What would be the purpose of having a loop that tight? To test the locomotive’s minimum circling radius?

I suggest you do a little research. It has been proven over and over and over AND OVER AND OVER that when a professional sports arena is publicly financed — whether it is in the form of bonds to pay for the stadium itself, giveaways of land, improvements to transportation and utility infrastructure, you name it — the…

Corollary: The worst airport is whichever one you use the most. Familiarity breeds contempt.

Masterful, and the cause of a much-needed hearty laugh this morning. Thank you.

So did we—my dad worked for Texas Eastman (the plastics company in Longview, Texas) and one day he brought home an EK4. Great camera. Too bad it was found to have infringed on Polaroid's patents.

Seriously. I was expecting well under four seconds at the very least, considering all that twist. Must be the weight, even with all the carbon-fiber doodads..

Yup, this model is definitely from the Ford era. Sure, it's a 10-year-old car (now almost 11), but she still only has 82,500 miles on the odometer and I've only put 7,500 of those on in the year I've owned her. Properly maintained and pampered, I plan on holding onto this car for at least another 4-5 years.

I actually did a lot of research, by visiting several different Jaguar discussion forums, and talking with several friends and family who have owned Jaguars, including the model that I ultimately bought. When I was ready to buy, I had the car inspected by a certified Jaguar mechanic that I trusted (that's how I knew…

Agree with all the choices here, with the possible exception of the 2000 Jaguar XJR. I managed to find a 2004 XJR last year for $8,000. I prefer the 2004 model year or higher because these have the larger interior and the aluminum body (and they're faster than the 2003 and earlier XJRs). My new-to-me toy needed new…

My naughty kitty has been nothing but reliable. Then again, I bought a 2004 XJR, which was the first year with the aluminum body. Love that kitty cat. Absolutely frigging LOVE IT.

LOL! I used to own an Eagle Vision TSI with that exact color scheme. Surprisingly reliable and comfortable car, for that era.

Yes, we can thank Kodak for a lot of the advances in digital projection technology over the past 10 years. My first home theater projector was an InFocus Screenplay 333, a special version of the InFocus Screenplay 777 DLP projector that used proprietary calibrations by Kodak. The 333 was a beast of a projector (45…

Be nice! ;)

Somewhere out there, today, a happy reunion commences.

Bless you. I saw that article headline and the good (bad) doctor was exactly who I thought of.

The Earth has a mass of 5.97219 × 10²⁴ kilograms (i.e., about six septillion kilos).

To paraphrase Jaws, you're going to need a bigger rocket (and a lot more of 'em). Appreciably altering the rotation of the Earth would require blasting 100,000,000 times the total nuclear arsenal of all countries on the planet in a…

At least we got to have some John Colicos-as-Kor goodness for a few Deep Space Nine episodes.

I said this in another thread but it bears repeating here: If you enjoyed the pilot and want to se more, you have got to got to GOT TO go to http://amazon.com/pilotseason and enthusiastically fill out the survey asking for more Man in the High Castle. Amazon Studios really does look at the results from the voting to…

For me it was working as a bank teller. My dreams for a long time were of me sitting up, while still in bed, counting and counting out cash. God how I hate coins and currency to this day.

Dang. I forgot how freaking hawt Patrick Duffy was in Man From Atlantis.