but I want a word for the feeling that comes from a successful application of something like this

If it’s ugly and it works, it’s not ugly.

Please don’t say TUV (or TÜV) in front of David. He was kinda traumatized.

Still, that crane operator was impressive.

Before I scrolled down to see the whole picture I was hoping it would be a light sabre.

That wheel-hitting-curb sound is rather unpleasant.

Musou Black can swallow 99.4 percent of light

You mentioned four projects.

During more dramatic maneuvers it looks like the rim will simply dig into the road surface and provide additional control, so everything will be just fine. (sarcasm, of course)

But when a motorcycle exceeds $20,000 we resent the audacity of its maker.

For fasteners:

Worst. Fartcan. Ever.

To expound on this a bit, the canonical starting point is generally agreed to be the original Ace Cafe on the ring road in north London.

A 1980s GM product of dubious distinction with a salvage title *and* a cracked windshield for $3500? Sign me up!

VTEC valvetrain “kicks in like a mule at 5,800 rpm.”

please eliminate 3

Oh, certainly - maybe for the first hour or two. It’s nice to be able to throttle the brain waaay back and do that kind of work. I like mowing the grass for the same reason.

The virtuoso-type specialists really are impressive.

Like irony.

Abarth or GTFO.