It's similar to how wheels can appear to be stationary or even rolling backwards when filmed. Its random because they have different, and not precise, frame rates.

1969 ZL 1 Corvette. All aluminum version of the legendary L-88 427 big block. It was developed and used for Can-Am. Estimated 550- 600 hp... in 1969 from the factory, but "rated" at only 430 hp. The rumor is that it did make 430 hp, at the RPM they rated it at, but obviously much more at higher revs. Never advertised…

What about more details in regards to the plastic itself? The softer urethane of most bumper covers would not crack as extensively as that appears to have (it usually "unzips" or splits, but that looks like it shattered and they put it back together like a puzzle), but since the victim was hit hard enough to kill him…

A former "friend" constantly bragged about every possible part of his life he could, even though he couldn't back up 10% of it. He had/has (don't know anymore, he may have blown it up by now) a bone stock, except for 32" tires, '95 Dodge Ram regular cab, short bed, 4x4, NO posi or locker of any kind, with the 318 ci.…

Someone started a thread on r/Justrolledintotheshop asking what the most interesting thing people have found in cars at their shop and a disturbingly large proportion of the responses are sex toy related. I wish the responses included a location, but I'm sure we can just make our own assumptions.

Yeah, they should count for negative Electoral College votes so when a candidate wins Floriduh, they lose points.

"I got this."

These types of mistakes always baffle me; the T and W are not next to each other on the keyboard, so how does someone mistype it? I wouldn't think they even have autocorrect on whatever program they use for those graphics, so that's probably out too. So, Freudian slip or intentional?

I heard that was staged, but I may be remembering a different one; it was ages ago. But if it wasn't staged, well... FUCKING BITCH, and FUCKING SPOILED RICH PEOPLE.

While this is possible in their particular case, all they needed to do was go with a different insurance provider. It's not like there isn't any willing to insure race tracks for amateur events. Besides, in most, if not all cases, the event organizers provide the insurance, not the facility owners/managers. But their…

That would/should have been handled when the city/county gave them their permits to build the facility. Race tracks are known noise makers, solutions and agreements for noise are made during the early negotiation process between developers and officials along with the myriad other issues that have to be dealt with.

No Ben, you are the troll, looking for page hits. I could explain why you are wrong (I actually did, but my computer crashed and I lost it, just as I was finishing), but I've had enough of trying to teach closed minded, biased, inexperienced, and uneducated (on the topic at hand) people the real story. I have done the…

Boy did you call it. Not ten minuets after replying to you, Ben jumped on the Gawker Bandwagon.

Wouldn't that be novel.

The military has approximately 2.6 million members, including reserves (about .9). There is approximately 312 million civilians. During the civil war, the South had much better leadership then the North, but were out numbered by something like 3:1. Civilians verses military/government today is better than 100:1; at…

Yeah, the Gawker empire has been doing this for a while now. I remember when Jalopnik was only cars, and the occasional non-car but still mechanical story. Now we see stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with anything mechanical. I usually just skip it and don't care, unless it has something to do with another one…

It has begun!!! The Mayans were right!!!

That was awesome. So was the Bob Lutz story.

Yeah, I figured it was something along those lines. I don't actually come to Deadspin much; usually only when there's a Jalopnik cross post or something significant about the admittedly narrow scope of non-car sports I follow. But I do usually scroll down to see the headlines of the other sites and this obviously…

What the fuck does this have to do with sports? You could have at least just put this on the Gawker main site. But keep living in your dream world where the 2nd doesn't matter. Without it, there's nothing to protect the rest. And while you're in your dream world where you don't need the second, say hello to Stalin,…