03-13-2011, 10:56 AM
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The Unicorn Corral: warning - reader skepticism is advised!
This subforum contains discussions of modifications which are based on questionable (or non-existent) science, or for which credible proof is sorely lacking. Reader skepticism is strongly advised.
Topics here should bring to mind Carl Sagan's words: "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."
Proponents/defenders of mods & theories in The Unicorn Corral are urged to also see these threads:
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03-13-2011, 11:26 AM
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The Unicorn Corral nice title.
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03-13-2011, 11:48 AM
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Glad to see the new subforum !
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03-13-2011, 12:00 PM
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This will be a nice forum so that these "questionable" mods aren't in the same place as the real MPG increasing mods.
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03-13-2011, 12:06 PM
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I think I stole the name from Frank...
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03-13-2011, 10:57 PM
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I think I stole the name from Frank...
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You might as well have called it "the loony bin".
It's just a bit less harsh, eh?  |
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03-13-2011, 10:59 PM
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Topics here should bring to mind Carl Sagan's words: "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."
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Or phrased alternatively, ridiculous claims deserve ridicule.  |
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03-24-2011, 01:35 PM
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"Snake pit"??
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04-12-2011, 11:22 PM
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I hope no one ridicules my Whirlgas Turbinator..
Ray Mac
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05-23-2011, 08:54 PM
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I hope no one ridicules my Whirlgas Turbinator..
Ray Mac
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Reminds me of the Vortex Turbulator.
And yes, they are serious!
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