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Feb 26, 2013 20:18
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fivre posted:I'm still not entirely convinced that the British users are secretly colluding to play an elaborate joke on us all. I resent that. How could you even believe such a thing? I am not British 
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Feb 26, 2013 20:43
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KozmoNaut posted:I resent that. How could you even believe such a thing? My eleven-year-old daughter was laughing at the very idea of a sodium-and-eel salesman; what is WRONG with you people? That's what happened to your mum!
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Feb 26, 2013 21:48
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My Lovely Horse posted:Fooled twice, I'm not even British KozmoNaut posted:I am not British Luckily, I more than cancel that out.
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Feb 26, 2013 21:56
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I guess that's numberwang, then.
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Feb 26, 2013 23:09
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...I did Google it just to be sure, but since there were no results I figured it was just an elaborate joke.
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Feb 26, 2013 23:17
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My Lovely Horse posted:Yes they do, that's why they need the separate compartments. Every car sold in the UK has to have those, they managed to get it into legislation sometime around the mid-70s. That's what I was trying to find out in my original question. Why? Is it a delicacy? Do people eat the combination?
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Feb 27, 2013 00:00
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bennyfactor posted:Ambitious, but rubbish. Someone always has to come along and ruin the fun:(
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Feb 27, 2013 00:21
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There's no such thing as a sodium and eel salesman. It's a joke. Sodium as a free element is highly reactive. If placed in water, it explodes. Eeels live in water, they also thrash around and can splash the water. The joke is that the eel splashes the water over to the sodium and then the sodium explodes. Hilarity, why would a man sell both of these things? What a dumb salesman!
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Feb 27, 2013 00:22
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Cojawfee posted:There's no such thing as a sodium and eel salesman. It's a joke. Sodium as a free element is highly reactive. If placed in water, it explodes. Eeels live in water, they also thrash around and can splash the water. The joke is that the eel splashes the water over to the sodium and then the sodium explodes. Hilarity, why would a man sell both of these things? What a dumb salesman! I am not keen on British humor(humour?) How about selling the items separately? 'ello I sell eels. Door to door.
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Feb 27, 2013 01:13
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The second I started reading that, all I could think of was James May's Autocar prank.
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Feb 27, 2013 02:14
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Cojawfee posted:There's no such thing as a sodium and eel salesman. It's a joke. Sodium as a free element is highly reactive. If placed in water, it explodes. Eeels live in water, they also thrash around and can splash the water. The joke is that the eel splashes the water over to the sodium and then the sodium explodes. Hilarity, why would a man sell both of these things? What a dumb salesman!  Even just exposing elemental sodium to moisture in the atmosphere will cause it to react; it's usually stored in a bath of kerosene or something else that won't react with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAFcZo8dTcU
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Feb 27, 2013 02:55
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grover posted:I was disappointed they didn't use actual sodium, but cheap pyrotechnics instead And this was, of course, brilliantly displayed in the MST3k tour de force Horror at Party Beach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqAxcs9lC1U
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Feb 27, 2013 02:56
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b0nes posted:I am not keen on British humor(humour?) Would work better than having to sell doors, door to door. "Bing Bong; Hello, can I interest you in a- oh poo poo you've got one already haven't you? Well never mind..."
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Feb 27, 2013 09:24
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Kidney Stone posted:Would work better than having to sell doors, door to door. I also enjoy the comedy of Bill Bailey.
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Feb 27, 2013 11:25
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grover posted:I was disappointed they didn't use actual sodium, but cheap pyrotechnics instead Looked real enough to me. Blocks of sodium don't react violently with water vapor in the air because they have a low surface area so the outer surface becomes oxidized. In the video you linked, they are probably throwing around 1kg or maybe more into that small pond and as a single large block so it reacts more slowly.
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Feb 27, 2013 11:34
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The last episode of Top Gear US was pretty great, at the end they raced the McLaren MP4 against a NASCAR car, which was loving amazing to watch.
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Feb 27, 2013 11:40
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VolumeOverTalent posted:I also enjoy the comedy of Bill Bailey.
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Feb 27, 2013 11:54
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I have also seen Kiera Knightley naked. In my mind 
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Feb 27, 2013 11:56
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VolumeOverTalent posted:I also enjoy the comedy of Bill Bailey. Exactly! He's bloody brilliant 
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Feb 27, 2013 12:17
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Measly Twerp posted:The last episode of Top Gear US was pretty great, at the end they raced the McLaren MP4 against a NASCAR car, which was loving amazing to watch. That was one of the best ideas they've had in any Top Gear, be it US or UK.
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Feb 27, 2013 14:23
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Stealth Like posted:Looked real enough to me. Blocks of sodium don't react violently with water vapor in the air because they have a low surface area so the outer surface becomes oxidized. In the video you linked, they are probably throwing around 1kg or maybe more into that small pond and as a single large block so it reacts more slowly. I work with Sodium. Top Gear didn't use Sodium.
