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88h88 posted:This is the bit I don't understand. Everything else I use interchangeably depending on who I'm talking to and what it's about. It works well enough as a comparative value. Even if nobody knows exactly how many litres it equates to, I know that a car that gets 60mpg should go twice as far as one that gets 30mpg. If I need to I can convert it into some godforsaken mile/l units.
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We use liters per 100 km. 
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Mar 25, 2013 10:29
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NoWake posted:Track gage, profile and alignment for US railroads is measured in inches and fractions thereof... God drat that sounds tough. You'd think they would have loving magic lasers on the engines that automatically and continuously measure that poo poo out and report it up with gps data attached. We're living in the god-damned future for gently caress's sake.
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wayfinder posted:We use liters per 100 km. Couldn't that be simplified into ml/km, just to add confusion?
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Mar 25, 2013 15:34
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Just thought I'd drop this FunFact off here: Fahrenheit is a temperature scale based on the freezing point of -- drum roll please -- brine. This alone makes me a little peeved about still having to use the old system. Oh well.
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Pseudonym posted:Just thought I'd drop this FunFact off here: Fahrenheit is a temperature scale based on the freezing point of -- drum roll please -- brine. This alone makes me a little peeved about still having to use the old system. Oh well. Except it's not. "Brine" was one of the three reference temperatures for his first scale, and not the final implementation. It also wasn't some saltwater "just because", it was specifically chosen because it's a frigorific mixture (something that reaches it's own equilibrium temperature and maintains it), which makes a lot of sense to use as a reference temperature given what he had to work with at the time. He used 1:1:1 ice, salt and water to achieve this. To me, that's just clever. Especially given the time.
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Astroman posted:I have a Droid Global 2. I'm holding onto it because I'm desperately holding onto my Verizon grandfathered unlimited data (which means I have to hold onto 3G). I've looked at a Global 3, which would be a good upgrade. Is this that bug again where posts end up in the wrong place? Otherwise you got IYG in my AI....Or AI in my peanutbutter or whatever. You don't need to keep 3G to keep unlimited, you can buy a 4G device and have it changed no problem, you just can't take a subsidy on a new phone and keep unlimited. Also: all of the internal battery phones have some sort of chipset-level hardware interrupt built in so you can reset the device. On a D4 for example, its power button and volume down for about 15 seconds. No matter what state the phone or software is in, it will reset. Now for on topic content.. I saw a C6 with these yesterday, couldn't get close enough to take a good pic..  OOOOH Its so fast its on fire! But its METAL fire thats even COOOOOOOLER! The description for the site is even better. quote:Looking for a unique, eye-catching, high-class accent that will remind everyone that your Corvette is the hottest vehicle on the road? Combining those three criteria might seem like a tall order, but these stainless steel taillight covers with a laser cut flame pattern fit the bill perfectly. HIGH CLASS! LASER CUT! What is it with Vette owners and the obsession of putting things in the Taillight buckets? Mighty Horse fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Mar 25, 2013 |
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Mar 25, 2013 15:53
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Exit Strategy posted:Couldn't that be simplified into ml/km, just to add confusion? My car gets 5.43x10^-3 m^3/km 
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Mar 25, 2013 16:42
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Mighty Horse posted:
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Mar 25, 2013 16:59
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NoWake posted:Track gage,
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Mar 25, 2013 17:06
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Poing posted:If you work in the industry, shouldn't you know how to spell "gauge"?  You can use a gauge to read a measurement of track gage!At least that's how it's spelled in the FRA handbook. Also, they do have test cars that take multiple measurements per foot as they run, but they only really come out 3-4 times per year on the main lines. Most all yard track and industry tracks get walked.
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Mar 25, 2013 17:16
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NoWake posted:
I don't know about that....There are people that study this and they call it Gauge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_gauge
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Mar 25, 2013 17:32
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Motronic posted:frigorific This is a fantastic word and I'm going to misuse it a bunch. "Hey Phy, how was your weekend?" "Frigorific!"
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Mar 25, 2013 17:36
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This sounds like an argument for irregardless. Can you show screenshots that show that official documents ask for "gage"?
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Mar 25, 2013 20:05
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Some local car guys being dumb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z55pn3bzZl0 it gets pretty funny at about 2:50. That scraping sound is because the miata is super slammed/hellaflush.
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jamal posted:That scraping sound is because the miata is super slammed/hellaflush. Do tracks not get mad at the damage surely done by dragging hard parts constantly like that?
