Random thoughts thread

I see one of Buffalo Airways DC-4s is still in Florida. 

Nintendo is Japanese.

Japanese names are surname, then given name.

Mario's surname is Itsumi. 

Itsumi Mario.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

Mario Mario and Luigi Mario.

You talk like the movie never existed.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

That was tearable...

If dual exhaust has a cross over pipe is it truly dual exhaust?

When I think of Volkswagen, I think of aircooleds, and quirky front-heavy FWDs with shifters down by your ankles and dashboards up at eye level and acres of negative camber and positive toe in the rear suspension because they cornered on three wheels at the slightest provocation.

When I think of VW, I think of bland Camry-wannabe transportation pods that smell kinda weird inside.

The crossover point is somewhere in the mid 90s.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

Agreed. After the Rabbit went away, it was downhill. 
 

My dad used to race Baja bugs...

EricM said:

If dual exhaust has a cross over pipe is it truly dual exhaust?

Is an independent suspension employing a sway bar independent ?

Appleseed said:

EricM said:

If dual exhaust has a cross over pipe is it truly dual exhaust?

Is an independent suspension employing a sway bar independent ?

Is an independent suspension attached to the same chassis truly independent?

Ironically, the heavily interconnected suspension in a 2CV might be the most "independent" suspension ever devised, since it actively counteracted the effects that bump and droop had on the rest of the chassis.

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. 

Pete. (l33t FS) said:

Is an independent suspension employing a sway bar independent ?

Is an independent suspension attached to the same chassis truly independent?

Ironically, the heavily interconnected suspension in a 2CV might be the most "independent" suspension ever devised, since it actively counteracted the effects that bump and droop had on the rest of the chassis.

Ummm, how?  Because every time I've ever ridden in or seen a 2CV moving under its own power, it looks and feels like it's ready to roll over at any steering input above a walking pace.

Pete. (l33t FS) said:

When I think of Volkswagen, I think of aircooleds, and quirky front-heavy FWDs with shifters down by your ankles and dashboards up at eye level and acres of negative camber and positive toe in the rear suspension because they cornered on three wheels at the slightest provocation.

 

When I think of VW, I think of bland Camry-wannabe transportation pods that smell kinda weird inside.

 

The crossover point is somewhere in the mid 90s.

Reminds me of Dad and his view on Porsche.  "Air-cooled is pronounced Porsche and watercooled is pronounced Porsche and true Porsche enthusiasts know the difference."

It doesn't translate to text well, but the third Porsche in the quote sounds like the second one.

Mr_Asa said:

Reminds me of Dad and his view on Porsche.  "Air-cooled is pronounced Porsche and watercooled is pronounced Porsche and true Porsche enthusiasts know the difference."

It doesn't translate to text well, but the third Porsche in the quote sounds like the second one.

I would have thought the third Porsche should sound like the first one.

This guy knows. The first one is the correct one

Duke said:

Mr_Asa said:

Reminds me of Dad and his view on Porsche.  "Air-cooled is pronounced Porsche and watercooled is pronounced Porsche and true Porsche enthusiasts know the difference."

It doesn't translate to text well, but the third Porsche in the quote sounds like the second one.

I would have thought the third Porsche should sound like the first one.

 

My bad.  You're correct.

Since purple doesn't actually exist and it's existence means our brains are basically hallucinating, does that mean that the color purple is basically a psychedelic?

In reply to Antihero (Forum Supporter) :

Purple exists, I think. Its magenta that doesn't 

Mr_Asa said:

In reply to Antihero (Forum Supporter) :

Purple exists, I think. Its magenta that doesn't 

Since you mentioned magenta I had to look it up too, fascinating

Antihero (Forum Supporter) said:

Since purple doesn't actually exist and it's existence means our brains are basically hallucinating, does that mean that the color purple is basically a psychedelic?

In reply to Appleseed :

He looks like a black Neil Diamond in that pic.

In reply to Duke :

Prince was one of the few people on Earth who could actually get away with doing whatever the hell he wanted.  Wednesday at 10:35 AM and he wants to dress like Neil Diamond? Sure. Who's going to stop him?

Fleets seem to want EV trucks for the same reasons that airliners jumped to jets vs. piston engined planes.  Reduced downtime and maintenance costs.