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CBJamo posted:I think this probably belongs here: Ah, the guy from Heavy Metal replaced his ‘59 Corvette, I see. edit: for those that don't get the reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWMPe3wF9jQ Darchangel fucked around with this message at 10:35 on Feb 7, 2018 |
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Feb 7, 2018 00:44
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Seeing the earth in the reflection of a car is loving badass, but all I can pay attention to is the gaps between the body panels.
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Feb 7, 2018 01:30
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xzzy posted:Seeing the earth in the reflection of a car is loving badass, but all I can pay attention to is the gaps between the body panels. Sure is a lot of... space
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Feb 7, 2018 02:11
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I'm just loving chuffed that theres a car driving to Mars, and back, potentially forever. It'll be interesting to examine it when it comes back around again. I wonder how long the feed from Starman will last?
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Feb 7, 2018 10:37
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Feb 7, 2018 11:02
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Darchangel posted:I'm just loving chuffed that theres a car driving to Mars, and back, potentially forever. It'll be interesting to examine it when it comes back around again. On the other hand I wonder how long until we have our firat car accident in space. And if starman was drinking at the time.
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Feb 7, 2018 13:53
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Rigged Death Trap posted:On the other hand Yeah, I'm not very excited about yet more junk being tossed into space.
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Feb 7, 2018 14:23
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If it wasn't this it would have been a dummy payload, no difference practically. You've got to prove it's safe which means multiple launches.
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Feb 7, 2018 14:36
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cakesmith handyman posted:If it wasn't this it would have been a dummy payload, no difference practically. You've got to prove it's safe which means multiple launches. While I am totally cool with sending the Tesla up there and think it's awesome, I'll also throw out that dummy payloads are placed in an orbit that will quickly bring them back into the atmosphere to burn up. But, yeah, the Tesla and Star Man kick rear end and are peak AI.
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Feb 7, 2018 15:42
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Rigged Death Trap posted:On the other hand Gravity 2 (2019) lookin good
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Feb 7, 2018 16:57
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Quick, someone find out the vin number of the space tesla, and register that as a kit car number.
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Feb 7, 2018 18:34
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I do hope the reg document is in the glovebox, and anyone who can recover it is allowed to keep it. Does anyone know if there's a full list of everything they included on board? I'm kind of hoping there was a china teapot with a picture of Bertrand Russell in it.
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Feb 7, 2018 18:37
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I saw estimates that the car may not last a year because radiation will destroy pretty much anything in there that's carbon based. And if that doesn't do it, micrometeorites will fill it with holes. It's going to be the space equivalent of a car in some farmer's front yard with a tree growing through the engine bay.
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Feb 7, 2018 18:56
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the mpg is off the charts tho
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Feb 7, 2018 18:58
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Among all the chaff of BringATrailer comments, you find the occasional cool personal story. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1984-porsche-ruf-btr-930/#comment-2008689 quote:e: On my Consulier Challenge story......it was 1991, not 2001! and a response!: quote:I was there for the Consulier Challenge in 1991. I was personally invited by Warren Moseler because I was the Ruf importer/dealer, at the time. He was so confident he could beat ‘The World’s Fastest Car around Sebring, that he had to have that notch in his gun. I went, supporting the Ruf CTR (not BTR). He didn’t say it would be the short course, but at the last minute he changed it to a short course, naturally disappointing the Lamborghini and the F40 guys as well as us. The ugly little Consulier lost anyway. Lou, the Ruf importer drove the yellow CTR lightweight and beat Moseler’s pro driver, Chet Fillip. You are correct. Moseler wouldn’t pay because we ran Dunlop slicks and the Consulier was on Comp T/A R1s. He approved the Dunlop’s when we showed up on Bridgestone RE71 street tires, because Moseler said we had to use street tires. He went so far as to say-not R compounds. When I saw fresh Comp T/A R1’s on the Consulier I protested and he allowed the slicks. Lou pounded him mercilessly even though the CTR never used its top couple of gears on Sebring’s short course. Fillips, at one point, dove into the pits after the CTR ran him down and was about to pass him on live tv! We never expected him to pay. Mark Vaughn from Autoweek was there. He will tell the same story! kimbo305 fucked around with this message at 05:37 on Feb 8, 2018 |
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Feb 7, 2018 19:10
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CBJamo posted:I think this probably belongs here:
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Feb 7, 2018 19:29
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I don't know if this is awesome but it's definitely insanity. This 'barn find' of a Ferrari 275 and a 427 Cobra has been making the rounds lately. The owner is a family friend who has had some serious mental issues that went undiagnosed and untreated for many years. He recently got bad enough that things hit a breaking point and, for better or worse, was able to make a decision to get help. The guy is worth a lot of money but simply was/is not able to make decisions or function normally. In any case, after decades of neglect the city decided to demolish his dilapidated mansion (that he never lived in). The cars had to go. For years they weren't even insured, just sitting in the garage. https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/02/06/barn-find-cobra-and-ferrari-head-to-auction I remember seeing both the Ferrari and the Cobra when I was little. Shame they were stowed away so long. There's an original 289 Cobra in storage too that these guys didn't take
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Feb 7, 2018 19:51
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When the Falcon Heavy upper stage burned for Mars, they basically fired it til it ran out of fuel instead of shutting off at a calculated time. The Tesla actually ended up in an orbit that takes it nearly out to the asteroid belt.
