officermike

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[–] officermike@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

"Brought back to life" is a bit of an overstatement for a dressed-up fuselage without wings and engines.

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Here's to hoping they redacted with the black highlighter again

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'll throw in a Levar Burton for extra credit.

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (4 children)

As a non-Trekkie:

  • William Shatner
  • Leonard Nimoy
  • Nichelle Nichols
  • George Takei
  • Patrick Stewart

Just don't ask me to identify which specific shows they were in.

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (21 children)

Every time I see a complaint about truck sizes, I make it a point to share this video explaining how it's actually the EPA's fault trucks have gotten so big.

https://youtu.be/azI3nqrHEXM

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

If some of your skeletons have weapons with reach, they can all have a go.

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Page title says it's a drag racer, so I took the liberty of making the following guesses:

  • Engines aren't running long enough to overheat
  • In the Swiss-cheese excavator bucket-looking cover is what I'm guessing is a clutch. It very well may be the case that this gets run wide open throttle and acceleration and speed are modulated with the clutch.

All of this is just guessing. I have no first-hand experience with drag racing drivetrains, motorcycle or otherwise. I do seem to recall learning that there are automotive drag racing transmissions in which the clutches weld themselves closed during the race and need to be rebuilt between runs.

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I guess you're not going to be very excited then. See my comment above for a link to more photos.

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I found a gallery that has other photos of what appears to be the same bike with the drive chain visible.

https://motorcyclephotooftheday.com/2010/04/26/insane-triple-engine-yamaha-r5-based-2-stroke-drag-racer/

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Your suggested argument is too broadly-worded for their intentions. It would allow Obama or Clinton to run again. Last time they tried to push this shit, it was something along the lines of "any president who's been elected to two non-consecutive terms would be eligible for a third." That wording uniquely qualifies Trump while keeping two-term Democrats disqualified.

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 60 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Wow, who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?

Doesn't seem like she directly named Trump, so I would think she's legally in the clear. But I'm not a lawyer.

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fuck that driver indeed. 70 mph on a road with flashing reds and a stop sign? On a rural road near Key West? I can only assume "rural road" implies not US-1, and while I haven't driven the area outside of US-1, I can't imagine there's too many roads with speed limits over 45.

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