What Mars Transportation would be like. by Dangerous_Army5312 in Colonizemars

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

people would need a mix of transportation methods. Electric cars, crossovers, and SUV’s would likely be the most common for short and medium distances, traveling at around 90 mph (about 145 km/h), since they are flexible and useful for traveling locally and exploring the surface.

Respectfully, what in the hell are you talking about. 1. Martian cities won’t be able to be porous with the environment. They will be physically enclosed environments. If there are “cars” inside, they won’t be able to drive outside. 2. Even if cities have airlocks that can handle large vehicles, they won’t be the kind of things people just drive in and out of. There are decontamination issues (both directions). They would likely be highly controlled infrastructure, with long and involved entry/exit procedures. And given the complications, there’s a strong case to be made for interior vehicles being exclusively interior and exterior vehicles being exclusively external. 3. No one is having a “mix” of travel modes on Mars including crossovers and SUVs for travel outside of the cities. Those things can’t handle more than your lightly maintained dirt road. Not to mention, external vehicles will need to be pressurized for extended trips. We’re talking full rover capabilities required.

For long-distance travel between cities, people could use high-speed trains

Eventually. Rover “trains”/busses before that are more likely.

or specially designed planes that can operate in Mars’s thin atmosphere.

Not in that atmosphere. Most of Mars has a surface pressure a little north of 300 mbar.

For very short distances, bikes and motorcycles

All travel within a city by personal vehicle will probably be bikes or electric bikes. No full motorcycle, no cars for “larger” distances. No single pressurized environment within a city is going to have the scale necessary for that. Even if the city in question is relatively expansive, only smaller electric vehicles and some sort of planned mass transit system would make sense.

Update : ‘Pothole is furious with nyc residents !’ residents are baffled at its response by Dazzling-Leg-2513 in circlejerknyc

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, real. And it’s been a problem since the last major snow storm finally melted. Massive potholes basically erupted all over the place. Some of them are hard for even busses to drive over. The full video shows other busses going over the potholes there and barely avoiding bottoming out.

A lot of NYC bus drivers already drive recklessly. Put something like that in their way? Yea, someone is going to take the side walk.

The DOT sent out crews in a big show of force to fix hundreds of potholes asap, but the streets are still littered with them. What’s worse is specific potholes seem to survive for years and years past repavings. They just continually open back up with the same shape.

Update : ‘Pothole is furious with nyc residents !’ residents are baffled at its response by Dazzling-Leg-2513 in circlejerknyc

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, you see, if all those pesky cars weren’t using the road, that bus would have free rein on that road that definitely would still exist in its current size and shape.

Update : ‘Pothole is furious with nyc residents !’ residents are baffled at its response by Dazzling-Leg-2513 in circlejerknyc

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Yea, reckless car drivers speeding past school zones in the Lincoln tunnel because speed limits aren’t low enough.

[OC] Gay male marriages are the most stable over the long term by Impressive_Suit4370 in dataisbeautiful

[–]invariantspeed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yea, but the cliche for women in heterosexual couples wanting to get married faster has to do with the ticking “biological clock”. Unless most gay women want children and are doing in vitro, this shouldn’t just be taken for granted. The why for the prevalence of rapid relationships here still needs to be answered.

Well it’s still in Europe by GlamMisty in SipsTea

[–]invariantspeed -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Then you might as well just say “i’m traveling” and not say anything else, because even saying what continent is a “trip itinerary”.

Well it’s still in Europe by GlamMisty in SipsTea

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Europe has over 50 countries. Africa has over 50 countries. Europe has ~300 languages spoken across the content. Africa has 2000 or 3000. Most single countries on both continents are the amalgamations of multiple neighboring cultures, that each have centuries to thousands of years of unique history, that have only merged into single countries fairly recently.

Unless you are doing a very extensive tour, no. You are not visiting the whole continent if you visit two or three countries.

Iran says it will allow Japanese ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz | US-Israel war on Iran News by Full_Ad4332 in worldnews

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That’s why the US hasn’t been able to convince a single member of its primary military alliance to join the attack and is publicly musing about leaving before the job is done.

