Seriously though. Every public mass transit vehicle I’ve ever been on had a way to remove or open the windows by hand in the event of an emergency, that was clearly marked and illustrated. There’s a couple of reasons I know this. I actually READ safety/emergency info when I see it, and I tend to be thinking about…

I like snakes. It would be disappointing that it was dead.

Huh. On my planet, mass transit land vehicles are required to have them by law. But I could see that being a problem with electrified tracks, yeah. I guess I’d just have to shoot my way out, since I’m not a ninny east coast lib, and always carry :)

Yeah me too. I’m sure those trains have emergency release windows. I’m outta here, suckas! I don’t do the helpless sheep thing real well.

There is an AMAZING amount of sensory capability both above and below the water around these carrier groups. You aren’t getting within 25 miles without being identified and challenged, then a whole other set of defensive weaponry from escorting vessels takes care of the problem. And if you were lucky enough to somehow…

I’m sure they’ll get sued for it, somehow.

His dad will have him back in UAE or Saudi before he ever sees a courtroom.

One thing to keep in mind (especially on chassis parts) is that the big-name, premium parts manufacturers (like Moog) are doing a lot of things behind the scenes that your “good enough” supposedly OEM quality part manufacturer does not. Moog, for example, uses the phrase “Problem Solver” on their packaging, and they…

I am NOT a car designer. But I do seem to be a lotta peoples’ “go-to” guy for questions they have about cars, and one I get a lot is “Why do they all look so much alike anymore?”

You’d be surprised, apparently...I’ve seen some that were seriously choice cars with all the work done correctly, for stability and reasonable geometry and run like a bat outta hades....

Yeah the box Caprices from the 70's are big with the urban crowd, donk culture, etc....but to have one of these babies in this condition? That would be EPIC, yo. That car is not worth that to me, but I can see where it very well could be to someone with a lean towards that side of the custom culture. so NP, actually.…

I can buy C4's in good shape all day long for less, without the sketchy Autozone past. Bleh

Back side of the Captain’s seat, yellow box marked “Structural Repair Kit”

I had to think about that too, had the same thought that a modern aircraft can land itself (at properly equipped airports in good flight conditions) while the pilot sits with his hands in his lap, if they want to....which makes me feel that this is more about the physical dexterity to actually do it, and be able to…

Cracked me up...made me remember once when my wife and the kids and I went to Red Lobster and there was a Russian guy (by the few Russian words I recognize) eating alone at the next table. He was having a REALLY loud cell phone conversation while shoving food in his face like a farm animal....and then he started…

Nuke it from orbit.

Interesting stuff. Yes, I noticed the correlation to aircraft inspection/failure analysis procedures too. Long time ago I read a really good book about the development of the 426 Hemi. Back then, weight and coatings were not factors. They took “green” engines straight from assembly, ran them full-out on dynos until…

Right? I have a friend who drives trucks (flatbed) and he got drilled like this while SITTING PARKED IN A HOME DEPOT LOT...with his lights on, and red/white reflective tape the entire length of the trailer...the woman said she DID NOT SEE THE TRAILER. Huh. Maybe...you might...look up from that phone every I dunno...15…

I traded a 2000 E-350 XLT 15 passenger for a ‘99 GMC Safari Level 1 conversion and the (GMC) dealership tried to say days later that there was a $600 error in trade allowance and I needed to come back in. I told them I had signed copies of all the paperwork and the deal was closed, far as I was concerned. Never heard…

Have never gone very far distance-wise to get a car...but I have done some strange things...like ride a bus across town carrying a battery and small tool box so I could hopefully get some POS to start and run long enough to have a ride home...and along with that goes secondary surprises like no brakes or a clutch…