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Poing posted:This sounds like an argument for irregardless. Not an "official document", but here are a few places that use "gage" as an accepted spelling in railroad terminology. Those third and fourth links are for products sold to the rail industry, mind. Even the NMRA uses it. EDIT: Federal Regulation using the spelling "gage". Seriously, took me longer to type up the post than it did to find a shitton of supporting references with a Google search. InitialDave posted:They're wrong. Gage is an entirely different word to gauge, it means a token of challenge or pledge, the proverbial gauntlet you throw down to an opponent.  EDIT: Wait, are you actually trying to say that the Federal Railroad Administration is wrong about a term of art within the industry they regulate because Dictionary.com said so? 
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Mar 25, 2013 20:24
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NoWake posted:At least that's how it's spelled in the FRA handbook.
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Mar 25, 2013 20:24
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 Not sure where this goes or what the heck this is. Found this looking at a random stretch of 80. It looks like a Chevy with a mushroom on it's roof.
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Mar 25, 2013 21:06
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Aurune posted:
Google car with a cover over the camera?
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Aurune posted:
I'm pretty sure that's just another street-view survey car. That, or somebody really screwed up installing their new roof rack.
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Mar 25, 2013 21:11
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"The spelling variants gauge and gage have existed since the first recorded uses in Middle English, though in American English gage is found exclusively in technical uses" So we've only been arguing about it for half a millenium.
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Mar 25, 2013 21:22
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joat mon posted:"The spelling variants gauge and gage have existed since the first recorded uses in Middle English, though in American English gage is found exclusively in technical uses" Huh, you learn something new every day. Sorry about that.
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Mar 25, 2013 22:48
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I think GM spells it that way too (I.e. check gages) .
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Mar 25, 2013 23:43
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Linedance posted:Google car with a cover over the camera? Google car taking a picture of another google car is sort of cool Here is a beauty that I see roaring around town. Photo can't do the HIDZ justice when blazing in glory.  Not seen: horrible fart cannon exhaust louder than diesel bro trucks. Babby seat. It's a pity actually. I like the style of lancers of that vintage. Take away all the poo poo it's a nice little family car.
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 Four exhaust tips means more powah right? ... all four were actually connected, so they get points for effort, at least. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 01:22 on Mar 26, 2013 |
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Mar 26, 2013 01:19
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What Happens When You Don't Change Your Oil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC-SxrsgEwo lolololol
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That's a lot of labor for what could have been done easier by just pulling the head and hot tanking it or something. Scooping all that poo poo out bit by bit seems like overkill / wasted time.
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Mar 26, 2013 03:52
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I fell taking the engine out completely would be an easier job!
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Mar 26, 2013 04:23
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Why not just hot tank the pulled parts, like the cam shafts and cover and just solvent it up with the rest before trying to scrape the sludge out? I have a feeling some shop head wanted to be snarky and make a video like this on the customer's dime.
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Mar 26, 2013 04:56
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After all that they didn't even change the oil filter (at least during the video)
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JP Money posted:That's a lot of labor for what could have been done easier by just pulling the head and hot tanking it or something. Scooping all that poo poo out bit by bit seems like overkill / wasted time. I may be incorrect, but doesn't aluminum start breaking down if you "hot tank" it?
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There are solvents you can use that don't attack aluminum, but would still help. Hell, a Simple Green mix would have been better than "scooping by screwdriver."
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The guy used a screw driver because it's a time-consuming way to do it. He mentioned a dozen times about how it's a "seriously labor intensive blah blah blah." Few of us are professional mechanics but would likely all find a more efficient way to do this. But we're not getting paid by the billable hour, either.
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They definitely took the guy for a ride. Not passing emissions? It probably already has terminal ring damage; therefore, there is no point scraping out the sludge. Edit: speeling is hard EightBit fucked around with this message at 07:15 on Mar 26, 2013 |
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Mar 26, 2013 07:07
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I wonder if the owner was the old guy shamefully looking on in the background of the 2nd video? 
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The guy didn't change his oil for how many miles? I bet that saved him a lot of money. Some people don't learn unless they get hit in the wallet. He might not learn anyways.
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Motronic posted:Except it's not. So I've been schooled. Thanks, I mean it.
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Snowdens Secret posted:Do tracks not get mad at the damage surely done by dragging hard parts constantly like that? However, our local track had a number of pretty deep gouges on some corners from where the local drift retards' cars decided to drop trou and nearly high centre. They never maintained it because the track was shutting down. The best part is when they hit each other.
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Just trade the fucker in at one of those "push pull or drag" places. gently caress trying to fix it.
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