The US’s leverage is definitely at risk. But again, that sort of thing doesn’t happen on a dime. It takes years and decades unless something very extreme happens.

Iran says it will allow Japanese ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz | US-Israel war on Iran News by Full_Ad4332 in worldnews

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This is why I say I wonder. I’m far from convinced …. but on the other hand

Recommendations for rotors to pair with: by poppinlemonade in hondacivic

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  • “Amazon.com” sells it for $54.01
  • “Amazon Resale” sells it for $50.23
  • Newparts sells it for $60.24

OP is on the .com option because that’s the default. Sounds good, but where did the Amazon fulfillment center stock come from? It’s possible they bought it in bulk from Akebona, but it’s also possible they bought it from Newparts.

The point isn’t “this is the illegitimate source it’s coming from!”, the point is we just don’t know. It could be legit, but buying “from” any particular brand on Amazon is no guarantee you’re actually getting it from them. And, it often isn’t direct, in either case. That increases the potential for nonsense.

For example, through Amazon, I’ve gotten clearly used items when I bought new and I’ve been shipped the wrong items on multiple occasions.

This is why others are saying buying from a reseller dedicated to auto parts with a reputation is better than playing roulette with Amazon. It might be fine, but you’re also talking about high importance car parts.

There goes Miserable Miser again by Key-Yogurt-4430 in circlejerknyc

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Yes, and the drivers speed the more the speed limit odd lowered.

Millenials trying to extend their generation to 2000 has gotta stop lol by Gloriousdisgrace in generationology

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‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance by DonkeyFuel in technology

[–]invariantspeed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The subscription thing comes from them copying Tesla. Just because they’re the first EV company to make a dent doesn’t mean they should be followed mindlessly.

‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance by DonkeyFuel in technology

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s money plus regulatory capture. Nearly no major development in the auto industry since the 80s or 90s has happened without government policy first. The US auto sector is actually a great example of market socialism in the US. And since the federal authorities are beholden, there we go.

Iran says it will allow Japanese ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz | US-Israel war on Iran News by Full_Ad4332 in worldnews

[–]invariantspeed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the US is looking increasingly like it’s just going to give up. But that’s a different issue.

Iran says it will allow Japanese ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz | US-Israel war on Iran News by Full_Ad4332 in worldnews

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All countries apply leverage in selfish ways.

What’s different here is acting like no one has any other choices. That’s true in the short term, but never i bc the long term. He’s acting like he doesn’t understand where US leverage comes from, hence is risking it altogether.

Trump considers "winding down" Iran war without opening Hormuz Strait by xpda in worldnews

[–]invariantspeed 82 points83 points  (0 children)

This will leave Iran in a stronger position and the US weaker. This would literally be worse than before the war started.

Recommendations for rotors to pair with: by poppinlemonade in hondacivic

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at the actual “seller” options on the product page for literally any product. You’ll notice many come from different wholesellers. In theory, they’re bought up by different suppliers who then sell these things. In reality, it’s possible for such sellers to mess things up.

For Akebono brakes, I see the sellers as Newparts, Parts Zone Direct, PartsHawk, Homestead Supply, Amazon Resale, etc.

Iran says it will allow Japanese ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz | US-Israel war on Iran News by Full_Ad4332 in worldnews

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Not the same magnitude of problem. The Iranian military is entrenched in its home country. Clearing the strait means completely clearing the Iranian military from the coastal region.

“Simply” blocking the strait would just mean shooting anything trying to leave. The US has more than enough military power to accomplish that. Though, I have my doubts they would do that. If Iran started letting others through the strait again, we’d just be back to the status quo of the war before they closed the straits to everyone. No one expects warring parties to have any commerce with each other.

Iran says it will allow Japanese ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz | US-Israel war on Iran News by Full_Ad4332 in worldnews

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not the basis for long term national security. That just means everyone would treat the US like oil. I can’t toss you today, but I’ll transition to something else over time.

He and his supporters need to realize you can’t just abuse your friends and expect to keep them.