You just described a less efficient version of the intermodal transport system already in common use.

Based on the video the system looks genius in its simplicity. The assembly lifts have contours in their base that gently lift and lower the panels with a simple mechanism. The panel is a single hinged moving part, yet it can maintain excellent load-bearing capacity and provides a smooth floor finish for other…

They made 450 cars over 10 years. This means, assuming equal work-share, that each of these 18 craftsmen was responsible for producing 2.5 cars per year. In comparison, Honda's Marysville Auto Plant in Ohio can produce 440,000 automobiles per year with 4,300 assembly workers. That's over 100 cars per year per…

The basic premise of a Range Rover is that it is a large, comfortable, and fast vehicle that displays wealth in a reserved yet obvious fashion, with good capabilities off-road. The performance models simply emphasize the former points over the latter one. It's perfect for people like my coworker, who is a British…

Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

His icon is literally a troll face and his name contains two separate instances of the word "Troll". Nice job taking the bait.

What is so special about these tires? They'll perform better than summers but they'll also bog down in the first mud pit they encounter. There's hardly any tread there.

Rick Perry is an idiot, and a perfect example of someone who takes a huge amount of credit for being in the right place at the right time. His time as governor was spent overseeing one of the biggest resource booms in American history and at the time Texas was uniquely positioned to take advantage of the need for…

Attitudes like yours are what is killing Formula 1. The last two years have been nothing but a ridiculous excuse for competition, and this years' cancellation of the German GP proves that Bernie is concerned about nothing except his personal wealth. Either Bernie or F1 will die soon, both cannot coexist.

On the beltway in MD the best spots to go 100 are either going toward the American Legion bridge or going downhill toward Mormon Disneyland. I-270 is easy to go 100 on, it's flat and straight for basically its entire length. I did it many times in my 130 hp Elantra. Also, the I-97 East ramp off of MD32 is a great…

Dude I've gone over 100 on every Interstate in the state. What's more, the first day I got my license I went out on the local highway (which isn't grade separated) late at night and did a hard pull from the stoplight that resulted in me going around twice the speed limit. A marked V8 Charger police car blew past me…

Are you really arguing that pitching baseballs requires the same athleticism as playing basketball? Of course it requires a lifetime dedication to pitching to become an MLB pitcher but the fact that CC Sabathia can be an elite pitcher while weighing 300 pounds proves that it doesn't require a high level of…

I lived in the building Len Bias died in, that was kind of weird. Weirder still is your hate of the Naval Academy, central Annapolis is like one of the 5 nicest places to be in the entire state. Grocery store beer is up to the counties, there are 3 (plus one individual store per chain in Montgomery county) that sell…

European cars used to be taxed based on displacement. This caused the manufacturers to switch to OHC as it allows more power per liter even if the overall engine package is larger. They have all spend decades developing their OHC technology and it is too late to go back at this point. Only just in the past few years…

You should drive US 29 or MD 32 in Maryland, the cloverleafs all have decreasing radius turns with shared merge/exit lanes. If you car has less than 150 hp then you're guaranteed to have frequent close calls, and you'll have one occasionally regardless of your car's capabilities.

Other than the complete lack of merge lanes most of the intersections are very true to life. However, as the CIMs are all perfect drivers that merge perfectly, merge lanes aren't necessary though.

Engineers are perfectly capable of creating variations of Satan's asshole. I-10 West of downtown Houston is literally dozens of Texas U-turn intersections in a row. It would work great if people respected each other as equals, but instead 10% of the population is selfish assholes who ruin traffic, and another 40% of…

Exception numero fucking uno. Just because the dealership will take the path of least resistance doesn't mean the components are any more difficult to repair than they were in years past.

My best performance diesel experience comes from the 335d, and it is an awesome car. It's basically a nose-heavy 335i with 30% more torque. The lack of rpms is a non-factor for commuting, where you'll rarely get up to full revs, but the torque is awesome. I love my 7000 rpm VTEC engine but performance diesel is an…

Just thinking about trying to weld this many members together is driving me insane. That's amazing precision.