Detonations cause explosions. So when you have detonation the result is an explosion of gas. You don’t want that in your ICE.

Low explosives are mixtures of chemicals that burn very rapidly, but subsonically (as opposed to supersonically), meaning that they “deflagrate.”

In fact, neither do internal combustion engines: they burn their fuel.

Wind and solar do not produce enough energy to support a population of normal battery electric cars (and homes)

The purpose of a diesel-electric is that you need an absolute shit-ton of torque way down low, and the electric transmission is actually cheaper and more rugged than a comparable mechanical transmission. Steam engines were great because the drive mechanism was fundamentally decoupled from the power source. Diesels,…

The two-axle 35' pushers are rated for over 30klbs GVWR. A tag-axle 45' will be over 50klbs. Now whether they’re ever loaded to the brim and actually hitting that... probably not.

If you can load enough batteries into a tractor to run 500-600 miles with a full load, you can load enough batteries into a coach to do the same.

Well it means you’re damned regardless, so may as well lock your doors and hope that makes the guy next to you an easier target.

That’s stalker behavior right there.  Time to get a restraining order, so she won’t be able to come near your lawn to complain about it.

According to Kempel, big rigs have an air-related issue once every 8,000 miles.

The replacement spike strip is attached to a net and digs into the tire, wrapping itself around the axle.

Rocketlabs has recently started flying under their own AFTS as well, after running it in “shadow” mode for several flights.

They’re not scrubbing because of any concerns over the operation of the rocket.  They’re scrubbing over the safety of the recovery crew that will collect the capsule after splashdown.

Boeing/ULA.

Most launch providers don’t care about weather conditions at the land landing site.

You’re looking at those outfits and the cornrow wigs are the first thing that makes you ask “why”?

Those were cars, not carriages.

Operator’s definition of “optimal conditions” may vary....

Sure, but now you’ve paid the cost of a missile that can fly 3k+ miles, but only launched it 2k miles.  Cheaper to just ignore the treaty and build a missile that can go 2k miles.