Agreed. I liked the episode overall, but man, that deer was bad. At first, I thought it was some sort of mutant or star wars creature and was really confused.

Thinking that extraterrestrial civilizations would want anything to do with us in our current socio-political state is beyond absurd.

This is the correct way to use dude, dude.

Damn right. I grew up in the 80s in California. I shall forever claim “Dude” as my birthright.

Doubtful. Zaidi will want his guy. My bet is on Bam Bam Muelens or on someone Zaidi has worked with in the past.

These guys are doing it in just a few months:

But they did... bringing the costs down as far as they have (with the potential to bring it down even more) is pretty revolutionary.

The character in the book is 108 years old, though. Everyone wrinkles by then.

The human body is ill-equipped to process meat.

I’m pretty sure after watching the video that Garrett was mocking Schwarber here. Schwarber yells at him to get back to his dugout and Garrett runs like he’s scared to make fun of Schwarber for yelling at him. Basically, “malicious compliance” — do exactly what you are told in the most obvious way possible to expose…

Why not? We know the trimotor drivetrain is intended to be sold. Add on some tires, flares, and a gurney flap and you are there. I could see Tesla selling a limited run of “Nurburgring Record” editions that match this layout.

The Porsche is a pre-production model that was literally wearing camouflage when it set the record. I view it the same way as I view the Tesla — as a prototype for a car that will go on sale sometime in the near future.

To be fair though, the Taycan is also a pre-production vehicle that hasn’t been sold to the public either. Until Tesla and Porsche sell a version to the public, its up for grabs as far as Ring records go.

This is a good point. Robb’s starting point was an assumption that Musk just decided to start this attempt only after Porsche had set a lap time. However, there is no real evidence for that.

On the other hand, a willingness to take risks and prioritize results over process seems to have resulted in Tesla having electric vehicles that are years ahead of their competitors currently.

Robb’s basic thesis was summed up in this line: “Setting lap records is not something you can just do at the drop of a hat, especially at the Nürburgring.”

Robb: “Setting lap records is not something you can just do at the drop of a hat, especially at the Nürburgring.”

If they are truly running a 7:23, then they would not only have blown Porsche out of the water for four-door electrics, but they’d also be damn close to being the fastest sedan around the ring, period.

If these are true, then the Tesla is just a touch off of the times the Ferrari 488 GTB ran. Pretty astonishing.

I know this problem.