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Fear (rambly thinky thoughts)

I saw a post asking "what's your biggest fear"... and rather than brain dump in a poor unsuspecting soul's thread, figured I'd dump it here for anyone else who might happen to be interested in the pondering. So, this question always gets me really thinking.. and especially now because the answers... read more

Wait whaaaat?!?!?!

I low key want to be poured out, so that people can drink me. Not in a sexual sense... Hold on pervs! But as an aid to people's destiny's. Not a yes man, or someone abusable. But like the combustion behind the piston. A wise man duplicates himself. (edited)

Imagine you have a lot of cash. You want to buy yourself a 2 million dollars hypercar

*ICE* Internal combustion Engine

Controversial topic. An internal debate. I know I am supposed to care for the environment and reduce my carbon emissions but come on. The thrill of the clutch and shift gear ,the roar of the combustion engine, the vibrations in the chassis, could not possibly be replaced by automatic electric nonse

Let's debate the alcohol powered car.

The combustion engine was originally designed to run on alcohol. Thoughts?

If you were teleported to the middle ages...

Would you be able to make a difference? (no internet or books, or external refrences, just what you know now) Would you be able to mine ore, recreate electricity, the combustion engine, or make astrological predictions on the movement of celestial bodies? How much knowledge do we have access to... read more