TigerHornII
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Registered on: | 2/1/2021 |
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re: “Name brand” gasoline
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/15/24 at 8:22 pm
Well, it can be complicated. I'm going to give you some gross oversimplifications:
First off, Techron is the real deal, and I have seen the test articles and raw data on it at an independent lab. It actually does something useful. Chevron is not the only brand that has it, but you can also catch...
re: Know anyone who was caught cheating on college exam? LSU or elsewhere.
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/13/24 at 4:41 pm
Some ROTC guys broke into the professor's office prior to the third exam in my thermo III class at AU. This particular prof would put one nearly impossible problem on every test, and if you managed to solve it, you were virtually assured of an A. Well, sure enough, that was the test I managed to sol...
re: The opening of Buc-ee's on the Mississippi Coast has been delayed.
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/12/24 at 12:42 pm
[quote]If a Walmart and a truck stop had a baby it would be bucees.
Since I don’t really like either I’m good without supersizing my fuel and bathroom stop.[/quote]
More like Wal Mart and truck stop had a baby, which was adopted and raised by Chik-fil-A. In Texas. ...
re: National Science Foundation University Rankings by R&D
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/12/24 at 9:28 am
[quote]Why is Johns Hopkins so much higher than anyone else?[/quote]
Primarily medical research, and one of the leading institutions in the world for it. Having said that, there are several schools that would be much higher if they combined their dedicated medical school campuses with their main ...
re: Why are cheap affordable basic utility vehicles blocked in the U.S. market?
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/9/24 at 8:06 pm
[quote]Because the owners of this country don't want that /Carlin
You might - get this - want to buy one, and their EV fraud is directly undermined if you do.
The Dem leaders and their media, press and academic allies are lying to us, stealing from us, and manipulating the public messaging, al...
re: Why are cheap affordable basic utility vehicles blocked in the U.S. market?
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/9/24 at 2:51 pm
Design spec for the classification was originally ~50 MPH. Some variants, and modded trucks, are capable of up to 80. Agreed its not the smartest thing to do. ...
re: Why are cheap affordable basic utility vehicles blocked in the U.S. market?
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/9/24 at 2:46 pm
[quote]quote:
That thing weighs in at an unbelievable 2,790 KILOGRAMS. Multiple sites quote the same number. That's 6,138 lbs.
If you think it really weighs that much you are dumb.[/quote]
Toyota's own website: [link=(https://www.toyotahiluxchamp.com/)]LINK[/link]
Apology accepted.
P...
re: Why are cheap affordable basic utility vehicles blocked in the U.S. market?
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/9/24 at 2:23 pm
[quote]quote:
Maybe so, but your fat arse will actually fit in a Gator, even if it does hang over the sides. That Toyota cab is designed for the Asian market, probably a median 5' 4" height and 140 lb with a tool belt.
So angry. Your job at the green machine dealership is safe, baw. No one is go...
re: Why are cheap affordable basic utility vehicles blocked in the U.S. market?
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/9/24 at 2:22 pm
[quote]quote:
You can get a used street legal K truck (jap truck) for about $5,000. I'm seriously considering getting one for around the house.
Link? Further info? Anything, just spit it out. My interest is piqued.
JPN Motors[/quote]
"Around the house" and around the farm is the correc...
re: Why are cheap affordable basic utility vehicles blocked in the U.S. market?
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/9/24 at 2:15 pm
A bit more data for the fanbois here:
1. That thing weighs in at an unbelievable 2,790 KILOGRAMS. Multiple sites quote the same number. That's 6,138 lbs. That is in the same range as a Ford [b]F250[/b].
SIX
THOUSAND
POUNDS
Such a paragon of Toyota engineering supremacy. How could they ...
re: Why are cheap affordable basic utility vehicles blocked in the U.S. market?
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/9/24 at 12:02 pm
[quote]
A used gator will run you double what a used mini truck costs. Hell, stupid side-by-sides cost more than most vehicles did not too long ago.[/quote]
Maybe so, but your fat arse will actually fit in a Gator, even if it does hang over the sides. That Toyota cab is designed for the Asian ma...
re: Why are cheap affordable basic utility vehicles blocked in the U.S. market?
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/9/24 at 11:10 am
If any of you every drove one of those things in US conditions, the bitching would be epic -
Waaaaahhhhh, no power, can't keep up with traffic waaaaahhhh
Waaaaahhhh, muh AC, waaaahhhhhh
Wahhhhhh, I got runover by a giant Corolla an' kilt, suuuuueeee Toyota waaaahhhh
Waaaaahhh, It's so n...
re: Wave energy generators
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/7/24 at 10:51 pm
[quote]This should have been discovered long ago. Why did it take this much time?[/quote]
Because it is really effing hard to do in any economically practical way. You have:
1. Reversing flow direction, so you either discard 50% of the power or come up with a very complex drive system.
2. ...
re: Worst cities to live
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/6/24 at 9:19 pm
Detroit, Clevealand, then everything else is a very, very distant third. The only redeeming feature of Detroit is the UP, which is like 4+ hours away. You move out the the 'burbs in Memphis, or Bham, or even further out into the country, and it is beautiful, and people are nice. Move 1 hour South of...
re: May 5, 1945 - Germans and Americans fighting side by side!
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/5/24 at 1:41 pm
[quote]That dude was living right.[/quote]
Yes, but his odds were better than you might think. Survivability for Sherman crews in the event of a penetrating hit was on the order of 80%, probably the best figure in the war for any tank. The same number for a Soviet T-34 crew was <20%....
re: I bought a 2013 VW Jetta. It does not have cruise control
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/4/24 at 12:05 pm
[quote]Whatever happened to new cars that shut off at red lights? A few years ago, all new cars had that 'feature. Both myself and my girlfriend and have cars bought in 2019 and neither even have the ability to do that.
I'm glad because I thought it was stupid and would have disabled it, but I've...
re: I bought a 2013 VW Jetta. It does not have cruise control
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/4/24 at 11:57 am
[quote]It only had 53k miles on it when I bought it. It should last me awhile[/quote]
That's prime breakdown mileage for a VAG product. You will learn how much that car really costs over the next 70k miles.
That car is from the modern era where EVERYTHING is tightly integrated electronically....
re: OT rating: Lina Hidalgo
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/3/24 at 8:20 am
[quote]This is a red flag.
What kind of experience did she have before taking the bench?
Did she ever actually practice law?
What about cases? Did she ever try any?[/quote]
In Texas, the county judge isn't a judge in any normal sense of the word. She is actually the county's chief executive, s...
re: CARB wants EPA waiver to force railroads to zero emissions
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/3/24 at 8:14 am
[quote]Aren’t most locomotives already diesel hybrids? frick the EPA![/quote]
Technically, pretty well all of them are serial hybrids, which is basically an electric infinitely variable transmission (IVT). There is no battery, so the latter term is more accurate than calling them a hybrid, which u...
re: Who will pay for revenue sharing
Posted by TigerHornII on 5/2/24 at 8:38 pm
[quote]I'd venture to guess most DI schools spend well over $20million a year on scholarship athletes, now that $20mill/yr will be expensed as revenue sharing instead of scholarship compensation. [/quote]
Good guess bammer. Your team pays about $17M (presumably not including Dodge Chargers and ri...
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