Just for comparison:

The Austrian nationalist agenda would have the second Marcus car dated to 1877, then 1875 (on the occasion of the 1900 Paris Exposition). I don’t know of any regular production of the second car (or that more than the one was ever made), and have no citation for the year 1884. 1888 seems to be the consensus among…

Thanks – although I’d prefer something more scientific to convince me entirely. To be clear, I wasn’t doubting your honesty at all, just the dilligence of certain authors who like to perpetuate these kind of historical narratives, as I’ve had too much bad experiences (even with peer-reviewed papers).

Downside: you can walk faster.

I’ve been unable to come up with a good source for the 1884 date so far, and I’m unfortunately generally weary of such claims (see above).

Marcus did make experiments in 1870 with his combustion engine mounted on a hand-cart, but the car shown above is really from 1888. Marcus’ priority claim is mostly based on a (nationalist) myth, the invention date having been moved back repeatedly moved to fit the narrative – not unlike many such supposed inventions…

Horses take a lot of fodder 

+1 for the War Pigs reference.

They may actually simply have guessed. That practice seems to have been rather common at the time, at least in Britain. The Hon. C. S. Rolls (one half of Rolls-Royce) successfully claimed in court that his car wasn’t actually capable of going as fast as the coppers had estimated – he probably had first rate…

They may actually simply have guessed. That practice seems to have been rather common at the time, at least in Britain. The Hon. C. S. Rolls (one half of Rolls-Royce) successfully claimed in court that his car wasn’t actually capable of going as fast as the coppers had estimated – he probably had first rate lawyers,…

Yes, pumpkin soup is the way to go. I’ve also had delicious pumpkin-filled ravioli one at a restaurant, but I don’t have the recipe.

As a dedicated meat-eater, I call [citation needed].

As someone who still hasn’t dared to try escargots (or Schneckensuppe, snail soup, a local “delicacy”), I can honestly say I’ll try bugs first. I really can’t stand the taste of melons.

For me, it’s the taste of melons that makes me puke. Cubumbers/gherkins (which are biologically related) used to have a similar effect on me, but I’m now hardened enough that I can eat the rest of the salad without getting sick :o)

That’s nothing new. It’s been that way (at least) since the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. 

I’m gonna go with strawberries. The ones from my mother’s own garden are just so much better than the greenhouse-grown stuff you get all year (even my father eats them pure, without cream, and that’s saying something).

The GM method, on the other hand, might make it look like B (*cough* Opel *cough*) isn’t making money.

But I don’t want a f*ing iPhone.

That’s not how citizen’s arrest works – at least not legally (see also EvenBaggierTrousers7’s comment below).

Regarding point 1: such a design would somehow have to be hardened against massive electronic warfare attacks and radio jamming (such as what Russia employed in the Crimea recently).