It seems that the Soviets took Clarke's work to heart and the Russians have taken his advice since then.

And scarcely any use of light materials. While the F150 uses 1 ton of aluminum, it seems that the Mustang is going to use the left over cast iron from the truck. And then they dare call it a sports car...

Why did I come to look at the picture? Why today, when I swatted a giant nickel-sized spider on the driver-side window sill when driving to work, after over a week being crept out at the silk threads on the windshield? Is this a form of warning by my arachnoid foes?

Truck of death: if it doesn't kill you on a gentle curve, it kills you with a tire blow out.

How many shots? :-)

Stupid Detroiters or Atlantians or Pittsburghers or Philadelphians... They're just a bunch of corrupt animals in a city with no direction and a failed economy.

Apparently I learned something new about myself watching this: I'd rather be knifed or shot than hammered.

And... the truck can still move with only one tire in the dually.

Commercial structures with steel beams supporting open spaces are an order of magnitude more expensive than several columns supporting the same structure. Regardless, factor the cost of such structures in the price of each kWh and you'll figure out that burning unicorn oil is cheaper and possibly friendlier to the…

Even in the long winter nights with a blizzard? Brilliant? Not!

How much do you think that each of those beams cost? My guess, based on commercial buildings, is upwards of half a million each. 😝

In Switzerland there have been hundreds of miles of solar panels installed along major roads atop the guardrails for about a decade in order to power small villages by the roads. It's just otherwise wasted real estate and the panels don't take the beating from tires all day long, except when a car crashes on them.…

The end of scale on this pressure gauge is too large for automotive tires. One can hardly tell 31 from 34PSI with any decent accuracy on it. Rather, invest in a proper inflator with digital readout and auto-shutoff: http://thd.co/1mA3TFp

9.) Spare tires

The smugness of Prius drivers, the entitlement of techies and the general apathy of millennials all in one convenient little autonomous package. Could you imagine having a friend, or worse a family member who is an early adopter? They would insist that they should 'drive' everywhere and would get all defensive if you…

It brings up some sweet memories...

Could you imagine going a decade believing you were at fault for a crash that killed your loved one? Candice Anderson thought it was her fault her Saturn Ion crashed and killed her boyfriend in 2004, until she found out last week her car was linked that ignition fault we keep hearing about from…

As American as trailer parks!

If the tires were made of wool and the track of glass, then Tyson would be right, at 165MPH the centrifugal force would be higher than the centripetal force and launch the car out. However, just like a car stopped at the embankment doesn't slide to the bottom, the friction between the rubber tires and the asphalt…

Indeed, a flashy Rolls was fitting to Gastby, since it was the car of choice of the nouveaux riches, unlike the Duesenberg, an understatement.