MAN-Portable Air Defense

Wait, isn’t torque the harder of the two to measure since it depends on gearing?

This was an eye-opening comment.

Nah, it was more a pre-emptive defense against “OMG JJ RUIN EVERYTHING!!”

They also don’t do much in space. AFAIK those “intakes” are for cooling fins. I'm mostly sure they aren't turbines of any sort.

That’s just a matter of preference. I think the original design looks better, but everyone has their own tastes.

I like it. It makes the back half a bit less busy, and the main body is considerably sleeker. Since there’s nothing spinning in those engines, it’s not like they need to be full circles.

Well, it is how the X-wing was originally designed, so send your angry letters to Ralph McQuarrie.

Probably because a turret assembly to move the main guns would be very heavy and large? It’s much easier to swivel a small anti-personnel laser.

no, but he is an “unpleasant asshole” if that’s how he tickles his giblets.

I think the “headlights” are just a reflection. Unless the car was drawn by Rob Liefeld I can’t imagine the headlights and taillights both being visible at that angle.

“...here you see we’ve put this hamster wheel into George’s 96 Tercel."

This is a bit old but I need to say my piece.

I think the point here is that there are some concerns with how this would actually work in the real world, not whether or not phoning while driving should be illegal.

That seems odd, since there’s one in the showroom near me.

For a long time they weren’t even powerful. It’s just that its a “mustang” and has that reputation. It keeps some people (like me) from driving one, and others (like douchenuzzles*) are drawn to them. So you get a higher concentration of them. That’s not to say I am a saint, I'm just an example of someone trying to…

Most of them were Maseratis, the Chevy of exotic car brands. They’re not rare, ultra expensive, or even that great of cars.

You can -get- insurance on those things? I guess I figured insurance was only for road-legal vehicles.

Props to that one guy who actually made it.