It looks like they split the necessary sealing so the pistons seal against their cylinders in the normal way (which has thus far passed the test of time as the "best" way for longevity, cost, and oil consumption, more or less) and the tops of the cylinders are part of a big spinning seal that goes past the intake,…

hooray.at long last someone at eff has woken up. only a year too late. this has been blindingly obvious for at least the last three years,you usless pillocks.

Gneiss!

The only thing I disagree with here is that you suggest they use an insulated cable to secure the back wheel and the heavy duty lock for the front. DO NOT DO THAT. Always, always, ALWAYS use the heavier duty lock to secure your rear wheel AND frame to whatever you are locking to and a secondary lock for the front…

I'm a neurologist. You don't need me to explain this. Humans have been defacing themselves to fit some twisted societal physical ideal for millennia. Remember the Japanese emperor with black rotten teeth who ordered his court to blacken their teeth? Remained the fashion for what, 200 yrs after his death? I lived in…

what is this TV Tax you speak of? (im american)

In WW-II there was a dead-serious proposal to spike Hitler's food with estrogen. It's tasteless and would have only a slow effect over time so his food tasters wouldn't notice it right away. The Brits figured it would make him effeminate, less aggressive, and would make his mustache fall off. At one point all the…

"Sir Andre Geim"