RDT CLXVVV - BigJohnson

[happy_eagle]

Of all the things I've seen in an RDT, the formula for kinetic energy might be the most unexpected

Just started Season 3 of Lost.

Don't trust this Ben fella one bit.

 

[Truckosaurus]

You have entirely too high an opinion of road users. Possibly not much appreciation of how much faster a 5 second car is than a 7 second car (that many folks would consider brisk and seems to be the base-line of EV performance)? Admittedly the speed of these cars is currently being used as a marketing point and something to try and sway people to trying these types of vehicles out, perhaps mass adoption will see the typical EV with more sensible performance.

It's like going from shooting a .22 to a .308. In principle it's the same thing but the experience of doing it is very different.

There are stacks of accidents where folks race the lights. They will keep racing the lights in their EV's but they will be going significantly faster. I'd much rather get t-boned at 70kph than 100kph...k.e= 1/2m*v2 and all that. People will continue to make miscalculations or flat out poor decisions on the road.

I'm not saying the cars are inherently dangerous. I'm saying many drivers don't possess the skill set to safely operate something with that much mumbo and the inclination to work at acquiring the skills to do so - like an enthusiast would - will vary greatly in the broader population.

I think EV's are cool as s**t but the attitude and skill level of drivers lags far behind the typical performance of these vehicles. As a road user, it is a concern.

Road users are 100% why I'm glad flying cars don't exist.

 

[DanWCE]

Possibly not much appreciation of how much faster a 5 second car is than a 7 second car

Having spent far too much time and money on modifying performance vehicles in my 20s I most certainly do.

I suppose you do need to cater to the lowest common denominator with these vehicles (which have safety features coming out their ass) but I still don't see the majority going 0-100 in 5 seconds just because the car is capable of it. What I hope though is that more of these cars mean that incoming traffic merging on the fwy will actually do so at the fwy speed limit instead of approaching on someone's passenger door doing 80km/h and trying to find a spot to merge into

 

[Truckosaurus]

Having spent far too much time and money on modifying performance vehicles in my 20s I most certainly do.

I suppose you do need to cater to the lowest common denominator with these vehicles (which have safety features coming out their ass) but I still don't see the majority going 0-100 in 5 seconds just because the car is capable of it. What I hope though is that more of these cars mean that incoming traffic merging on the fwy will actually do so at the fwy speed limit instead of approaching on someone's passenger door doing 80km/h and trying to find a spot to merge into

There'll be more people coming out of the onramp at freeway speed, but also more people accelerating because they can see someone about to merge in front of them.

 

[Ochre]

View attachment 1568917

That's the time to beat.

42/44

Didn't even miss hard ones ffs.

 

[RookiePick]

42/44

Didn't even miss hard ones ffs.

We don't want to hear about your sex life mate.

 

[Ochre]

We don't want to hear about your sex life mate.

Prove it

 

[RookiePick]

Having spent far too much time and money on modifying performance vehicles in my 20s I most certainly do.

I suppose you do need to cater to the lowest common denominator with these vehicles (which have safety features coming out their ass) but I still don't see the majority going 0-100 in 5 seconds just because the car is capable of it. What I hope though is that more of these cars mean that incoming traffic merging on the fwy will actually do so at the fwy speed limit instead of approaching on someone's passenger door doing 80km/h and trying to find a spot to merge into

Nice!

It's not the going 0-100 in 5 seconds off the lights that is the problem. It's folks hitting the "gas" instead of the brake and freezing up. Trying to duck into a tight gap and carrying too much speed. Racing the lights and getting up to serious speeds. A lot of these issues are actually exacerbated by EV technology because the pick up is so fast. In this area EV's perform like a much faster "0-100" ICE vehicle.

The issue you describe won't be fixed by EV's. There is no reason for cars built in the last 30 years to not successfully achieve 100kph on the on ramp except for the numpty behind the wheel.

 

[Bender_]

Modifying performance vehicles background.

 

[DanWCE]

Modifying performance vehicles background.

There's no agility in it. Only bankruptcy.

 

[Mop]

42/44

Didn't even miss hard ones ffs.

try 39.

Petrevski-Seton, Jack Pettruccele, Foley, Tim Kelly (haha) and someone else. Hedwards maybe.

 

[Mop]

Just started Season 3 of Lost.

Don't trust this Ben fella one bit.

Please let the Lost talk die.


It was a shit show 17 years ago, its shit now

 

[squashface]

Please let the Lost talk die.


It was a s**t show 17 years ago, its s**t now

The worst opinion I’ve ever heard on this website and i’ve been here for 10 years

 

[Mop]

The worst opinion I’ve ever heard on this website and i’ve been here for 10 years

Tom Swift will be a premiership captain > Mop?

 

[Mop]

Why does Test Cricket have numbers now?

I hated it when it was trialed and I hate it now

 

[kane249]

So you can identify which player is which? It's the same with T20 and OD cricket

 

[Mop]

So you can identify which player is which? It's the same with T20 and OD cricket

I can live with it in the other formats - I hate it for test cricket
It looks wrong

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Just flicked over and all the players seem to be wearing jumpers, so you can’t see the names and numbers.

Kind of defeats the purpose.

 

[RookiePick]

King Labu with another ton

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Watched Christmas Vacation tonight.

Still a classic.

 

[Forward Press]

Speaking of Christmas movies, it gets my goat when people keep insisting Die Hard is the best Christmas movie.

No it f***ing isn't, the fact the party is a Christmas one is incidental to the plot and not a key driver of the movie. It would be like saying American Pie is a thriller because of the tension when Jim sticks his dick in the titular pastry.

 

[Biggie]

Die Hard is the best Xmas movie I’ve seen

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Disney+ calls Die Hard a Christmas movie.

 

[Bender_]

How is Die Hard not a Christmas movie? There's jingle music through half of it, Christmas jokes and if finishes with Let It Snow.

This statement by Forward Press is the worst post in BigFooty history.

 

[Bender_]

Worst