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Safety Dance posted:I think Newton was volcel. According to Voltaire (via Wikipedia), Newton "was never sensible to any passion, was not subject to the common frailties of mankind, nor had any commerce with women—a circumstance which was assured me by the physician and surgeon who attended him in his last moments". I think Newton was a time traveler/possible alien and he was either too grossed out by 17th century hygiene to engage in the nasty, and/or didn't want to gently caress up the timeline more than forcing scientific advancement onto humankind.
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AirRaid posted:All I know is it's a '57 with a 5.2 V8, and it looks clean as hell. Oh my, the 57 Thunderbird is one of my favorite cars of all time. Just look at it... And the 5.2 is almost certainly the stock 312 Y-block. 
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Safety Dance posted:—a circumstance which was assured me by the physician and surgeon who attended him in his last moments". "As his doctor, I can assure you no one rode that dick." "As his surgeon, I concur"
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Humphreys posted:And just before detonation "We Like to Party! BOOM" Wrong Vengabus song, you're looking for "BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM / I want you in my room"
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As much as I am completely unexcited by the segment, I absolutely 100% understand why most of the buying public would choose the lifted, faux-ruggedized hatchback option over the vanilla hatchback, and why that segment is selling like gangbusters while "normal" cars slowly bleed out. I love me a good hatchback, but the bit of extra ground clearance and available AWD (if if it's stinky part-time front-biased AWD) gives them just that much more utility and versatility -- even if it is in no way an off-road vehicle. Plus in some cases like the Mazda CX-30, the CUV-ized version has considerably more cargo space than the 3 Hatch. Yes, part of it is image and that part is dumb, but there's some legitimate improvements/trade-offs to be had. Also, subjectively, a lot of normies like the more vertical, upright seating position. For folks that just need an every day driver and don't go carve any canyons I can't say I entirely blame them. These days even driving around the city on nominally paved roads is a pain in the rear end with less than 6 inches of ground clearance. Pot holes and giant cracks, uneven slabs, crumbling driveways, stupidly tall parking stones, etc, etc. Wish we still lived in a first-world country that invests in its infrastructure but alas. Guinness fucked around with this message at 19:34 on Nov 9, 2020 |
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Finger Prince posted:I think Newton was a time traveler/possible alien and he was either too grossed out by 17th century hygiene to engage in the nasty, and/or didn't want to gently caress up the timeline more than forcing scientific advancement onto humankind. Nah, I just think sperglords just had more time on their hands to be productive before the invention of trains
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Guinness posted:As much as I am completely unexcited by the segment, I absolutely 100% understand why most of the buying public would choose the lifted, faux-ruggedized hatchback option over the vanilla hatchback, and why that segment is selling like gangbusters while "normal" cars slowly bleed out. My brother in law just bought a BMW X3, and he said "oh I'll probably never need the four wheel drive but I guess it's nice to have". To me, the best justification for getting a 4WD car, no matter how pissy the 4WD is, is taking it to the snow. The snow roads here are generally "you must either have chains or 4WD to proceed past this point", and let me assure you dear reader if you've never put on a set of snow chains, you never want to. They don't differentiate between what sort of 4WD you have, either, so there's 70-series Landcruisers sitting next to Hyundai Konas. And before you ask, no, Australians don't understand that a 2WD car with snow tires on will do better than basically any car with regular tires and 4WD with a normal driver behind the wheel.
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monsterzero posted:Nah, I just think sperglords just had more time on their hands to be productive before the invention of trains Yeah god what the hell is it with spergers and trains?
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Memento posted:
Unfortunately neither does the state of California :/
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I lived in New England most of my life and people there don’t understand either. Driving full speed in their giant 4WD SUVs and running into snowbanks and telephone poles because there’s 2” of snow.
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Serperoth posted:Wrong Vengabus song, you're looking for "BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM / I want you in my room" There is no wrong Venga Boys song.
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wesleywillis posted:Yeah god what the hell is it with spergers and trains? Trains kick rear end, my dude TheBacon posted:Unfortunately neither does the state of California :/ TBF, you're probably one of the five Californians with snow tires. When I sublet with a bunch of locals in Truckee, I don't think any of them swapped wheels in the winter. Either SUVs with all seasons or trucks with A/Ts.
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monsterzero posted:Trains kick rear end, my dude I live in Truckee full time and this isn’t my experience. Most locals do use snow tires in the winter (or, as you said, appropriate ATs; we keep ko2s on our truck year round). I see a good number of cars just running snow tires year round, in fact. I can’t blame non-locals for sticking with all seasons, though. In my experience caltrans will just entirely close the highway before conditions get so bad that a competent driver can’t manage fine with all seasons. I never bothered swapping tires before I moved here full time. All this didn’t stop some idiot from passing me at 35 in a 45 on an iced over road yesterday morning, or the next idiot from tailgating me the rest of the way. Other locals, too, most likely.
