Many German cars do, or rather did as the restriction is becoming less common. Similar to the situation with the Japanese manufacturers that agreed to artificially limit their engines' power, the larger German companies agreed together to limit their cars to 155mph. I don't know what the reasons behind this were, but it may have something to do with the tyres available at that time or general driver safety. Most makers will supply a car without the limit at no extra charge - and it's usually very easy to remove from speed-limited models - and others never applied the limit in the first place.
It was probably just an isolated incident of a bobby getting uppity, since Swiss army knives are explicitly categorised as legal to carry in public if you have good reason. Perhaps aforementioned bobby thought carrying one in a car in case of fruit cravings wasn't justified... personally I don't see the problem with keeping one in the glove box. In any event, this sort of sensationalism is just what we've come to expect from that squalid little rag; I wouldn't be surprised one bit to find a rant about most disabled people being benefit cheats on the next page.
Rambling and somewhat trite, but your heart appears to be in the right place so do keep it up.
Give some thought to looking more closely at a particular branch of science; you might find it much more rewarding to get answers to smaller questions than to philosophise endlessly on the big ones.
You misunderstand, I've never been in an automatic. They're quite rare over here; most people have a manual gearbox. Manuals have neutral but it's not marked, neutral is just not being in any particular gear.
I'm still waiting for the fabled adiabatic Diesel engine. I suspect we'll all be driving around in all-electrics powered by Mr. Fusion by the time said dream comes to pass.
I'd happily pay a reasonable monthly subscription if it meant I could have a say in who the editors were(n't) and something was done about the persistent spammers and ne'er-do-wells.
The ability to tag something as !story. I've been waiting for that for some time, actually, given some of the stuff that occasionally congeals on the end of the firehose.
Burning most fuels will produce water, even lowly methane. I suspect the parent was referring to the lower energy density of ethanol; it's about two thirds that of petrol.
Surely if it's been shrinking all this time then you could have the same story every day: "ozone hole smallest size since $date". Has it grown occasionally for some reason?
I don't think that would work until the phrase "up to" is forbidden from adverts for broadband connections, or ISPs start offering affordable connections with definitive SLAs. As it is now, one is pretty much SOL unless the ISP really takes the piss.
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Ah, but turning porn into contraband will produce wild profit margins...
People pay for porn?!
Well, live and learn I suppose.
Why would you go to all the trouble of pushing/pulling the object with magnets when you could just land an engine on the damn thing?
Many German cars do, or rather did as the restriction is becoming less common. Similar to the situation with the Japanese manufacturers that agreed to artificially limit their engines' power, the larger German companies agreed together to limit their cars to 155mph. I don't know what the reasons behind this were, but it may have something to do with the tyres available at that time or general driver safety. Most makers will supply a car without the limit at no extra charge - and it's usually very easy to remove from speed-limited models - and others never applied the limit in the first place.
Evidently we've all forgotten about http://folding.stanford.edu/...
This is much more akin to foldit. foldit is quite satisfying in its own way, but the learning curve is very steep.
Given what state ten plastic-wrapped women would be in when they arrived, I'd really rather not find out what you mean by "a wonderful source of fun".
They trotted out the old CCTV thing, so I'm guessing they're a Mail reader.
Well, whaddya know?
It was probably just an isolated incident of a bobby getting uppity, since Swiss army knives are explicitly categorised as legal to carry in public if you have good reason. Perhaps aforementioned bobby thought carrying one in a car in case of fruit cravings wasn't justified... personally I don't see the problem with keeping one in the glove box. In any event, this sort of sensationalism is just what we've come to expect from that squalid little rag; I wouldn't be surprised one bit to find a rant about most disabled people being benefit cheats on the next page.
What do you guys think?
Rambling and somewhat trite, but your heart appears to be in the right place so do keep it up.
Give some thought to looking more closely at a particular branch of science; you might find it much more rewarding to get answers to smaller questions than to philosophise endlessly on the big ones.
You misunderstand, I've never been in an automatic. They're quite rare over here; most people have a manual gearbox. Manuals have neutral but it's not marked, neutral is just not being in any particular gear.
Well, that was stupid of me. Must think before posting next time!
FWIW (i.e. damn all) the only cars I've ever been in had 12345R
Apparently French cars don't have ignition switches. Or gear shifts.
Generally they do, but not the automatic ones with keyless ignition.
Turn it to "off" and the engine will lose power. The car will stop.
Somewhat tricky with keyless ignition, but not necessarily impossible.
Also, you can shift it in to neutral. Might not be the best for the engine at high RPMs, but it'll do the trick.
The car in question was an automatic, so no neutral.
I'm still waiting for the fabled adiabatic Diesel engine. I suspect we'll all be driving around in all-electrics powered by Mr. Fusion by the time said dream comes to pass.
Fast, good, cheap; pick any two.
In real life, it's pick one.
In real real life, workers don't even get to choose which one.
I'd happily pay a reasonable monthly subscription if it meant I could have a say in who the editors were(n't) and something was done about the persistent spammers and ne'er-do-wells.
EMC=Ellison Mining Corporation, naturally.
What did you expect?
The ability to tag something as !story.
I've been waiting for that for some time, actually, given some of the stuff that occasionally congeals on the end of the firehose.
What goes around comes around. I just wish that flares would come back into fashion.
Finally got fed up of that Disorganiser, eh Vimes?
Pulling out your cellphone to check the time looks unprofessional.
Wake up, man! Thats just what Rolex want you to think! :P
The touchscreen nano is a decent size for a watch; if it could use wireless headphones it might be an interesting proposition.
I stopped wearing a watch years ago because I could pull my phone (not even a smart one) out of my pocket to see what time it was.
I'd be interested to know how many people still wear a watch as anything more than a big piece of jewellery.
Burning most fuels will produce water, even lowly methane. I suspect the parent was referring to the lower energy density of ethanol; it's about two thirds that of petrol.
Surely if it's been shrinking all this time then you could have the same story every day: "ozone hole smallest size since $date". Has it grown occasionally for some reason?
Does that mean that Schrödinger can finally know if he should sign for that mail-order cat?
No, it's going to be bloody furious either way.
I don't think that would work until the phrase "up to" is forbidden from adverts for broadband connections, or ISPs start offering affordable connections with definitive SLAs. As it is now, one is pretty much SOL unless the ISP really takes the piss.