War memorials are supposed to be sombre sites. Burnouts at the Vietnam wall? Hell no.

I’d argue that the zero computers part is not strictly true.

What makes the Carrera so much better?

Nicely done.

“Really, my biggest single beef is with the Reavers. We are expected to simultaneously believe that they are uncontrollable, subhuman, rapey, cannibals, who at the same time can maintain and operate the spacecraft”

It was not a financial success, as you say. If you guage success by number of times viewed (if you could), I’d bet the number is crazy and would be in the ‘successful’ range. If you guage success by the audience reception then it’s clear that a ton of people really, really like Serenity. To my eyes that is surely…

Had forgotten about those. I remember seeing one on TV for the first time and being stunned/confused/amazed. They kicked ass. Giant Volvo brick wagons. Very stange indeed.

“Hyundai Accent WRC”

Easy...

Fully. The pre steroid version (the one we all know and love) is drop dead gorgeous.

The latter. Simply put, bombs are heavy as shit so need lots of wing area.

The cold war is over, we won. The soviet union fell to pieces trying to compete. Putin obviously wants to blow some shit up, for dealing with that I think ‘stockpiling’ conventional weapons is a grand idea.

Ain’t nothing cold about invasion, son.

That’s the North Atlantic in this video. Small ocean, but can be very mean. I heard somewhere that Iceland has the most consistant 30ft+ surf on the planet. Wouldn’t doubt it. Biggest wave ever *recorded* is in the Atlantic, roughly 100ft. The Gulf Stream puts a lot of warm water right into a lot of cold water, which…

Intense is right. Plowing over swells with throttles on full feeling like you’re not making headway but actually being pushed backwards does get the heart pumping...

Find a ferry that runs in the winter, wait for a storm that’s big but won’t make them stop running, and it can be pretty great. It can also suck like nothing else on earth. Of the “promise to the lord to never do ‘x’ again if you please make it stop” type sucking. Won’t be like the video above, but still amazing with…

Even if that tug couldn’t move it very far (I bet it could), keeping the carrier from going broadside into the swell would probably be the biggest issue. As long as its pointed into the wind and into the swell things should be okay. If the carrier gets sideways (broadside) to the swell it can start to rock, and that…

Yes, you’re doing it wrong. If you are drinking to get drunk, there’s a problem. However, enjoying a fine lager, ale, single malt, or your personal preference is a thing of beauty.

As a cool wooden tribute to a beautiful car, I can dig it. But, as a $20,000 1:1 model? Have to vote nope.

No, really. The ‘emergency’ that it is meant for is a brake failure. If the pedal goes to the floor, then you pull the handle. Pulling the handle in a car with a properly working brake system is for fun only.