ORMA 60 trimaran. Insanely fast, designed for offshore solo sailing, may only slightly try to kill you every time you blink. Dirt cheap at €260,000, too.

She was so close to perfect, and then they went and stuck a giant phallic radar mast on her bow...

I'll raise you a Jaguar XF...

How about this one? Ballsy/stupid, but priceless for the commentary alone.

My all time favorite.

How about a C-17 semi-prepared runway takeoff in Afghanistan?

For the 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation, a lot of resprays went old school. There were definitely some lookers:

Not taking sides, but LeSaffre seemed to think that he wasn't at fault, which might justify the gesture in his mind:

Yep, Discovery showing again just how innovative it really is.

On Shuttle 1.01 - Shuttle 1.02 "Ptichka" (man-rated, 97% complete) is still sitting quite happily at Baikonur!

I'd agree with you on that point, and I do think the current batch of drivers don't really have the same restraint that competing in the early 00's and before would have given.

Two points:

Wow, that was a brainfart. Fuji it is.

One of the best all-out rain battles I can remember: Massa v Kubica, last few corners of Suzuka 2007. No quarter given, none asked.

You obviously haven't seen the rides of choice for Texan frat boys - spotless lifted F-250s that have never seen a splash of mud in their life.

If it helps, I went to see the 3D version due to lack of convenient 2D showtimes. Apart from the opening credits and a few waterdrop slo-mo sequences, it's almost unnoticeable, to the point where I wonder why they pushed the 3D aspect so hard in the first place.

Seriously? No chance of a spoiler alert? God damnit, Patrick, poor form.

Being sold to the public? And you really think that they're black? *knowingly smiles*

No, but walking upright did make quite a bit of a difference to how everything had to fit together.

"and that wide hips should infer a biomechanical disadvantage for women, as compared to men — which it does not. "