IIRC up to a certain speed propellers are more efficient, then from there up to just under sonic speeds high-bypass turbofans are most efficient (and the bigger the more efficent) but if you want to cross the sound barrier you’re pretty much stuck with pure turbojets or low-bypass turbofans.  I don’t know if reheat…

a hole in the water into which you throw money.  A “free boat” is never a good deal.

boats are fulfilling for the first year of ownership.  subsequent years show you what the real definition of “boat” is. 

Daihatsu Ustahiad

far more people work at car companies than executives and factory workers.

Plenty of “Fuck California” people out there.

Michigan in general, is about the furthest fucking thing from California much less Silicon Valley

Sounds like someone in the Chinese government is a Douglas Adams fan:

The story was that the “Futura” name was slated to come back in 2006, but Pep Boys was using that for their store brand of tires, and as such Ford was deemed to have abandoned the trademark. Thus we got the Fusion instead. 

the chicken sandwich sets its sights on killing fries

hard seltzer is usually unsweetened. it’s flavored sparkling water with a shot of booze.

when I saw the headline I thought “sorbet would make more sense,” and lo and behold it seems to be the case.  

pizza without meat, which is technically possible, I swear

to clarify, city chicken doesn’t mean “pork.”  it means “cubes of pork (and maybe veal) skewered, breaded, and fried/baked until crispy.”  kind of like a mock chicken drumstick.

I was hoping to hear more, since I live in Detroit and never heard that we were famous for rib kebabs. you find souvlaki (Greek) and shish tawook/shish kafta (Lebanese) everywhere.

you can see the comments now on any slide, instead of only the last one.  I’ll take that as a minor win. 

none of it? Seriously? good lord, you must be like my dad.

funny how much overlap there is between “people who think masks are ‘living in fear’” and “people who insist they need to carry a concealed weapon.”

Welcome to the traditional Accord/Camry owner.  Every 2-3 years. Biggest decision they make is saying “ok, I’ll take a gray one this time.”

That’s a nice red.  Looks good on the car, though the grille is still unfortunate.