Oh that’s funny

Actually, maybe it’s a perfect fit

Well that’s a damn good post Mr banjo

I was thinking about my comment today and that I was being a grouchy meanie. Sorry!

No I don’t know the numbers, but yeah vehicle aero tests, even at full scale are very doable. CFDs probably sufficient too. You said you’re a formula fan iirc, so that’s probably something you hear about plenty.

Kudos for your humility, but you just said that you have no idea the magnitude.

I didn’t mean to discount your awareness of the margins of optimization. It’s quite a thing moving the needle in an established market (not to mention the money and years of R&D). But this ain’t it

Again, what did they miss? Spell it out for us, please!

Do go on

Well fuck it, I guess I’m ready to take the next step in my radicalization.

The best wording I can think of is late stage capitalism. Someone should be eating their lunch

No dude, your post acts like this couldn’t be anticipated, never mind reported on for years.

Seriously, how many models did Tesla need to figure this out for? They didn’t have a plan 2 years ago?

All in all, quality

Removed by mod

I clearly needed to degauss the monitor a few times a day

As I slide the needle from “strongly dislike” to “not a fan”.

Good on em

For those wondering: Scruffy, Roberto, and WERNSTROM

My son was looking over my shoulder, or vice-versa, while I bitched about that. It was bikes or motorcycles and I’d always click if I thought there was any amount of it in a picture. He told me not to be so precise, as in, if there’s a tiny bit of handlebar, didn’t count it. That seems to work better… unless it doesn’t like my VPN or whatever, in which case it’s never ending

…into a weapon for an Oklahoma City style attack.

In terms of the actual explosive, I think that was a whole lot of mass.