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Feb 7, 2018 20:10
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I guess this will be the most expensive crash test in history
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Feb 7, 2018 20:14
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Pfft, based on my experience playing KSP which clearly makes me an authority on orbital mechanics, that isn't that big a deal. Once you get into orbit it's relatively easy to fling yourself into the far out reaches of the solar system. It's the getting to a precise spot and slowing down enough to not zoom by at thousands of meters per second that's hard.
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Feb 7, 2018 20:16
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I wish Elon Musk and Tesla weren't involved so I could be enthusiastic about it instead of mildly depressed. I feel the only worse payload they could have picked would have been a huge space billboard
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Feb 7, 2018 23:36
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Why are people so upset over they payload? It was an untested rocket that had a 50/50 chance of actually working. It's not like they could really have put anything useful in there. Plus a car is pretty handy since most people know that car = pretty heavy. I mean, I'm no huge fan of Musk and his companies, but it's still pretty impressive.
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Feb 8, 2018 00:47
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The dude puts money where his mouth is, I can't fault him in the least. He's out there doing poo poo that we should be doing as an entire race.
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Feb 8, 2018 00:51
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ExplodingSims posted:Why are people so upset over they payload? I've seen a few people call it littering on a cosmic scale. Which to be honest makes it even more awesome.
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Feb 8, 2018 01:01
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hackbunny posted:I wish Elon Musk and Tesla weren't involved so I could be enthusiastic about it instead of mildly depressed. I feel the only worse payload they could have picked would have been a huge space billboard It's kind of funny you feel that way because Elon Musk is the mad(ish) devil-may-care inventor/entrepreneur I grew up reading about in scifi books from the 60s and 70s.
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Feb 8, 2018 01:34
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When my son came home from school today the first thing he said to me was "Somebody put a Tesla in space!! So I showed him the video and he loved it. A lot of people think it's cool and so do I, people should be mad about other things.
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Feb 8, 2018 01:38
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Applebees Appetizer posted:When my son came home from school today the first thing he said to me was "Somebody put a Tesla in space!! Some people seem to think that Musk is just a PT Barnum hookum-and-snakeoil salesman wrapped up in a geeky coat of legitimacy. Sort of how they actually should have felt about Steve Jobs. Shrug.
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Feb 8, 2018 01:46
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I mean, it's not like Musk isn't without issues though, especially when it comes to the way he treats employees and stuff. Plus there's his issues with over promising and massively under delivering. And his obession with things that are just dumb, like the hyperloop. He basically just needs. A better PR team to help tone things down a bit.
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Feb 8, 2018 01:56
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To be fair most CEOs don't have the greatest people skills and most of them poo poo on and stepped over a bunch of people to get in that position to begin with. It's like hating magnificent art because the artist is an rear end in a top hat. Just appreciate the work regardless if the creator is jerk or doesn't have the greatest business management. I can appreciate what he's done so far, whether or not he can keep it up remains to be seen.
