How is it that your Skyline story had a very rare coincidence of the appraiser being familiar with the rare care? Okay, I can accept that. But, then I discover that your Hummer story ALSO mysteriously had TWO appraisers who’d driven Hummers in the military.

Yep. I think about Speed Racer and that cool drone all the time.

Why do people still act as though black people need special treatment — as if they’re not capable of greatness without someone “letting them in”? I totally agree with Damon on this. Make your hiring decisions with color blinds on. No one should be hired because their black nor because they’re white.

Wait, how many skate parks have magnets in the ground? Was this park created just for the hoverboard?

Fine, but why does the government have to make the decision for us? People die of all kinds of things. Base jumping; ulta lights; scuba; and on and on. Should the government force ALL of our decisions because it thinks something is dangerous?

No road/path has people/bikes/cars on it 100% of the time. So, efficiency still matters when there are no shadows.

I said the concept, not the implementation. So, if the road were able to absorb enough light to output decent electricity and if the materials became strong enough, that would be super cool.

I got here from the Gizmodo site. I hadn’t realized I’d jumped to jalopnik. This doesn’t appear to be a place for friendly discussion. Just name calling and belittling. Not for me. I’m out.

I reject your analogy. The CONCEPT of a solar road (if not the implementation) is appealing. And, if these early failure lead to a future one that works, that’s pretty cool.

I absolutely accept I know very little about this. I still don’t like the blanket way the article blasts innovation for not being perfect on the first go.

And, you know this how? The Wright brothers had a TON of failures before finding something that worked.

We’re all lucky this site/author was not around during the time of the Wright Brothers!

You have no idea if he's helping people or how many. You can't make that determination just based on how much he spent on a house.

You gotta think of it as a percentage of income or net worth. His 70 million dollar house is probably more frugal than a typical, middle class family who buys a $250,000 house.

(sigh) I hate it when people blame rich people for their own woes.