"So either they've seen the first few episodes and liked what they sawor they're taking a big, big chance. Let's hope it's the latter."

This is just oversimplification. One shouldn't dismiss the efforts of a huge team of engineers who tired their best to account for all known operating conditions and release something into another planet while knowing the slightest mistake can derail the entire mission. In addition to this, they have to obey…

Care to explain that in engineering terms?

You're right, the highly qualified engineers and scientists that worked for months/years on the wheel design definitely did a terrible job. I could do better with a pen and notepad.

I disagree. We have no idea what the parameters were. This might be the ideal design under some set of constraints. The wheels were only specced for 10-20 kilometers and with anything you want to send to another planet mass is a huge concern.

not only did he kill formics directly, he eventually trained the boy who would nearly wipe them out completely

The Doctor counts as a scientist, right?

I have a special place in my heart now for BOOSTang.

They made a jet around a gun. How is that anywhere near ugly? Its mechanical brilliance in a flying form.

What are you talking about? The A-10 is one of the best looking planes! Form following functions.

Didn't even have to click the article...

Obviously their son, 999, can't pull himself away from his technology, so his parents have to resort to talking to him on the phone

I still wish they would make a fixed roof model. The FRS pretty much fills this imaginary gap nowadays, but still, tiny sportscars, I want more of them.

Yes, I know, they make the retractable hardtop, but it's five grand more, and it would result in my passengers asking me to put the top down. I'm a bald guy, and I…

I can't help but think that he just got in the way of any future self that could've gotten that last one in.

Yeah. Even in the few corners leading up to it, his suspension seemed oddly unsteady. As though maybe his damping was screwed up. The car just didn't seem all that planted.

This one, please.