions that most manufacturers would have started calling them a new model long ago.

You want to go off the track as straight as possible to avoid rolling, which is generally the worst outcome. Head on is the best way to hit something if you have to, all the crash structure is in that direction. Six feet of hood is better than six inches of door.

I’m a track instructor with 5 different clubs at 2 different tracks, you don’t have to believe me but you should. I’m the CDI for the local SCCA Time Trial program and the Novice Chief for my local SCCA Autox, you don’t need to move your hands from 9&3 even at autox (which has far tighter and quicker turns than any…

HPDE’s or trackdays aren’t racing and are a separate category. Until about 10 years ago, normal auto policies actually covered trackdays (most no longer do, so you’d have to talk to your agent and/or go over your policy to know for sure). Hagerty and a number of other groups offer trackday insurance, for $200-$400 you…

You really aren’t supposed to shift your hands while track driving (really other than parking lot maneuvers you shouldn’t shuffle or reposition your hands from 9 and 3). The only argument for shuffle steering on the street is that if the airbags deploy while your hands are crossed, you’ll end up punching yourself in…

I’ve passed GT3's in my BRZ on the track during HPDE’s, doesn’t make my car faster or better. HPDE’s don’t normally host professional level drivers, and there’s usually as much difference in skill levels as car performance levels.

Counterpoint: In nearly 200 trackdays, the only injury I’ve observed was when the abs on a BMW failed and it went airborne over a crest off track, landing on the tire wall. The driver broke his nose and tailbone (his harness bar also failed). I did see a S2000 catch fire, the driver had minor burns to his arm but went…

He was the school’s first black Principal, and if a vocal part of the public has it their way, he could be their last.

Colleyville is an upper middle class suburb. It’s in the DFW metroplex which is a conglomeration of Fort Worth and Dallas with a population of over 7.5 million.

Texas also stopped doing contact tracing and aren’t reporting cases anymore. On top of that, there are no longer federal funds for teachers who have to self-quarantine. If a teacher is sick and they decide to get a covid test and it comes back positive, they have to use their personal days to stay home (there are no…

If the ground is being pulled up, the craft is being pulled down (Newton’s 3rd law). All the stuff under the car will be pushed down if it’s being pushed at all.