Twin rotors means more complexity and more weight. Chinook hauls a lot of shit so it is justified. I’m totally making this up as I go but an attack helicopter would be less maneuverable and more expensive to operate and would essentially function as a big bad aerial attack platform which may or may not be useful to…

All these weapons were built on government contracts, with the US as the primary customer. I understand the frustration of dumping tax payer dollars into this but the biggest cost is people’s salaries, there are a lot of jobs tied into this.

Educate me please. Shi’ites seem to be the more moderate of the two, at least in all the countries where shit it royally fucked right now, but problem arises because Iran is Shi’ite? And then at the same time they both still hate Israel? What exactly is KSA’s stance on Israel and vice versa. Bibi must be pretty pissed…

Not disagreeing but what are the strings attached with the THAAD system? My understanding is it is strictly defensive and I don’t see it ending up in the wrong hands like I’m sure a lot of other things do. Are you worried they will try to reverse engineer it?

How is this going to play out with oil production. Pretty sure we still want them to lower production, meanwhile their oil money is what is paying for this. I want to know the big picture of the negotiations.

So are they going to fight terrorism or add any stability to the region with this or just indiscriminately bomb the shit out of parts of Yemen?

It’s so much less orderly compared to other European countries, feels more spirited and alive, complete opposite of my dreary daily commute filled with lethargic drivers and people on cell phones

McLaren is cool an all but did you get to drive any of these common cars? What was that like? My only car experience was getting shuttled to and from the Rome airport in a van by a feisty Italian guy. The van was a stick shift and the dude absolutely hauled ass. I’m talking hauling ass by American standards, was…

My bet is they would be much more astounded by the number of trucks and the size of those trucks. US has so much open space, the roads are big enough to land small planes, that’s why these quirky little cars never became part of our car culture. That was my automotive culture shock when I moved here as a kid.

I always wondered, why is the driver side on the left when we drive on the right. In addition to being less convenient in terms of parking by a curb it seems like overlap impact is generally much more dangerous.

Don’t feel too bad, I really wanted a celica when I was in highschool, I think you did alright

Honestly it’s because it’s electronic and not mechanical. It has two settings, the first being it only blinks like 3 times which isn’t enough. The second setting is if you push it past a little notch it will blink for ever or until you take a big enough turn. Problem is, because the switch is not mechanical the stalk…

Speaking of efficiency, it helps to think about what tools you will need ahead of time and get them out and organized instead of digging through the tool box every 5 minutes. I might have learned that from Lego first but it applies

I haven’t gotten much older but did get a little bit wiser. Wear eye protection all the time. Not that I do anything that would take an eye out but I got tired of crud falling in my eyes when I’m under the car.

Well... literally not burning a lot of that diesel

How does it stack up to LiPo in terms of weight, energy storage, power output, and degeneration from charge cycles?

Yes and no. People will drive what feels natural to a particular road. I often see people going below speed limit on narrow urban streets with cars parked on the side.

Gears. If it becomes a big enough issue their trade studies will make them gear the cars

EVs can go ahead and get gears for driving highway speeds, going way slower is not a part of technological advancement in my book.

Between 55 and 68 you might actually have more efficient aerodynamics because the higher Reynolds number flow streamlines are missing your tailgate.