As a ‘70 Barracuda owner, I say that you don’t even have to have a Hellcat motor to get yourself in trouble. Using even a gently massaged B-block in an improper manner can get you into trouble. I’d even say a stock B-block in inexperienced hands is enough. It’s not that they’re dangerous engines, a street Wedge is…

I would note that if such requirements came down to law, then even new cars would have to be built to such standards as well as virtually all new cars do not have 5 point harnesses, roll cages, HANS systems, fire management, external kill switches, etc. etc. TBH, I’d love to have some of that stuff but really most of…

Except the top collapsed. Whether or not a 5 point would have kept them locked in place and the car rolling over would or would not have crushed them is hard to say. If they were wearing their 2 points, they probably would’ve been thrown about but not necessarily fixed in place which could’ve made it fatal. As it is,…

It’s questionable that they offered one since it looks like the car was built first and then he bought it. So the interior seems to have be completed before an “option” of roll cage could’ve even been designed.

That’s right. It’s what I have in my plain-jane Barracuda.

It’s kind of bs to say that it’s unusual for a car with a big motor to not have a 5 point harness or roll cage. In fact, it’s a pretty good bet that half of cars modified in this manner won’t have any of that. Plenty of people are all about HP and safety stuff is secondary. Even a plain-jane restored machine won’t…

Generally, no. A flight with heavy turbulence/weather, yes, especially if everyone is relieved and happy to be on the ground. But I generally prefer to walk past the pilots and give them a ‘nice job, thanks’ when I can. When they really grease the landings in and it’s super smooth, they definitely deserve a tip of the…

Not really crackie, but definitely dopey. The V6 Turbo doesn’t work for me, nor the auto. The seats aren’t good either and the instrument panel is meh. If it had a 289/302 that’d be ok with a proper 5/6 speed. But by then the price would jack up another 15k or so. Plus, I really prefer the hardtop look. Dopey.

Nice.

What we really need is cheap anti-drone technology and some decent privacy laws to prevent public drone usage in non-approved areas. I’ve seen a number of drones in my neighborhood which were used by unknown people to surveil homes up and down the street. Maybe they were realtors or associated with realtors but the…

All built around the tournament system?

It’s not so much wealth in and of itself. It’s being surrounded by the trappings of it. Having seen how this works in private schools, it turns out it’s not that wealth alone provides the opportunity, means, and motivation to take advantage of the system. One thing that has always been interesting to see is how…

My b-i-l had grandparents in the upper-midwest who regularly consumed a half-dozen eggs, a steak, and an oatmeal bowl for breakfast at 4:30 before they went to chores on the farm...so no real limits except for your cholesterol level.

Ok, well said. See? You make some good points. In my neck of the woods, California, we have some bastions of extreme leftism though, especially in San Francisco. While in the scheme of things, they may be regarded as ”fringe”, they do have an effect just as preppers have an effect. In that regard, you are quite right…

Hmmm, well, to be clear, I don’t associate anti-intellectualism as solely a function of the ‘left’ any more than I associate anti-intellectualism as solely a function of the ‘right’. Both extremes share the aversion to knowledge at some point or another. However, when someone brings up a faction, in this case, the…

Slight crossover, I’ve always wanted to hear someone do the ‘plethora of pinatas’ scene with Ricardo Montalbans voice and intonation. For instance, if ElGuapo was done with Montalbans Soft Corinthian Leather Cordoba voice and then Jefes’ voice as Khan Noonien Singh. Someday someone who can do both......

Alas, you have miscontrued my comment as an attack on “western” academics. At no point, did I say that all western academics (or eastern) for that matter are communist. Your defensive reaction is most unfortunate; whether or not a discussion could be fruitful is almost beside the point. What is an interesting note is…

I’m sorry but we really have to not just call out the Orange Glower only; he really only exists this way because there’s an army of lame-Os surrounding him. What’s the name of this clown holding this stupid graphic? Who are his bosses? Who touched that graphic before him? And who told Orange Trollius that it’d be…

The problem isn’t so much the type you’re describing; the problem is those who are intellectuals but cannot possible account for the failure of communism and its’ inherent anti-”intellectualism”. Those in academics are continuously acting as apologists for their brethren when they misbehave. It’s extremely difficult…

Take a look at Cambodias Tuol Sleng Museum; it’s a perfect example of how communists go too far when trying to achieve their idea of perfection.