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Feb 27, 2013 16:11
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Jut posted:I work with Sodium. Top Gear didn't use Sodium. Fair enough, my only experience with it is calling EHS to remove a block of it in a jar that had been sitting in someones lab for probably 15 years and was no longer fully submersed.
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Feb 27, 2013 17:05
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There are reports that the Jalopnik posted:The Top Gear photos show the tires that the Huayra was wearing on the day of the test. Per Pagani's website, the Huayra comes with Pirelli P-Zero tires that measure 255/35ZR19 in the front and 335/30ZR20 out back. The Huayra on Top Gear had front tires labeled as 265/645 19, which is not a normal size for a road tire. They have to be road legal. That means they need to be able to go over speed bumps (hence why the Caparo T1 was disqualified) and have to be wearing treaded tires (hence why the Ferrari FXX was disqualified). Wonder if anything will come of this!
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Feb 27, 2013 17:41
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Aren't they just some cut slicks like R888s or corsas which are legal?
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Feb 27, 2013 17:45
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Foehammer007 posted:Yes, he did drive the Evoque through Death Valley, but this was not just some sand and a bit of rocks, it was actually done really well, plus the cool truck he had to race that kept..trucking along? It was great, full AI control truck vs. Captain Slow with the New Land Rover. Land Rover has improved a lot from the design, weight, and dynamic terrain control.
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Feb 27, 2013 20:28
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Measly Twerp posted:The last episode of Top Gear US was pretty great, at the end they raced the McLaren MP4 against a NASCAR car, which was loving amazing to watch. The taxi "tests" were also really, really funny. Running over the blow-up alien was pretty great.
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Feb 27, 2013 20:34
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Cojawfee posted:Sodium as a free element is highly reactive. If placed in water, it explodes.
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Feb 27, 2013 20:49
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Kenshin posted:The taxi "tests" were also really, really funny. Running over the blow-up alien was pretty great. Australian dude getting subtitles was pretty funny too.
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Feb 27, 2013 20:50
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MadScientistWorking posted:No actually it won't always. In fact a show that Richard Hammond hosted actually had trouble with the old sodium trick because if placed into too much water it just produces hydorgen without the corresponding boom. It wasn't sodium he was using, he was going for the cesium and rubidium in water thing...it didn't produce the 'expected' result so they rigged the kit up with explosives instead...and solidified a chemistry misconception into the mind of children everywhere. Interestingly enough thought, when you drop sodium and potassium into water, there is a detonation BEFORE the hydrogen/air combustion. I'm not sure why though :/ It can be seen with a high speed camera...
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Feb 27, 2013 21:07
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Kenshin posted:The taxi "tests" were also really, really funny. Running over the blow-up alien was pretty great. My kids were giggling throughout that whole thing. I think Top Gear US is more kid-friendly as it's sillier and a bit less...subtle?
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Feb 27, 2013 22:58
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captainOrbital posted:I think Top Gear US is more kid-friendly as it's sillier and a bit less...subtle? American TV has no room for subtlety.
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Feb 27, 2013 23:06
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captainOrbital posted:My kids were giggling throughout that whole thing. I think Top Gear US is more kid-friendly as it's sillier and a bit less...subtle? What, do they just scream "BIG FAT COCKS" instead of "gentleman sausage"?
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Feb 27, 2013 23:07
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I think we've all just seen how eel-based English humour can fly over some people's heads.
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Feb 27, 2013 23:31
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captainOrbital posted:I think we've all just seen how eel-based English humour can fly over some people's heads. But, my hovercraft is full of them! 
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Feb 28, 2013 06:12
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fivre posted:What, do they just scream "BIG FAT COCKS" instead of "gentleman sausage"? Lol, Top Gear US doesn't have the humor. Most of the jokes are plain and stupid. Plus, the Big Stars in Small Cars is the worst part of the show. They don't really talk about the guess's cars and history. They just drive in a half rear end track.
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Feb 28, 2013 15:28
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NorchaiOdd posted:Lol, Top Gear US doesn't have the humor. Most of the jokes are plain and stupid. Plus, the Big Stars in Small Cars is the worst part of the show. They don't really talk about the guess's cars and history. They just drive in a half rear end track. I think they're done with guests and the studio audience and all that. They haven't done it since last season and now they're 11 episodes into the new one without it.
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Feb 28, 2013 15:59
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They seem to have realized that the most "Americanizable" segments are the challenges, and there's enough of a history to pick through from UK that they can probably get another full season just out of doing that. The sad state of our automotive media is it's still pretty much the best car show on American TV (assuming one wants at least some entertainment, obviously Motorweek has mastered the dry, factual review over the last few decades).
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Feb 28, 2013 16:34
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wolrah posted:... obviously Motorweek has mastered the dry, factual review over the last few decades). And the art of speaking like a TV used car lot voiceover all the time. Even when it's not appropriate.
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Feb 28, 2013 23:34
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Residency Evil posted:That was one of the best ideas they've had in any Top Gear, be it US or UK. YES! This is the first TGUSA episode that I can honestly say I really enjoyed. That was pretty cool that LVPD let them go crazy in the streets like that.
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