It doesn’t appear they are bricking it. They just no longer host the service this thing needs in order to operate. More like 3G phones didn’t get bricked in the US - there just aren’t any cell towers that will communicate with it anymore. I’m sure the main cost was having people to keep that service running and…

The explosion pressure can be as low as 10 - 20 psi. 15 psi over-pressure is the equivalent of a dive 33 feet deep in water.

Most clothing is made from dead plant material, hair shaved from animals, or converted petrochemicals. It’s been a while since metal has made up a notable amount of the outfit; the long bow and gun powder ended that long-time fashion trend.

Those states won’t have this law.

We have driver ed. There is not much to tell people that the number on the sign is the limit. What the US does not have is firm enforcement, which allows 99% of drivers to ignore all the limits, many of the road markings, many traffic signals, most turn signals, and so on. The drivers know they are there, they have no…

If the GPS receiver fails to function the car fails the next inspection.

Gallons per x miles more easily converts to dollars (currency) per x miles (distance.) So a car that uses 5 gallons per 100 miles at $4 per gallon, is easily multiplied to get $20 per 100 miles, which is the direct economic value people pay attention to.

If you are cool the bees will be cool. I expect most of the stings were from bees landing on people and then people swatting or confusing them with a perspiration drip them rather than some crazed attack.

I think the problem is that the demand for pollination exceeds the food supply available for the rest of the year. There’s a massive need for a short period of time for pollination to take place, but there isn’t a massive amount of native plants to support the required population for the remainder of the season.

Male Cicada killers don’t have a stinger, but they bluff. The females drill holes in the ground and, being solitary insects, won’t fight because fighting means no more baby Cicada killers.

The best way to tell is this. Are there 100 of them repeatedly stinging you and more are on the way? Those a wasps. 

How is she supposed to save only herself? That emergency door doesn’t lock from the outside. Open it and go through to save yourself and that remains an open exit for everyone.

Do you know when it is time to replace the fuel pump on a 1962 Ford Falcon? When the windshield wipers stop moving under pedal-to-the-floor acceleration.

Put the car in neutral. That will allow the engine to produce some vacuum to assist the brakes and avoids locking up the steering. 

So, an early warning system that you cannot ignore to replace the water pump? Someone was too clever. 

My parents had a wall mounted dispenser for foil and plastic wrap that was shaped just like that truck. That was in the 1960s, so maybe that’s what Musk remembered.

It was to prevent accidentally shutting off the car while driving and engaging the steering wheel anti-theft locking mechanism. Locking the wheel while driving can be a big nuisance.

Ever chase a rabbit? They go full throttle to escape. There have been many cases where 14-15 year olds on motorcycles do this when cops try to pull them over. The rider crashes, dies, and the parents sue the cops. Big fines don’t matter to rabbits. But a dead rider over something that wasn’t going to kill anyone seems…

Then comes the problem when a rider rabbits and crashes and dies and everyone complains that it was the cops who are responsible for killing the rider. 

Trump gave them all a giant golden egg by reducing corporate taxes. That one time boost made everyone’s numbers look spectacular. Guess what? The investors want to continue that kind of boost, built on top of the tax change; they got a 14% free money bump and they want another 14% growth again and again and again.