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Steve French posted:I live in Truckee full time and this isn’t my experience. Most locals do use snow tires in the winter (or, as you said, appropriate ATs; we keep ko2s on our truck year round). I see a good number of cars just running snow tires year round, in fact. Bay area Tahoe skier here. After years of AWD with all seasons, I've switched my rides to all seasons with the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF) which do seem to do better in the snow than my previous all seasons (Michelin Defender).
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So that's a Gallardo racing an Audi 80 and there's also a Opel/Vauxhall VX220 and an Impreza among the field....?! Wacky races! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03_cmysoRYU
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Collateral Damage posted:Today's Blipshift design is pretty awesome. That needs to go on the hood of a 240 wagon pronto.
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I'll say it again, the only interesting Audis these days are the estates. https://twitter.com/autocar/status/1326497156971245570?s=20
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I'll say it again, the only interesting Audis these days are the estates. I haven't liked an Audi since the B5 shape. But those wheels and livery scream Carmageddon reboot so 
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Humphreys posted:I haven't liked an Audi since the B5 shape. But those wheels and livery scream Carmageddon reboot so All I hear is Fear Factory. All I smell is blood. All I desire is destruction. 
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I'll say it again, the only interesting Audis these days are the estates.   I want one. Never be able to afford one if they were to build it, but I want one.
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MrYenko posted:All I hear is Fear Factory. All I smell is blood. All I desire is destruction. gently caress yeah!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyWFX0FPhOA
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TrueChaos posted:
Tuning and mods exists for this very reason  Humphreys posted:gently caress yeah!!! Nostalgic tears!
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Erulisse posted:Tuning and mods exists for this very reason Those who are about to die, we salute you! gently caress I loved that game (and Fear Factory). 2nd place would be Interstate 76 or Full Throttle.
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Humphreys posted:Those who are about to die, we salute you! You are a person of excellent taste and refinement.
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KozmoNaut posted:You are a person of excellent taste and refinement. Not an emptyquote
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Humphreys posted:Those who are about to die, we salute you! Is that a pre-regulation Destroyer-class solid fuel recoil booster you have there?
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Memento posted:Is that a pre-regulation Destroyer-class solid fuel recoil booster you have there? Why, yes it is! TA-DAAAAH! *Whoosh*
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Humphreys posted:Those who are about to die, we salute you! Hell yeah, Fear Factory! Later Test Drive 5 and it's glorious OST cemented these in my memory Sadly never played '76 but played the hell out of '82. Well it's no better time than now I guess  :O
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Erulisse posted:Hell yeah, Fear Factory! Later Test Drive 5 and it's glorious OST cemented these in my memory And lol '82 brought back Fear Factory with their cover of Gary Numans' 'Cars!' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpF5j1OG8fI EDIT: RIP FF thanks to Burton and Dinos beef (heck isn't it EVERYONE vs Burton?)
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Hikaki posted:I guess there's no need to worry about apex seals when your rotary blows up after a few minutes anyway. Thank you both for that laugh today. Collateral Damage posted:Today's Blipshift design is pretty awesome. I meant to come here and post that. Thanks for taking up the slack.
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 AI: Secret Santa Registration Closes Soon! https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3946227 Please come sign up. We currently have 30 signups out of the 50 I am aiming. Please see below for a VERY generous offer from McTinkerson McTinkerson posted:Any Canadians that have yet to sign up will get a 4 pack of locally brewed tall boys delivered to their door. [No IPA's because gently caress that.] Any American that signs up who hasn't yet and has at one point owned something powered by Doritos will get a 1.5L bottle of La Fin Du Monde. I'm still offering participation prizes for Kiwis & Aussies! Don't miss out https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3946227
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Krakkles posted:https://www.thedrive.com/news/37625/italian-police-use-lamborghini-huracan-to-transport-kidney-300-miles-in-just-two-hours Also a perfect opportunity to link this and remind everyone of this cool bit of footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnW-sTwxeUM
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Krakkles posted:https://www.thedrive.com/news/37625/italian-police-use-lamborghini-huracan-to-transport-kidney-300-miles-in-just-two-hours Drive makes it look like it's the first time but lambo gifted pretty much every baby model, starting from the Gallardo, to the stradale and emergency organ transport was he sole possible way to justify keeping it in the fleet without a public pushback from the maintenance costs.
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Stolen from reddit so everyone's probably already seen it, but hell yeah, gently caress safety, be comfortable. It's new to me! Ford Aurora II concept, 1969.
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