The weird thing is that the really high density of tungsten throws things off! Tungsten metal will do around US$ 24 per kg, apparently. A good high-end aerospace-grade stainless steel will cost roughly the same.

Ah, ok, that might help with the perception a bit, though tungsten carbide isn’t a metal, it’s a ceramic. But I sorta see how it would evoke some premium-ishness.

Preface: I’m a materials nerd, with an MSc in Materials science & Engineering.

This isn’t opinion. Plenty of scientific papers on traffic and commuting show that adding more road capacity will short-term alleviate the pressure, and then the traffic jams return. It’s a cold hard fact.

Can this idiot be coerced to watch the excellent YouTube / Nebula videos from Not Just Bikes by Jason Slaughter?

If you watch the onboard, Lewis was turning into the corner as much as he could. Cold tires, full of fuel, and lacking downforce from dirty air, he understeered slightly.

It didn’t matter if Verstappen had a ton of room on his left. It’s a fundamental rule in car racing: The car in front has the right to the racing line.

If it weren’t for the sending-off-into-the-tires of the British grand prix, then, yes, I’d join you in feeling sorry for Hamilton.

Is there a mug with “Valtteri, it's James...” too?

Ok, 1) I think you might have missed the bit about generic fuel and additives. Additives play a big role in how fuels perform.

Even out here in Europe you can notice the difference between what we call “white pump” fuel, meaning cheap no-name fuel, and brand name (Shell, BP, Total, Esso, etc.) fuel.

Any limit or restriction without any form of enforcement isn’t a limit or restriction at all. You might as well ditch the rule if you’re not going to enforce it anyway.

To be honest, I did not expect Richard Burns Rally to make the list. It was a true First with its detailed physics simulation, but I thought it too low-key. Happy to have guessed wrong!

At least one, me, so YES!

Also, that added chromium is really abrasive, so die wear becomes a big problem.

This. This! This!!

Yup! It has been done many times before. Lower the bridge deck onto a pontoon, unhook all the cables, tug the deck to a temporary spot, let whatever it is that’s too high sail past, and reverse the process.

That’s not how Rotterdam rolls! Those from Rotterdam are a bunch of Speak Your Mind pragmatic folks. I should know, I live there, I’m one of them. A spade is a spade, and if “unhooking” that bridge girder for 2 days is going to be beneficial overall, they’d do that, despite an earlier statement to not want to open the…

however; the Rotterdam city council denied Oceanco’s petition and the boat was moved to a different shipyard with without its masts early in the morning.

I was hoping for a mention of use of cheese brine as booster for road salt effectiveness. See https://gizmodo.com/screw-salt-wisconsin-is-de-icing-its-roads-with-cheese-1468422497