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Forum: The Lounge 03-29-2025, 01:09 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 218
Posted By me and my metro
I surf here occasionally but I am no longer...

I surf here occasionally but I am no longer pursuing extreme fuel mileage over fun driving experiences. You will laugh, one day I drove my wife’s Lincoln Navigator to work and I wondered why I was...
Forum: EcoModding Central 03-17-2025, 10:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 450
Posted By ME_Andy
A Bolt on regular 110V for 500 miles/wk would be...

A Bolt on regular 110V for 500 miles/wk would be tough. Only 4 miles charged per hour. Love Bolts, though. We have 2 of them.

I'll throw the Mitsubishi Mirage out there for your consideration.
Forum: The Lounge 03-14-2025, 03:00 PM
Replies: 906
Views: 68,354
Posted By freebeard
Listening now. The 'yes, but+' strategy is pretty...

Listening now. The 'yes, but+' strategy is pretty good. I think the robot peacekeepers should be giant hexapods.

OTOH, i might start skipping the days when he puts his cats in the thumbnail.
...
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-06-2025, 11:30 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 495
Posted By Andyinchville1
///// trailer tails for a van ? /////

Hi All

I've been doing delivery work for a while now but recently I started having to do a bread run that's approximately 450 miles a day 5 days a week.

With that, I started thinking more...
Forum: The Lounge 03-05-2025, 07:27 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,665
Posted By freebeard
Overnighting in the Dasher was similar, but with...

Overnighting in the Dasher was similar, but with two doors. A Beetle is easier IMHO.

The Dreaded Information Superhighway is what complains about the clock. At some point, I'll throw a fresh OS...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 03-03-2025, 11:39 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,636
Posted By freebeard
Basalt fiber bends instead of shattering like...

Basalt fiber bends instead of shattering like carbon fiber. It's a composite so if the matrix (resin or whatever) is thermoplastic (multi-hundreds of degrees via microwave?) or disolvable it might be...
Forum: The Lounge 03-03-2025, 04:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 194
Posted By freebeard
Nuclear sells megapacks

The Real Reason Nuclear power is The Key to Elon Musk’s Master Plan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Qq8tQVkqM)

70 Gigawatts under construction right now.

What's up with those sheds in the...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 03-03-2025, 04:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,636
Posted By RedDevil
As for the idea of cheap durable body parts, the...

As for the idea of cheap durable body parts, the answer is neither nitinol nor what's currently used.

Sandy Munro predicts the future and it's kinda relevant to this use:...
Forum: The Lounge 03-03-2025, 12:25 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,665
Posted By JSH
Seams that a tiny popup pulled behind the Prius...

Seams that a tiny popup pulled behind the Prius could be the ticket. Some friends have a bunkhouse brand motorcycle popup that is comfy for two, sets up quick, and has storage for other items when...
Forum: The Lounge 02-28-2025, 05:38 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 687
Posted By freebeard
I predict Flight 8 won't end like Flight 7. Am I...

I predict Flight 8 won't end like Flight 7. Am I ahead so far?

VAST station and Moon landing by 2026.

edit: Three hours of Elon Musk on Joe Rogan podcast (https://youtu.be/sSOxPJD-VNo)

Grok...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 02-27-2025, 12:08 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,398
Posted By Logic
Zinc Halide Batteries DONT burn and have around...

Zinc Halide Batteries DONT burn and have around 4X the energy density of Lithium Batteries.

Zinc–bromine battery: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc%E2%80%93bromine_battery)

100% depth of...
Forum: The Lounge 02-27-2025, 07:13 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 671
Posted By Isaac Zachary
Some time ago in the USA phone plans started...

Some time ago in the USA phone plans started being offered as unlimited minutes and texts. There are very few phone plans that are limited or charged by the minute or by the text. The major cellphone...
Forum: The Lounge 02-26-2025, 02:25 AM
Replies: 906
Views: 68,354
Posted By freebeard
What you are referencing is social normalization:...

What you are referencing is social normalization:


Brainwashing is the subversion of the normalized individual.
Forum: The Lounge 02-24-2025, 04:46 PM
Replies: 906
Views: 68,354
Posted By freebeard
No, for me personally at that moment in time....

No, for me personally at that moment in time. Raz0rfist and Sargon of Akkad back-to-back. I've moved on, of course. Now it's possible that there will be a Deputy Director of the ATF, and it might be...
Forum: The Lounge 02-20-2025, 01:42 PM
Replies: 1,850
Views: 154,149
Posted By freebeard
Well, thank all y'all for your support. I...

Well, thank all y'all for your support.

I know about cultural inertia, obsolete media like TV and pictures hanging on walls; and all the things you didn't mention like zoning laws and mortgage...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 02-19-2025, 07:31 AM
Replies: 1,450
Views: 178,725
Posted By harriska2
They continue to sell off vehicles to make...

They continue to sell off vehicles to make payroll. They lost the RAMP facility to a 6M loan they couldn’t pay, even though they bought it for 10M and put millions into it. They are leasing AMP,...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 02-17-2025, 05:16 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 9,520
Posted By JSH
There is zero reason to turn natural gas into...

There is zero reason to turn natural gas into hydrogen to power vehicles. It is far cleaner and cheaper just to use the natural gas directly.
Forum: The Lounge 02-13-2025, 04:25 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,665
Posted By jakobnev
Like taking the hatch off and matching the camper...

Like taking the hatch off and matching the camper to the opening.
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 02-07-2025, 06:22 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 9,520
Posted By JSH
Building factories that will be used for decades...

Building factories that will be used for decades costs money and hits the books when the money is spent. Nothing surprising about a company showing loses early in a product cycle.
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 02-05-2025, 01:19 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,398
Posted By freebeard
Chart implies ICEV fossil diesels cost 0 metric...

Chart implies ICEV fossil diesels cost 0 metric tons to manufacture.
Forum: The Lounge 02-05-2025, 12:40 PM
Replies: 1,850
Views: 154,149
Posted By freebeard
Human nature is immutable. That would never...

Human nature is immutable. That would never happen. Work from first principles instead.
Forum: Success Stories 02-04-2025, 09:02 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 615
Posted By Flakbadger
25,000 miles in a new (2023) Chevy Bolt

Hey everyone, been ages since I posted here. I traded in the Leaf for a brand new Chevy Bolt. About $21,000 after trade-in and incentives. My wife and I drive it everywhere, commuting, the coast, to...
Forum: The Lounge 02-04-2025, 06:42 PM
Replies: 906
Views: 68,354
Posted By freebeard
Here's another one: I can't get a dopamine hit...

Here's another one: I can't get a dopamine hit from figuring out if I paid the car insurance yet.



In World's Fastest Indian, Burt Munro says "Spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch."
Forum: The Lounge 02-04-2025, 06:09 PM
Replies: 906
Views: 68,354
Posted By freebeard
Dogbert is my spirit animal. Episode 2740 --...

Dogbert is my spirit animal.

Episode 2740 -- I feel empathetic with Scott Adams. He described his 'ADHD' symptoms and it sounds a lot like me. I can't walk through a doorway without forgetting...
Forum: The Lounge 02-04-2025, 02:29 PM
Replies: 906
Views: 68,354
Posted By freebeard
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