We can see that the teams are hawking medications. If they are hocking them up, thankfully that is off camera.

One word on your list is not “meaningless” and that is Organic. The meaning of organic food in the US is codified in a detailed law, and has quite the regulatory structure assuring that the meaning is upheld https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/prog…

And if something significant does happen, and the hospital bills you six figures?

Mud season?

Does the Rolls Royce hood ornament on my beetle count as a badge?

A small trailer is great for dirty, heavy or tall stuff. My little hatch hauls one , and I’m saved the pain and expense of a pickup.

The programs do not earn serious money. Most big-time athletics programs are money-losing status symbols for influential business people and politicians.

The free parking at UCLA is a huge incentive. I sure used it when I was there.

I live on a popular motorcycling road. All of the motorcyclists are over 40, so they must make up most of the fatalities.

Deux Chevaux!

Filing this item under TrailBlazer (and for Jalopnik’s occasional interest in street racing).

“...if you’re smart” is the caveat that makes the argument irrelevant to American roads.

Cane juice is a natural flavoring. And it contains only sugar.

Bolo?

If I had to guess, I'd say the Lego car was able to out-accellerate the Porsche because of less mechanical rolling resistance and air resistance, due to its much smaller frontal area. Maybe I'm wrong? Any physics-types want to chime in?

With 360 KW of electric motor at full acceleration, the 9 KWh battery should last for 90 seconds. Good thing it reaches top speed in less than that.

It is not the 99% that they are trying to impress with their Veyron.

And the Theory of Gravity also@

The winter reality is dark, but not that dark. Headlight/running lights are not only used but required. Plus, people do have electric lights indoors. Also, some of the people are blond. Definitely some interesting choices.