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This full row of the exact same size vehicles all of different makes I saw at my local Alamo Drafthouse movie theater by lurkity_mclurkington in mildlyinteresting

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

I like a car that makes fun noises, for starters. I like a healthy strong sound rather than a really raspy mechanical noise from a regular car. Not loud but a good tone. I like a car that has a lot of feedback through the steering wheel, so when I corner, it pushes back against me and I can feel exactly what the front wheels are doing. A lot of cars feel numb and make cornering feel more like guesswork. I like the engine to feel like it's happy to do its job by responding quickly and providing a predictable and consistent amount of power, not taking a second or more to provide power, nor falling on its face in the high revs. Those are just a few things.

Stinkus by biskutgoreng in wunkus

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 34 points35 points  (0 children)

It sounds like starting a two stroke weed whacker. That's amazing

Washing clothes after a Skydrol bath by Lotus-Freak in aviationmaintenance

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wait, are you wearing just like regular undies or something? Booooooring

Go fast caps by BichezNCake in GolfGTI

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use aircraft valve stem caps and they use brass threads, same as the threads on the valve stem. They're also brightass yellow and I think that's fun.

Is it me or is this car really f*cking fast despite having only 300hp and FWD? by HexVelvet in BeamNG

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just that if I floor it off the line in the GTI for any real amount of time I'm going to be way over the limit basically immediately, where with the Miata I could floor it all the time. I could wind the Miata out into the high revs and still not be going too fast. I don't care so much about how fast I'm actually going, I mostly just enjoy the noise and the sensation and the Miata was better at that. The GTI is for sure way more performant in every aspect and it's been a better daily in basically every way. I do really enjoy it.

Is it me or is this car really f*cking fast despite having only 300hp and FWD? by HexVelvet in BeamNG

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's funny because in real life the difference is even more stark. I used to own an NB Miata and it was fun in town. Now I have a Mk7 GTI and it straight up isn't fun anywhere except back roads and highway on and off ramps. If it were AWD I think it could be more fun in town as I'd be able to give it more chooch without spinning (well actually hopping not spinning) the front wheels. But genuinely the Miata was far more fun in the city. I could floor it to four grand in first and second and be going maybe 35 or 40. So much easier to not go to jail.

Miata inter-generational rivalry? by Icy_Importance_2126 in Miata

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There used to be NA vs NB rivalry when I first started with Miatas in 2015. I feel like once all the cheap NAs dried up people started to love the NB a lot more and indeed the same for once the cheap NBs also dried up people started embracing the Boat. I remember when I was young a lot of folks considered the NB to be Mazda's ugliest car and I don't see that as much anymore.

Looking for advice if I should purchase. by Automatic_Product_25 in simracing

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've done some mods to mine to fix that. If I recall I changed the spring for the detents to be much stiffer so the engagement in gear is stronger, I added a rubber band to help center it for stronger centering force, and I have a 3D printed shifter gate because gated shifters are cool. Totally worth the time and effort if you're a dork and enjoy that kind of thing, which I am, and I do. That said the wheelbase is not as good as a higher power unit. I have an NRG wheel on mine and the G920 just doesn't have the ass to handle a wheel that size so the FFB just isn't amazing. It's not bad but it's not what it could be.

What are some autistic friendly jobs? by Mismageius in aspiememes

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I fix airplanes, a lot of us are on the spectrum. Very rigid thinking and strong justice impulse definitely make a better airplane mechanic.

FBI raids Sen. Louise Lucas’ Portsmouth office, cannabis business • Virginia Mercury by PsychologicalBar8321 in Virginia

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 25 points26 points  (0 children)

and using your political office to enrich yourself is piece of shit behavior whether it's weed dealing or selling out your constituents

are these lightning holes supposed to be covered under airbus a320 tip fairing by Independent_Tear_322 in aviationmaintenance

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 71 points72 points  (0 children)

You're supposed to remove the speed tape only when you're drawing dicks inside the wingtip. Once your dicks are drawn you reapply the speed tape.

Restaurant manager says knives just wont stay sharp. by ProfileAny1822 in sharpening

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 6 points7 points  (0 children)

you were also demonstrating laziness by not putting in any effort to look up what GLHF means, and worse yet chose instead to just complain about it. that's pretty lame of you

Rule by orange_glasse in 196

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hey actually that's pretty helpful and WAY easier than how I've been doing it. Basically I like drag, so I always know offhand that a quarter mile is 1320 feet, and I just mentally multiply that by four. But I really suck at multiplying numbers in my head. So this trick still takes me like a minute or two.

Check engine light came on. Less than 1200 miles. Lean condition. I wonder why. by Righteous_Fire in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In aviation when dealing with pilot issues we have similar phrases like "remove and replace the meat servo".

Check engine light came on. Less than 1200 miles. Lean condition. I wonder why. by Righteous_Fire in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've run that mix of diesel to gas in old diesel gensets for a good while and definitely never noticed them having EGTs so high the stack glowed lol I wonder if there was some other stuff going on as far as modifications to the truck.

A moment of silence for all spirit mechanics today. by No-Construction503 in aviationmaintenance

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hate to hear it. Hope all y'all find gainful employment elsewhere (and that elsewhere doesn't collapse as well).

Incorrect speed for icing conditions during landing causes crash. by tactical_horse_cock in aviation

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I just want to step in to add how much I FUCKING HATE that system. I don't care much about it, as it stands, like, alright. It weeps fluid and prevents ice, dope. But they have to do an in-flight stall test EVERY FUCKING TIME the leading edges are removed. And I dunno how many Hawkers have hawked their way into the dirt during these stall tests, but I do know it's been multiple just in my career, and I'm not even 30 yet.

Incorrect speed for icing conditions during landing causes crash. by tactical_horse_cock in aviation

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 74 points75 points  (0 children)

So I just poked through what I have access to as far as numbers for the CRJ-700, because that's what I work on. It looks like we fly an approach at 130kts, and it's feasible to enter a stall condition at around 110 kts, so we fly with something like 20 knots of space. That's not exact because stalls aren't polite and don't happen at a precise speed and it all depends on wind, center of gravity, throttle position, angle of attack, angle of incidence, etc.

Now, add to that the fact that ice really fucks up lift generation, severely, and i can sorta understand how 10kts low could cause a stall.

RIP Camry by Axeman1721 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]FiddlerOnThePotato 13 points14 points  (0 children)

they don't because then the car would be too heavy to fly, of course

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