COTD

It’s been sullied by poors.

Eww, no. Gross. I stand up, like every other normal person on this planet.

Don’t you squat down before grunting out some shit?

Are you talking about Gawker?

If no one else notices, this is my personal COTD.

That’s nothing, my Corvair’s speedometer jumped from 40 to over 100MPH before the needle broke off entirely. The speedometer was also making a loud screeching noise. I also need a new speedometer. I was also passed by commuter traffic while this occurred in a 50MPH zone.

You see any snakes in Ireland today?
Thought so.

41... thousand?

Not sure why, but I always get a happy feeling inside whenever I see something that’s built to last. Old machinery made of cast iron, stringed instruments that are over a century old and still played, high-quality tools handed down through generations, stuff like that.

In some history books in 2150 it would read “The second cold war was started by a strange group of people that loved rusted Volkswagen Beetles and brown station wagons”

This is worrying. Mainly because it means Russia would have to assume any sign of aggression -even non-nuclear, like for example Turkey shooting down Russian jets- meant it has to consider whether to launch its nukes immediatly or face the possibility of not being able to launch at all. Nuclear deterrant only works if…

omg can you imagine if there’s another cold war and they blame a Jalopnik sub-blog for it

Had to read a little further but this diagrams from the linked article on the bullitin basically explain what the super fuse capability does

Tesla’s well documented quality slips are, at worst, still better than industry average. Not Rolls Royce level perfect, but not FCA level garbage either.

Im scared to ride one of my motorcycles, as its pretty powerful and not very composed at speed, but its not like fear fear. The closest thing I can compare it to is the feeling you get on a rollercoaster climbing up the hill before the first big drop.

I was one of those internet “experts” that had doubts. I’ve looked at their data and 100% agree that the lap time is real and I offer my apologies for doubting the veracity of their efforts. I fully applaud Lamborghini for releasing the data from the lap and urge any manufacturer attempting a record at the Ring to do…