Professional aircraft engineer here. My problem with this device is it's ability to damage the seat assembly. The seat back is normally prohibited from reclining by a "hydrolock". It's a small hydraulic cylinder in a closed loop. When you press the button on the armrest to recline, it opens the bypass and lets…

The FAA already has rules and regulations in place for commercial space travel. Regulations for the construction of reusable space vehicles, certs for launch/recovery centers, etc.
http://www.faa.gov/regulations_po…

I don't think the people there know what a Windigo is...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo

Look through all the comments. You are in the victim blaming minority.

It doesn't matter if she said NO before being asked. Someone asked, and she said NO. That is clearly not consentual at that point, and has passed into rape.

FFS! There was a NO. It doesn't matter whether it referenced the act of sex, or the fact that it was happening in public. It doesn't matter if she had kissed him or if she followed him under her own power. There was a NO. That makes it NON-consentual. This is a rare case where the NO was actually captured on…

Seriously? You're going to pretend like it's not that big of a deal is a man spits on a woman in public just for not giving in to his advances? That's bullshit. There is no context or excuse that makes that acceptable. If you have to defend the spitter in order to maintain your argument about this concert story,…

I really like the 5 as well. I've driven them a few times in the last couple of years. THe only thing that keeps me from owning one is the fact that I can't get the driver's seat far enough away from the pedals. The seat track just doesn't go back far enough for me. Granted, I also find the Honda Goldwing to be…

There is no way to get "consumer-grade" hardware on a commercial plane. It cannot happen with the way the FAA manages CFR 14 (Federal Aviation Regulations). Even simple items have to go through a rigorous, time consuming, and expensive certification process (ongoing, not just once). For example, the equivalent of an…

A friend used to have a Buick Park Ave where the horn would honk continuously if the steering wheel was tilted up. We would sit at traffic lights, horn blaring, and act like nothing was going on. Hilarious to us in high school.

"they are usually sanitary". I like those odds.

Two of the three fuselages were destined for Southwest Airlines. Due to different customer configurations, there is little possibility of shuffling line positions to make up for the loss. Basically they have to build two new fuselages, which will delay the delivery schedule by a couple of months.

Agreed. In many foreign markets, you can still buy a new small truck with manual steering. A tiny light car like this doesn't need it. A good manual rack is light, has excellent fingertip feedback, basically bulletproof, cheap, etc. SO many pros, not many cons in this situation.

Same goes for airplanes. It is extremely rare to find a black or dark airplane because a black plane sitting on a black tarmac in PHX on a 114F day is going to be basically impossible to keep comfortable even with ground air or APU power (which consumes expensive fuel).
The famous planes that are black (SR71, F-117,…

Oh, where to start.

My brother and I had the classic SS50s and maybe an SS100 or two. Am I the only one that would take the tank underwater to refill it, put my mouth above the bubble stream to try to breath underwater, but then accidentally let go of the tank, sending the hard plastic inlet shooting right into my teeth? I can't…

I used to work with a guy (maybe 50 years old) who always bought Dodge trucks (a few years ago). His dad used to work at a Dodge component supplier and he felt that he "owed" it to Dodge to buy their trucks, regardless of problems, price, etc. Some people are not rational buyers and will cut off their own nose to…

Exactly. If you drive away in a car, the dealer has made money off of you. They will not ever make a deal where they lose money. All you accomplish with haggling is how much profit they make off of you.

+1 for Carmax.