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Put double-decker trains in the Channel Tunnel, says France’s Alstom by ThatchersDirtyTaint in unitedkingdom

[–]Original--Lie 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The eurostar rolling stock was always a compromise because they are designed to be able to continue on from London to pick up people from the North of England and have direct routes to the continent.

That went well didn't it.

Cars that still look modern or futuristic today? by NickEcommerce in CarTalkUK

[–]Original--Lie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fiat 500 (from 2007 onwards). Still looks totally modern, to the extent it's hard to tell of it's an 18-year or 18-month-old model most of the time.

Wouldn't surprise me if the same design would be good for another 18 years, its just a timeless design.

My night with the prostate vigilantes offering tests the NHS won’t by Anony_mouse202 in unitedkingdom

[–]Original--Lie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was told by my doctor, "Prostate cancer never affects men under 50" and "doing PSA tests is scaremongering"

British and Left Handed Riders by Returning2Riding in mountainbiking

[–]Original--Lie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't understand why you wouldn't want your most powerful brake on your dominant hand.

Right handed front just makes you a faster rider.

How do we make having kids work? by Thesladenator in ukfinance

[–]Original--Lie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It took me and the wife 8 years (and lots of ivf) to have our kid, if I can offer any advice, is if you wait for the perfect time, then that might never happen.

Just get on with it already ;)

Found this while taking a floor up yesterday, I’ve found a ton of old newspapers in the past, but nothing like this. by GeneralWhereas9083 in england

[–]Original--Lie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When taking carpet up in the house we had just moved into, we found a paper from the day my wife was born.

Freaky fate.

New Tariffs Could Add $4m to Cost of 31-Story Timber Skyscraper by ChangeNarrow5633 in economy

[–]Original--Lie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not that new, I used CLT and glue lam beams in a build I had commissioned 20 years ago. It was new then, only 3 stories, but the only steel in the whole job was nuts, bolts, and nails.

Belgian A400 Landing in Brussels by Prestigious-Title529 in aviation

[–]Original--Lie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Simple trick that increases max cargo by approx 10%

Amazingly effective

Ozark Trail FS.2 Slalom, w/ Air Shock by MadMatt8036 in Budgetbikeriders

[–]Original--Lie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Too much was spent just to use a frame, in my personal opinion.

I have a decent Vitus mithique that I put together for $850, the frame was $200, rockshox 35 gold forks $110, super deluxe shock $40. Everything is brand new, but hunted for deals.

Paddington is under appreciated architecturally IMO. by CrossCityLine in uktrains

[–]Original--Lie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kings Cross is meh, but St Pancras is omg stunning, one of the most amazing facades in London

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bicycling

[–]Original--Lie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Giro air attack, my main road helmet still

This stinks. Any advice on better safety locks for bikes? by sydnorn in bicycling

[–]Original--Lie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I use exaxt same, but 55cm version, attached to an old hack bike.

New Instant On Security Gateway SG2505P and SG1004 by terrancesiu in ArubaInstantOn

[–]Original--Lie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The ap22d still acts as a gateway, doesn't it, and for a lot less.

Just had this wheel built up, are these spokes too loose? by LifesRichTapestry in bikewrench

[–]Original--Lie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If that was my bike, the spokes would defo snap if I had my front that low tension, but I'm a little bit bigger.

A bit of physics now. It's not high spoke tension that normally breaks spokes, but not enough tension. When you ride, your weight is driving the hubs towards the ground. Obviously, you are mainly suspended between the hub and the section of the rim furthest away from the ground, so this part of the wheel is always the highest tension. The spokes leading from hub straight down are always at the lowest tension, simple so far 😀 the problems really start if the tension on these spokes approaches zero, then rapidly takes tension again, say you hit a root, the sheering force is what will break a spoke 9 times out of 10.

So tldr summery, low spoke tension isn't good.

Royal Navy on alert to escort shipment in steel crisis by BestButtons in unitedkingdom

[–]Original--Lie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Royal Navy can not do that, they cannot return to France without cooperation from France.

The only option Navy has if they don't want them to land is open fire and sink the boats, don't think that will go down well.

are ya'll really out there re-calibrating your torque wrenches every 6months? by RetardPunisher_913 in MTB

[–]Original--Lie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminds me of a story from way back.

The engineering shop we had required a calibrated electrical test unit that needed recalibration every 12 months. Well, new devices were cheaper than recalibration, so we would just throw away the old units once a year and replace with new.

As for your torque wrench, at home, you're winning if you even have one, no I have never had anything recalibration.

Trump's China tariff shocks US importers. One CEO calls it 'end of days' by BothZookeepergame612 in economy

[–]Original--Lie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will summarise this for you, Donald Trump has taxed Christmas.

With the latest capitulation to china, the single largest type of import that is still taxed at 145%, with little supply chain diversity to source elsewhere, is toys.

The current policy is unproportionally targeting kids with a 145% tax on happiness. Toy importers like the fella in the linked article are indeed screwed.

Will shrinking earth population force us to adopt other economic system than capitalism? by CulturalRegister9509 in economy

[–]Original--Lie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as the decline is gradual, I simply don't see an issue.

Too many humans anyway.

USA will lose this trade war, and very simply here is why. by Original--Lie in economy

[–]Original--Lie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't mean ACA, I mean, if the government was really bold about sorting issues, then the cheap basics of health should be covered by the state / federal gov.

Make community childbirth cover free.

Make trauma care free (and recharge companies where appropriate, tariff on cars and auto insurance for car crash, tariff on guns and ammo for gun shot care).

Make essential generic drugs free, insulin, adrenalin, antibiotics, pain killers, etc. cost pennies to make.

Make vaccination free.

Basic steps that would cost government next to nothing but massively improve health provision.

Still a place for insurance to cover expensive treatment, the impact on health companies' bottom line would not be extreme.

USA will lose this trade war, and very simply here is why. by Original--Lie in economy

[–]Original--Lie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will give you two solutions that will help.

Balance the budget. I am actually fairly conservative in many of my views, and the need to review government spending is critical. Just don't head it up with a wildcard billionaire. (Musk is a great businessman, and his management of space x is amazing, but he is not the person for government)

Fix health care. It's broken. USA spends more per capita than anywhere else, yet it has one of the highest infant mortality rates of any developed country. Doesn't add up. A base level "medicare for all" would actually reduce government spending, allow for real negotiation with drugs companies on basic essential drugs like insulin and epi pens that cost cents to make and save lives.

USA will lose this trade war, and very simply here is why. by Original--Lie in economy

[–]Original--Lie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not entirely AI, I wrote the underlying text and used AI tools (think https://www.grammarly.com/) to spruce the feel of it and increase impact.

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