@MaNiFeX: My guess is that the bottom half is actually a battery pack, too... at least, that's what I'd hope.

Meh.. the mustang did it all boost. I'll be more impressed when the camaro matches the 'stang without the NO2.

I'm gonna go ahead and register whysoftwarekeyboardssuck.com and idontreadwhattimtyping.com and redirect them to this site.

Oh man, I was just in new orleans for the first time last weekend and we drove by this place. Even from the highway it looked scary.

@vpcmotorsport: I have my dell mini 9 next to me here that I've used so much that I've worn the paint off the keys. It's been dropped multiple times, had coffee spilled on it, and it still works great. Not so much on the HP I had before this, it was a nightmare...

@JoshUng: FWIW, I'm consistently seeing speeds of around 7.5mbit with HSPA+.

I fail to see how consumers are MORE confused or harmed in any way by this. Well, except for maybe, pedants. Just read this in the style of that xtranormal iphone 4 video:

This is the most useless study I think I've ever seen.

"The easiest way to manipulate people—*especially Americans*—is by playing on their emotions. "

@ferric oxide: you know i say this to people that didn't grow up in the bay area, and all I get is blank stares.

These delays are almost reaching Duke Nukem proportions.

Man... I had no idea how much people hated aircooled VW's around here. 11% of the votes for shitting on classic cars that a lot of people are passionate about. That's kind of dissapointing.

I just took an engineering statistics class last year, and the teacher used this as an example in the class. It really seems like black magic when you first use it, pretty cool stuff.

That graph is a little disingenuous. There are a lot of user agents there that are maybe one or two people- "Android for Telechips TCC8900 Evaluation Board"?

@Stoatmaster is Hedy Lamarr: No kidding... I remember hearing these as early as 1998...

@chaboud: The only way I could see to fake it is if they had something just outside of the field of view of the camera that spins the bullet up to speed, and drops it on that exact spot. It hits in one spot, and then bounces and lands in another entirely.

@irishelement: The big difference is that when they do it, they actually make it humorous. And more often than not, they pick a vehicle that's already a bit of a laughing stock... Reliant robin, anybody?

What we have here folks is a perfect way to NOT become a successful car blogger.

"lit up like a roadie for My Morning Jacket at Burning Man"

The big problem with hipster "culture" is that it's an aesthetic that's been completely co-opted by people who don't have all that much interest in obscure bands, literature, or whatever... it's the latest urban costume to aspire to. Sadly, the people who really give a shit are just as often derided as those who…