Something I saw on a chrysler 200 the other day that surprised me was a blinking center brake light. When the driver braked, the center brake light blinked, presumably to catch my attention. Weird decision, and combined with red turn indicators not a terribly good one imo.

I feel like a lot of people forget that the US spends way, way more on it’s military than anyone else, so it’s not a matter of is this program or that going to work; they’ll all eventually work, and be useful in warfighting. As you say, it’s the opportunity cost; what would we be able to do with the same amount of…

What are the advantages/disadvantages of a ski jump versus a catapult? Most other navies seem to use the former, and higher launch weights seems like a big deal. Why do US carriers use catapults?

These are solid fuel missiles, right? So the odds of fire or detonation after a fall like that are lower.

It’s an honest-to-goodness double-DIN slot in a modern car. I thought they were gone for good!