Eye Candy for Me

god the ocean is so...big *shudders and hugs the ground under her feet* please don't leave me...

(For the record, I LOVE the Ocean. I just get nervous as hell being in it, and at that depth I'd be out right scared :p)
 

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Seriously. This is one of the few cars in the world that I lust after.

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Did that thing blow the exhaust pipes off? There they are, on the ground, right?

The stuff on the ground near the back tire is a bike stand. It keep it vertical. If you look at the bottom of the engine you will see to round things side by side. Those are the exhaust outlets. If you look around a bit, you'll see funky shaped black pipes. Those are the exhaust pipes.

The donor bike for this build is a Buell. Weird engines, weird exhausts, and LOADS of vibration are to be expected.
 
To the Moon

And to Mars

This time no robots

You know I actually like the return to the capsule, it makes sense. The shuttle program was just a dick measuring contest.

When the most constantly and difficult part is getting shit up their. Pack it up neat and assemble in space, don't bring the whole prebuilt house up. From an engineering perspective, theirs something really sexy about that capsule, it's just so simple it's elegant.
 
To the Moon

And to Mars

This time no robots

You know I actually like the return to the capsule, it makes sense. The shuttle program was just a dick measuring contest.

When the most constantly and difficult part is getting shit up their. Pack it up neat and assemble in space, don't bring the whole prebuilt house up. From an engineering perspective, theirs something really sexy about that capsule, it's just so simple it's elegant.

K wants to go into space. *pouts*
 
Generally I'm not that much into cars, but the Bugatti Veyron is an amazing car

Ooooooo!

I'm not really a car person either - I like trucks or bikes.

OK, I :heart: SmartCars.

But that is some kind of sexy!!!
 
You know I actually like the return to the capsule, it makes sense. The shuttle program was just a dick measuring contest.

When the most constantly and difficult part is getting shit up their. Pack it up neat and assemble in space, don't bring the whole prebuilt house up. From an engineering perspective, theirs something really sexy about that capsule, it's just so simple it's elegant.

The Russians with their Energia were trying to measure dicks with the US...
Dude, the stuff is gonna weigh the same regardless of how many payloads you choose to ship it in. And, since you're talking about simplicity and engineering, engineering doesn't end once you leave the stratosphere. You've obviously not considered that assembling stuff in outer space is a difficult endeavor, requiring many man hours and a ton of risk (to crew and machines). That is also a part of engineers' challenge, and it is subject to costs, ultimately.

ETA: Occam's Razor.
 
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Have you seen the Top Gear test of it?

Of course. The "epiglottis is full of bees" line was half of what did it for me. The other half was watching Jeremy Clarkson's face contort and deform as he howled in glee like a schoolboy on a rollercoaster.

Generally I'm not that much into cars, but the Bugatti Veyron is an amazing car

See, the Veyron does nothing for me. If someone handed me the keys to one and said it was mine, I'd drive it to the nearest exotic car dealer, sell it, order an Ariel Atom II with supercharger, and use the rest of the money to buy a private race track with a nice villa on the outskirts.

I am a big fan of doing more with less, and thus am vastly more enamored with pocket rockets like the Atom, the Honda S2000, the Tesla vaporware car, etc. Yes, the Veyron boogies like a raped ape, but it drinks petrol like the drain in my tub, and requires an engine the size of my living room.

The Atom, on the other hand, is zen minimalist car design. Pure performance with nothing fru-fru like body panels and windscreens. Don't want bees in your epiglottis? Wear a helmet. It evokes another favourite of mine, the Lotus Seven, though it goes even farther than the brilliant Seven.

http://www.ulfheim.net/pics/LotusSeven2.jpg

And the Honda Civic engine? It's a Honda. It's not only reliable, it's comparatively very green. Best of all worlds.
 
Lotus tuned Caterham 7? DAMN!

Sex on four wheels, man. Sooooo hot. If I ever win the lottery, I'll be hitting the local Lotus/Mini parts importer and building one of these bad boys.

Edit: A friend of mine used to work for said Lotus parts house. Hanging out with him on the job (jealous jealous jealous) is where I conceived my slack-jawed drooling lust for the Lotus Seven. The coolest part about the place is that the external structure beams on the building are in the shape of sevens. That's how serious they are. Awesome place. I probably would've worked there for free if I'd had the spare time.
 
The Russians with their Energia were trying to measure dicks with the US...
Dude, the stuff is gonna weigh the same regardless of how many payloads you choose to ship it in. And, since you're talking about simplicity and engineering, engineering doesn't end once you leave the stratosphere. You've obviously not considered that assembling stuff in outer space is a difficult endeavor, requiring many man hours and a ton of risk (to crew and machines). That is also a part of engineers' challenge, and it is subject to costs, ultimately.

ETA: Occam's Razor.

Dude, at first I thought your argumentative ways where an attempt at flirting. Now it's looking more like deuchebagery.
 
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