Well, SOMEBODY, didn’t grow up building model airplanes . . .

I don’t think the Internet woke up today and decided to lie to you.

Mustangs (and most, if not all, Allied aircraft) had constant speed props and auto cooling flaps (either cowl or cooler). IIRC, P51s had constant speed props, auto radiator and cooler flaps, auto-rich and auto-lean mixture settings. You can see the constant-speed prop control at work throughout this flight, as the rpm…

Yeah, people don’t realize how complicated WWII prop aircraft really are. You have manifold pressure, oil heater flaps, radiator flaps, engine throttle, trim for all 3 axis, propeller pitch, and multiple stages for a supercharger or turbo supercharger. And that was just controls that a pilot would constantly be…

I assume so, as I have never heard of that problem. Of course, no one flies them like they did in combat. Then, it was just a tool for war. It was flown very hard in order to win and survive. Later, they were only worth their weight in scrap aluminum. Now, they are multi million dollar flying pieces of history. Even…

Very cool. 2 thoughts: 1.Fascinating to watch his haptic memory. 2. Makes me grateful for the internet where a generous man I’ll never meet in a place I’ve never been brings me along in something I’ve always wanted to do.

I'll happily take every single one of the drawbacks you just listed with the knowledge that one day several years ago, this $50 Specialized helmet likely saved my life.

when i was young, my brothers friend was doing a trick with a homemade ramp and his skateboard, something went wrong and he landed on the corner of his head.. he was able to walk and move fine, no one thought anything about it, till he fell asleep and no one could wake him up. Because his parents didnt insist on him…

Yeah, my wife made the point rather succinctly to me when I started riding a bike again. She said she didn't want to take care of a vegetable. OK then.

Agreed, it can't be for mountain biking. I ride fairly aggressively and I would think this device's accelerometer would go off inappropriately.

What about when riding through the woods ad you fail to see a low-lying branch and snag it with the top of your head, wedging your body between the bike and the branch and then falling backward? Does the helmet sense the branch and protect your head? This has happened to me before, there is no way I would replace my…

Whenever I read a story like this, I'm always saddened by the pointlessness of war and the loss of human life. These stories demonstrate that we are capable of behaving humanely to each other, yet it only seems to happen briefly.

If by "barely any" you mean "literally no", then yes.

US the country where violence is ok to show but anything sexual is taboo.

Yeah, I hear that, and the Brits aren't so bad when it comes to profanity on TV.

Maybe he went through the sham hypnotism, and it didn't effect him, but while walking on the moon he kept thinking, "Don't cuss, don't cuss, they'll never let you back into space if you do. What did they suggest you do instead? Hum? Yeah try that."

I think that "One small step for man, One giant leap for man kind" was made thanks to hypnosis, cause I know I would have just said "HOLY FRAAKKING SHATNER!!!!!!!

I remember when I was a kid collecting newspaper headlines from the Moon launches (including the July 20, 1969 landing).

One of The Onion's most famous "historical" front-pages.

Technically a new character and not a recast. Same symbiote, different host.