I’d vote for the 1991 BMW 3 series 1.8l 4. That little motor was so much fun, and in a two-door was almost as good a car as the M3. Not as powerful, but on a nice road where balance matters those cars could fly.

I know, this is a late replay, but the Duc Diavel has the sprocket outside the swingarm, not between the swingarm and the wheel.

You can know basic car control and still get in over your head on that track quickly. Like the guy was saying, there are bumps that you can’t see, and if you are braking too late and go over one of those it will quickly unsettle the car - ie toss the car - right off the track. There many are other tracks with similar…

Since this bike is NOT for street use, then the gentleman’s agreement doesn’t stand... That agreement was for road-going vehicles (like the H2, not the H2R), and was technically only between automobile manufacturers... :D

My guess is that this is a turning point for Theon’s character, and that this scene was more about the effect it had on Theon that what it does to Sansa’s character. I suspect that very soon Sansa will be the one controlling Theon’s puppet strings, much to the disappointment and detriment of Ramsey...

My take - this will be “the thing” that turns Theon back towards the light, and from here (or soon) will back up anything Sansa asks of him. It’s unfortunate that the writer(s) found this to be a necessary part of the plot, though.

If you are looking for a rooftop tent, don’t forget that Bigfoot is right here in Huntington Beach just south of LA... my wife and I bought a cheap ‘93 Navajo and added a used Bigfoot tent as an emergency vehicle and occasional camper... Total cost so far just over $2k.

OMG, this gif just cracked me up beyond measure. Thank you!

Additional note for Windows, and the old adage “restart three times” - there really is a reason. Windows stores some of the operating instructions in a special cache that carries over through a “cold restart” (full shutdown and reboot), which it keeps for several sessions. Restarting once reloads some of this cache.…

So, what bottle of The Balvenie is that? Portwood or Caribbean Cask?

If I'm not mistaken, you have to knock out the base of the brain (hypothalamus) for instant death, that's where all the autonomous functions are. But yeah, pretty brutal.

This is an excellent illustration of why you should never ride/drive faster than you can see when on public roads...

I'm almost sure that the fact he was susceptible to seizures was on his disclosure forms when he signed up for the school. I have no idea if he "passed" or not, but likely not, and was probably grounded after this jump. Sad for him.

Just lift and scandinavian flick it. Mazda Protege, Seattle, winter of '95. Mine was the only "car" rolling in Seattle... Over 6" dumped the night before, and I took friends home to the top of Queen Anne hill, with just all weather tires. Good times! Even stopped to help another snow-bound 4x4 get loose...

Re: traffic cams. Most of them get the front for an image of the driver, and the back for the vehicle identification...
The biggest reason states want to keep front plates is as a reflective target for LiDAR speed enforcement.

How about a green glowing orb that melts you and turns your daughter into a space goddess warrior princess?

Since they can tell from tire marks that the car was fishtailing ie "lost control to the right, then to the left" (attempted drifting, probably) they can get a good idea as to how the car was being driven. A normal, sane person would not leave long black streaks on the pavement just prior to hitting a tree...

That's called bringing a machine gun to a knife fight...

I knew about #'s 9, 4 and 1. The rest were news to me.

Oh yeah, and Neil Stephenson's works as well. Snow Crash was one of my favorites.
Finally, the SciFi work by CS Friedman is spectacular.