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Humphreys posted:God damned the author of that article needs to be burnt along with that abomination of a front. It looks like that kid in Year 8 who, with much excitement and a little bit of drool coming from both corners of his mouth, demonstrates how he's rigged up a bunch of 9-volt batteries to his bedroom door knob for the purposes of shocking the poo poo out of his little sister. Years later, you find his face online, in a small town US police blotter, despite the fact that both of you live 14,943 km away from Mulberry, FL. "Improper sexual contact with domestic animal (goat)" You nod grimly, stow your phone, take another swig of VB, and mash the throttle while popping the clutch. It's in reverse. Somewhere between bashing through the top floor railing and contacting William St, a thought crosses your mind: "At least I never drove a Falcon." madeintaipei fucked around with this message at 10:49 on Dec 3, 2023 |
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GlenMR posted:The side profile is really nice!  But in car form.
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My unironic belief that F1 is the most boring motorsport is not changed by seeing drivers sat on Honda Motocompactos and thinking there should be a race series which would also be a lot less boring than F1. https://twitter.com/HondaJP_Live/status/1731159730482303255?t=eK3CCdyefZQDp924rMk8wQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/HondaJP_Live/status/1731162976818987013?t=cSvZ1fhnvBwoSTQTOK729Q&s=19 https://twitter.com/HondaJP_Live/status/1731247543861072264?t=FuTnKcjfTTLHIbH0sGCenw&s=19
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Olympic Mathlete posted:My unironic belief that F1 is the most boring motorsport is not changed by seeing drivers sat on Honda Motocompactos and thinking there should be a race series which would also be a lot less boring than F1. This, but with Road Rash rules.
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Humphreys posted:This, but with Road Rash rules. Multiple leagues, one with Road Rash rules. You're not exactly going to get hurt falling off at 16mph 2ft from the floor.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Multiple leagues, one with Road Rash rules. You're not exactly going to get hurt falling off at 16mph 2ft from the floor. I love a challenge.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Multiple leagues, one with Road Rash rules. You're not exactly going to get hurt falling off at 16mph 2ft from the floor. We are all getting older, it's more likely than you think
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Multiple leagues, one with Road Rash rules. You're not exactly going to get hurt falling off at 16mph 2ft from the floor. I greensticked a forearm avoiding a pedestrian at a bit less than that speed. So umm.... doubt
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I fell off an electric scooter at 15 mph and it shredded my elbow, skin avulsion in three places where I had three holes to my subcutaneous layer. Thankfully I didn't break anything but they couldn't suture those wounds because oops! No skin! 15 mph is incredibly dangerous, what the hell
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I pulled something putting on my seatbelt a while back and now I can't raise my left arm above shoulder height without pain. Before putting my saftey belt on, I laid back in the seat on a bumblebee. Did you know bumblebees can sting? Did you know they can sting multiple times? 0mph, engine off.
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 Ok just found this pedal cart on a local auction. Must be one of the coolest toys I've seen in a long while. MrOnBicycle fucked around with this message at 08:39 on Dec 5, 2023 |
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This site's ability to "well actually" any statement made is honestly incredible sometimes...  Motocompacto racing league requires all riders to wear safety gear. Mainly because it would be hilarious to see everyone in racing leathers on tiny little electric bikes but also for safety. Goons.
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We're all just old, and the one benefit of age is being able to brag about the myriad ways our bodies have let us down but haven't killed us yet.
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Safety Dance posted:We're all just old, and the one benefit of age is being able to brag about the myriad ways our bodies have let us down but haven't killed us yet. Over the weekend I disappointed the girl everyone wanted back in highschool many many times when she came for a visit. It's tuesday and wow a year out of action really stuffs your abdominals.
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Safety Dance posted:We're all just old, and the one benefit of age is being able to brag about the myriad ways our bodies have let us down but haven't killed us yet. Do we have any youngsters in here or are they all making GBS threads up reddit, tiktok and Instagram?
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Safety Dance posted:We're all just old, and the one benefit of age is being able to brag about the myriad ways our bodies have let us down but haven't killed us yet. The 17 year old looked at us like we had a 3rd arm growing out of our foreheads. Enjoy it while you can, kid.
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Mildly disappointed there's rules against this kind of strike action in the UK. https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1732043477826023924?t=SD1SInO6-tnpnNsXWdGCrQ&s=19
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Mildly disappointed there's rules against this kind of strike action in the UK. gently caress around and find out, rear end in a top hat.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Mildly disappointed there's rules against this kind of strike action in the UK. "Refuses to negotiate..." Yeah, that'll get 'em to stop.
