Starlionblue

5/4/16

SpaceX rockets seems to go with the smaller engines but more of them philosophy, though.

5/2/16

In a helicopter you’re probably more interested in torque. I bet that turbine puts out a lot of torque. Also, it’s rather an old platform.

5/2/16

Publicists and journalists like to talk HP because that’s a figure people can sorta relate to, but it’s not a very meaningful figure for jet propulsion.

3/22/16

3/22/16

Wasn’t that broken wing the result of an error while refueling, not a design fault?

3/19/16

3/19/16

Only 10 meters underwater and you’re already at 15 PSI differential pressure. At 100 meters, 150 PSI. Massive pressures.

3/9/16

Indeed. Case in point: A very similar clause is in our travel insurance policy.

3/8/16

That leopard: “Look at me! Who needs opposable thum—- shit...”

3/7/16

Harmony remotes are about much more than just getting rid of 2-3 remotes on the table. The use of “Activities” to set everything up at once is the real magic bullet. That way people who aren’t tech-savvy don’t have to figure out inputs or anything.

Harmony remotes are about much more than just getting rid of 2-3 remotes on the table. The use of “Activities” to…

3/7/16

Brushing the screen when reaching for the buttons is annoying. Pressing “off” while trying to rewind is even more annoying. ;)

Brushing the screen when reaching for the buttons is annoying. Pressing “off” while trying to rewind is even more…

3/6/16

As others have mentioned, knots being nautical miles per hour means speed is easily relatable to minutes of arc on the surface of this spinning spheroid we call home.

3/6/16

It was. But such a guilty pleasure.

2/27/16

2/26/16

One of the reasons (but not the only reason) for the preponderance of Alphards, Vellfires and other such large vans in HK is that relatively many people who own cars here also employ drivers (not the majority, just a much higher proportion than in the west). Once you’re being chauffeured around anyway, it makes sense…

2/8/16