A few of that type of adventure show made their way over to Canada when I was a kid, so that pushes the right nostalgia buttons for me.

That sounds fantastic. There really needs to more events like that.

This.  The tribalism needs to die, and it can’t happen fast enough.

Even more interesting that the comic came out 10 years before the missile.

I know, you let yourself get swayed by a bunch of traitors and malcontents, but that was ages ago.  All is forgiven :)

I never saw the strip, but I remember the collections well. As a kid, I bought one through Scholastic Book Services (anyone remember them?), and spent many hours doodling the cars in that book.

In total agreement with you there.

Some sixties vintage personal luxury cruiser, like this Toronado.

For the running a car on water, this is all you need to know.  Combining hydrogen and oxygen to make water releases energy.  This is why hydrogen is promoted in some circles as a fuel.  Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen consumes energy.  A lot of energy, in fact.  Whatever handwavium they propose to to split…

It should also be a repeatable proof of principle. Cold fusion was eventually considered a bust because nobody else could duplicate Pons & Flieshman’s work.

I used to know a guy who was always going on about conspiracies and how he had the plans for all sorts of super secret technology that anyone could make, and I always said fine, built it, and show us up for the fools we are. He never did.

I’m well aware of the Luddites.  You can also see how well they went over.

I know someone who used to make their living doing pasteups and layouts who regularly curses the existence of Photoshop.

I’m putting in a vote for the Offenhauser four cylinder. Desinged in the 1930s, it was winning at Indy into the ‘70s.

Alejandro de Tomaso would like a word with you two.

Now you know where Gerry Anderson swiped the idea.

How about the story of E. L. Cord, the man behind the Cord Automobile? rom what I’ve seen, he’s basically a Depression era Elon Musk.

Let’s hear it for the people who keep coming up with new and creative ways to separate billionaires from their billions.

Thanks for another great history lesson!

Now there is some fierce competition for that title, but I will say that one is right up there.