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Fornax Disaster posted:Has any automaker used the front door from the opposite side as a rear door? I feel like I have seen that done. Seems something the British would do. I've seen International crewcabs (as I recall) that used the *same doer from the same side* for both doors on each side, so there was a wedge shaped panel in the B-pillar to account for the angle in the door window frame. fake edit: '90s Internationals:  BuckyDoneGun posted:Mad Mike's new ride, also available as a Hot Wheels already. Oh, it's FR. Interesting. Not a lot of engines you could shoehorn under a hood that low. BRB, heading to Target or that Hot Wheel. ("Mad Mike Drift Attack" BTW:  )Blue Footed Booby posted:
Ah, "tacticool". madeintaipei posted:I pulled something putting on my seatbelt a while back and now I can't raise my left arm above shoulder height without pain. At least you get the satisfaction that the bee killed itself doing that, unlike a wasp or hornet. Safety Dance posted:We're all just old, and the one benefit of age is being able to brag about the myriad ways our bodies have let us down but haven't killed us yet. slidebite posted:There was 3 of us changing at the club last night that are 40+ and we were just moaning about how nice it used to be going to bed and feeling better in the morning... and now we're just lucky if we aren't just as sore, or worse, than when we went to bed. "Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked..." Jesus Christ this hits hard right now. The whole damned speech. Olympic Mathlete posted:Mildly disappointed there's rules against this kind of strike action in the UK. You know what's really insane? The richest man in the universe spends literally all of his time being radicalized on hie own social media platform, that he has made the most Nazi place on Earth. He could literally do *anything* and go *anywhere* on the the planet (or even space! HE owns the damned rockets!,) but this is what he spends his time doing. MrYenko posted:gently caress around and find out, rear end in a top hat.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Mildly disappointed there's rules against this kind of strike action in the UK. I decided to check r/Tesla and one of the threads started off well but then just devolved into people crying about unions being equal to the mafia.
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Darchangel posted:... Also "fish" Darchangel posted:... That's honeybees, due to their barbed stinger. Anything that can sting multiple times has a smooth stinger and doesn't die from stinging.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:That's honeybees, due to their barbed stinger. Anything that can sting multiple times has a smooth stinger and doesn't die from stinging. Ah, you are correct. Mea culpa.
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MrOnBicycle posted:I decided to check r/Tesla and one of the threads started off well but then just devolved into people crying about unions being equal to the mafia. Well, the teamsters, so therefore...
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Darchangel posted:You know what's really insane? The richest man in the universe spends literally all of his time being radicalized on hie own social media platform, that he has made the most Nazi place on Earth. Honestly that's the bit I can't understand. If I ever managed to trip over a sum of money that meant I no longer had to work and had the freedom to do whatever you can be sure as gently caress I wouldn't be sat on the internet. *edit: https://twitter.com/ass_beaters/status/1732085920239599761?t=eXGp75U18fRX-4HgL0mPWQ&s=19 Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 18:33 on Dec 5, 2023 |
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“Skyliner top used seven reversible electric motors (six for 1959 models), four lift jacks, a series of relays, ten limit switches, ten solenoids, four locking mechanisms for the roof and two locking mechanisms for the trunk lid, and 610 ft of wiring.” 
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A modern Mercedes uses a similar set-up for their glovebox.
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Just the most pimp poo poo in the world.
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Coincidentally I saw one of those at a show this past weekend. It was displayed with the top half way between up and down. No word on whether that was a conscious decision or just where it got stuck.
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Powershift posted:A modern Mercedes uses a similar set-up for their glovebox. Lol. It's tradition. Be happy the thing isn't vacuum actuated. A friend of my father is a major gearhead. Also, a trust fund baby, along with his two brothers, who all live in an absurd mansion on top of a hill in Tübingen. Through their university years, the brothers re-imported big Mercs from the US, fixed them up, and re-sold them to ??? They became experts at fixing poo poo that the factory wouldn't touch. Mad scientists. Savants at vacuum driven accessories, complex pneumatics, and intricate electrical systems. My dad's friend said, "gently caress that.", at a certain point and decided to import classic American cars from the 50's-60's. If, during the 80's, you saw a finned Eldorado, a hopped up Tri-Five, or a Hemi-equipped Mopar in southern Germany, buddy probably had something to do with the thing. He sold it all off, bought a Diablo SV, decided to get rid of the thing after six months, and do something more sane with his money. Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane for fun ended up being the sane option compared to dealing with all that. I remember him. Almost seven foot tall. The most awkward person possible, always apologizing for hitting his head on poo poo.
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Darchangel posted:The loving AWD tire-smoking drifts give me goosebumps. Incredible control (even the RWD ones...) I'm kinda cross about the one guy giving the double-knock "ready to go" with people still in front of the car securing hood pins
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My dad had one of those, not in fantastic shape but the top worked! Fun fact: You can see a box in the "trunk" where the top would retract to, that's a basket specifically for storing things in the trunk with the top down - that's the only area in the trunk not taken up by the top when its down.
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