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Feb 8, 2018 02:02
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hackbunny posted:I wish Elon Musk and Tesla weren't involved so I could be enthusiastic about it instead of mildly depressed. I feel the only worse payload they could have picked would have been a huge space billboard It was the best payload because it got everyone's attention... and got a lot of people talking about shooting poo poo into the sky as a result. This is a huge public demonstration of the future of space use - I'm sorry but if you weren't giggling like a madman at the sight of A loving CAR WITH THE EARTH IN THE BACKGROUND ... I dont know what to say. They launched a car. Into space. And live streamed it. There are any number of kids and adults who suddenly got inspired as gently caress in ways only the moon landing did in 1969.... and now people are realising maaaaaybe we could get a human on Mars afterall. SpaceX wouldnt have gotten this far without Musk. We wouldn't have rockets that landed in sync back basically where they were launched from (that in itself was mindblowing). What we got yesterday was a genuine leap forward and while Musk himself isn't building the things, it's his vision and drive that is bringing a whole lot of people with him to achieve what we thought would be impossible 10 years ago. gently caress it, he put his cash and his work into it, if he wants to fire off his own car, then loving awesome. I know if I was in his position I'd be throwing one of my cars into orbit The Prong Song posted:It's kind of funny you feel that way because Elon Musk is the mad(ish) devil-may-care inventor/entrepreneur I grew up reading about in scifi books from the 60s and 70s. Say what you will about his companies poo poo way they treat workers (Which is true), they keep delivering on Musk's promises. Usually several years late but those ridulous brainfarts he has keep being turned into reality. Juuuuuuust.... not as fast as he says they will. Musk is exactly the kind of mad visionary that changes the world and brings along a whole load of others for the ride. quote:Some people seem to think that Musk is just a PT Barnum hookum-and-snakeoil salesman wrapped up in a geeky coat of legitimacy. Sort of how they actually should have felt about Steve Jobs. Shrug. A couple of them on this forum. Which always WTF's me - Jobs the original geek snake and oil salesman get worshipped for a phone that featured nothing that competitors didnt have 3 years ago while a guy who is leading the way in making real fundamental changes to payment technology, then cars, then space and now the power grid is called a huckster. Reeeeeeeeeally. CAT INTERCEPTOR fucked around with this message at 02:13 on Feb 8, 2018 |
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Feb 8, 2018 02:03
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Since he's so gung-ho about Mars, I really hope someone can talk him into doing a bunch of terraforming research. Because, uh, we're gonna need that here pretty soon.
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Feb 8, 2018 02:09
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:I know if I was in his position I'd be throwing one of my cars into orbit We do not need a recreation of the Pleiades using genuine Subaru parts. Or do we...
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ExplodingSims posted:Plus there's his issues with over promising and massively under delivering. And his obession with things that are just dumb, like the hyperloop. He basically just needs. A better PR team to help tone things down a bit. He's the real world tony stark, same kind of ambition but not smart enough to do it himself so everything ends up a crappier version of his dream.
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Feb 8, 2018 02:39
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It's cool that he did it, but adding to space junk is not what we loving need right now
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Feb 8, 2018 04:37
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Nice hot take there. Good thing it's going to be in a heliocentric orbit, and not an orbit around Earth where space junk is a real problem.
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Feb 8, 2018 04:40
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Yeah, he can now be about the 50th piece of poo poo we've launched into that same orbit and can't deal with. I'm not saying it isn't cool, or neat, but it's still an issue. But none of this is awesome car poo poo, so I'm going to stop here.
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Feb 8, 2018 04:47
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iwentdoodie posted:It's cool that he did it, but adding to space junk is not what we loving need right now Just imagine a 20 km beach. On that beach think of one grain of sand. That's the Tesla in Interplanentary space and the rest of the beach is one great big fuckoff vaccuum. ...How is that a problem?????
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Feb 8, 2018 04:47
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If it hits a planet, it will be coming in very directly in comparison to the things orbiting the planet, and it won't cause any issues by the time whatever mist is left hits the ground. The issue with what we generally consider space junk is that it's orbiting the Earth over and over, continually coming into [relative] proximity with other orbits. For LEO stuff, that can be as often as once every 90 minutes in regards to a separate object's orbit, and there are thousands of bits of junk up there, so the risk is high. This poo poo is heliocentric with an apoapsis nearer to the orbit of You say it can be the 50th piece of poo poo we've launched into that same orbit. Nothing has been launched into that orbit before. Even if it was the originally-planned Hohmann-transfer orbit (which it isn't, it overshot and will be in the asteroid belt at its peak instead), this specific period is different than the other Mars missions. So, it's not? Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 05:03 on Feb 8, 2018 |
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:Nice hot take there. I look forward to a galaxy where people can be like "yeah, Elon Musk was able to put that silly car on some random orbit around the sun, but we have to register every single little thing now." Cuz that at least means we got ourselves out there.
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