I feel like this should also include how likely the headlights are to sear the retinas of those in oncoming traffic...

Of course that’s true, I’m just saying that with smart financial decisions, what he’s earned so far could pretty easily be enough to last a lifetime for him and his family

Nico is currently worth about $45 million. By investing that money, even at a low 2.5% rate of return, he could earn over $1 million per year. I’d say that’s pretty damn close to never having to worry about money again.

You joke, but you should look up a concept called Dedicated EGR, developed by Southwest Research Institute. Essentially, one cylinder of a 4-cyl engine is run in a way that produces favorable exhaust gas composition for EGR, and all of that cylinder’s exhaust is routed directly back into the intake. Used in…

Cylinder heads with a quartz viewing portal are actually fairly common in the combustion research field

Actually you would. Turbochargers operate based on pressure ratio. If you have a turbo that can produce a pressure ratio of 2.0, then at sea level, the compressor outlet pressure would be 2 atm. At elevation, let say the atmospheric pressure is 0.9 atm. For the same pressure ratio, The compressor outlet pressure would…

Right? Holy piston side-loading Batman!

Yeah that’s what I assumed was the case, that with the wheels at full lock the contact patch becomes the largest. In order to achieve that with the crazy steering geometry, there needs to be a lot of camber when the wheels are straight.

That makes absolutely no sense

I’m no suspension expert, but I wonder if the extreme steering setups make that kind of camber necessary? If the camber becomes more positive as the wheels turn further, it would make sense to set the car up to have excessive camber when the wheels are pointed straight

Not sure what your point is...

For NOx emissions it is generally true that in order to achieve lower emissions, fuel consumption increases. CO2 emissions, on the other hand, have a direct relationship with fuel consumption. The only way to reduce CO2 production (using the same fuel) is by reducing fuel consumption.

Oh man I was about to go off after you suggested this:

Although theoretically, aftertreatment systems could reduce CO2 emissions, what do you suggest it be converted into? Many carbon compounds are either highly toxic, or even more harmful to the environment than CO2. The best way to reduce CO2 emissions, is to use a fuel that inherently does not produce as much CO2 from…

Stealing this from somewhere else, but interesting nonetheless:

What if I told you that Olympic bicycles already use batteries and electric motors? And do it 100% legally! Nearly all competition bikes today have electric gear shifters, and while not quite to the same extent as a motor directly powering the wheels, these devices do still provide an assist that allows the rider to…

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I can acknowledge that most of your points are very reasonable and I would say I generally agree with most of them, but when you say “there is no statistical difference...” it usually helps when you have those statistics to support your claim, not just anecdotal evidence.

Don’t call me son.

You should have challenged it. Radar guns typically have a published accuracy of plus/minus 1 mph.