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The Swastika was originally a Sanskrit symbol with positive connotations of some sort. The Nazis adopted it and gave it a bad rap. The banner is promoting proswastika.org, which is a website explaining the true/original meaning and usages of swastikas.

Fair enough. I suppose planes don't really have crumple zones.

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Yes, I'm aware of that. And I'm not surprised that the back of the plane was such a mess. And I'm not saying that it was a gentle landing. I am saying that the seats and seat mounting system are designed for the seats to stay put in a crash, and they don't seem to have done that very well in this situation.

But if the seats end up all jumbled around, like in these photos, that won't work. The seat numbers are usually marked on the overhead compartments.

Technically, I suppose. But the pilot kept the plane under control, landed/crashed where he intended to, and kept everyone safe. So I'd call it borderline.

I'm a little discouraged by how much the seats got jumbled around. As plane crashes go, this one seemed relatively gentle.

Landing in the Hudson River:

I don't quite follow why it would be necessary to go 4000 mph to get from San Fran to LA in 30 minutes.

I think they are, actually.

The diesel engine they describe is actually a gasoline engine.

I think there was a Chinese news site that wrote an article about The Onion naming Kim Jong Il (un?) as Sexiest Man Alive, or something like that.

Top Gear Presenter, or other auto journalist

Can someone send me a link or screengrab of those concentric donut marks? I'm looking on google earth, but not finding any.

Similar performance, similar size— though another commentator has just told me that the paceman is actually a good deal bigger than the GTI, so maybe I'm wrong on this front.

Question: Why would anybody buy this instead of a GTI? Performance should be pretty similar, GTI looks way nicer inside and out, and starts at $25k or so.

I understand being pissed about those things. Fun Fact: the rules for sidewalk cycling are simple: It's pretty much always illegal to ride a bike on the sidewalk under any circumstances.

In the world of motor vehicles, stalling actually refers to the engine stopping at an inopportune moment. Usually associated with drivers of manual transmission vehicles (motorcycles included) releasing the clutch too quickly/not giving the engine enough gas when starting. Pretty much impossible to do when traveling…

This was on Jalopnik last night. What the hell did the motorcyclist think was going to happen when he pulls right in front of a car and slams his brakes?