Are a lot of intersections a quarter mile long? 

Who wants a chemistry and math lesson today? Too bad, you’re getting one anyway! So how inefficient would a car run on blood be? The first thing I did was to find how many calories were in blood. According to some calculations I found in this article (http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/aug99/935553476.Me.r.html),…

I don’t get your argument... if the head unit was capable of Android Auto, why would you want to pay a subscription to use it? 

I find a quality strut will last 100k+ miles

Best repair ever - piece of paper between two ribbon connectors. Without the paper the humidity would cause some short circuit, causing the computer brains to start the GE oven by itself...

Not this Max fan. IMHO, Max was at fault. Max gambled and lost.

People do indeed seem to forget that in really every sport penalties aren’t supposed to be based on outcome and they’re equitable in application, not equalizing in outcome. You don’t change the number of free throws on a basketball foul because it’s their top shooter vs some second line backup. You don’t increase the…

What would really keep us from talking about this is if there were a rule requiring a driver to restart from the pits if they want to do repairs during a red flag.

I don’t know the status of Biden’s infrastructure bill, but these truck vs. bridge/overpass collisions seem to be awfully effective at getting overdue repair work happening.

Erik, it was a racing incident, pure and simple. Neither driver was about to yield the race to the other right then. Both drivers were going for the same thing and hoping that the other would bail out.

So how exactly are “manufacturers” defined? Is Stellantis considered the manufacturer for every sub brand it owns or does each brand have its own limit? That could be one very interesting loophole for Ferrari. Maybe Ferraris stay ICE and they sell their electrics as Dinos or something. That would still drastically cut…

It’s a shame the Comments won’t load for Nice Price or No Dice, because I had a lot to contribute regarding the Austin America - so I’ll just leave a comment here. What is the purpose of a column that specifically asks people to contribute their opinions and their knowledge, when it is often impossible for loyal…

No, the problem is thermal runaway. Even if the initial fire is put out, it’s still likely to re-ignite other cells from the latent heat. 

I agree with you completely.

The fundamental issue is that these sport organizing bodies have moved from trying to control for fairness based upon actions undertaken by athletes (such as taking drugs, steroids, or not following other guidelines), to trying to control for fairness based upon innate traits of the…

Fuck you Toto, spinning in the pits IS dangerous, and other teams have the right be be upset about it.

It’s also not that good at being a track toy. If it can run 3:20 at Le Mans, it is only a small amount faster than LMP2 cars that have a huge  power and downforce deficit. An LMP2 would arguably be the better choice as a track toy if you really want that kind of performance(3G is a range where it is possible to be not…

The more interesting comparison would be against LMP2 cars, which are available for purchase to anyone. They run 3:25 at Le Mans, and are likeley closer on a less power-sensitive track, and cost 1/6th of the Valkyrie, so it would arguably be the better choice to buy one and then have a sportscar race team run your…

That is a good point, but the OG Tesla Roadster gained about 700 lbs over the Lotus Elise it was (very loosely) based on, despite having an all carbon fiber body.

Holy shit that’s good.

The 4th amendment is not a technicality.