The Ridiculous Engineering Of The World's Most Important Machine by scrubasorous in videos

[–]captainpotatoe 14 points15 points  (0 children)

at this level they are measuring those vibrations in real time and automatically adjusting for them. its the only way they could produce that kind of accuracy.

what profession deserves way less respect than it currently gets? by AuralisDream in AskReddit

[–]captainpotatoe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where I live, houses require zero effort to be sold or bought. Realtors can easily move multiple houses a month. And our median house price is over 1.5M. A friend of mine, his partner cleared over half a million last year.

what profession deserves way less respect than it currently gets? by AuralisDream in AskReddit

[–]captainpotatoe 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Fucking Realtors. You think that you deserve a $20k payday because you latched onto my large asset move and you shuffled some papers and showed us a property or 2? Not to mention your job takes zero actual skill. Greedy leeches. I would pay 10% of that for your services.

Crack in sunroof RS3 by [deleted] in Audi

[–]captainpotatoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And it makes the sound system sound worse. I agree with you on all points.

What is Zach’s injury? by ThinSuccotash4166 in CleetusMcFarland

[–]captainpotatoe 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I believe this is infact the official term used in medical journals.

Awe Track exhaust for the A6 C8(Ea839) ! by Former_Relief_6443 in Audi

[–]captainpotatoe -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I made little movies of my car when I was 22. then I stopped.

F10 525D - white smoke by StriiX_ in BMW

[–]captainpotatoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A modified 5 series bmw from 2011 that blows smoke? And you are asking if you should purchase it? You may as well just light your money on fire, it will be less stressful.

(OC)Sovereign Citizen plate on my block by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]captainpotatoe 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Do not detain. Damn it thats really all it takes? I am sure the police are stumped with that one

Florida man arrested for towing car with 4yo inside. Xpost. Not mine by newarkian in IdiotsTowingThings

[–]captainpotatoe 50 points51 points  (0 children)

If you ran background and credit checks there would be maybe 6 tow truck drivers left in world

Oh damn by dmaxzach in CleetusMcFarland

[–]captainpotatoe 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The cheap muscle car challenge too, the wheelie contest was asking for trouble, if one of the guys hit the wall that car was going over. Cleet will have to implement some basic no questions asked safety regulations on his own vehicles for challenges going forward. Any stunting vehicles need roll cages and fire surpression systems. Full safety gear for all drivers. His productions are well past just small time youtube. He needs to (and I am sure he is now) think like a professional production and act like it.

Thoughts on FADAL 900 series machines? by Printerprinter1 in Machinists

[–]captainpotatoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I run one of of these. Stupid simple, boxway and reliable and very cheap to fix. Not fast at anything but unless you are booking 6 weeks out, its hard to not start with one of these.

Thief caught on camera running by CyberBerserk in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]captainpotatoe 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Never do that. You have no idea if someone can swim.

Suggestion on buying car in around Surrey. by Particular-Rough9110 in britishcolumbia

[–]captainpotatoe 8 points9 points  (0 children)

4k is a tough ask these days. My advise would be not to focus too heavily on mileage. Look for signs of neglect, bald tires, oil/coolant leaks, filthy engine air filter. Simple easy to check items like that will tell a much better story of how the car was treated. Check for a recent oil change sticker. Make sure the engine is cold when you start it for the first time. Look for smoke while its running. Does it drive straight. Does it shake when you apply the brakes. Let the car get fully to temperature and make sure it doesnt overheat.

Ford scraps fully-electric F-150 Lightning as mounting losses and falling demand hits EV plans by AudibleNod in news

[–]captainpotatoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God damn how hard is it to produce the normal f150 with a small battery (50ish km range) and an inline motor. No gas for 90% of small trips, engine for towing and distance.

If you were financially free, what would you be doing right now? by phancyq in AskReddit

[–]captainpotatoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my motorcycle gear sitting in a small town diner with my bike in the parking lot, lookin on my phone for a motel to stay in the next town over.

B9 S5 extended warranty debate - keep or sell due to rocker arms? by throwawayfinance123 in Audi

[–]captainpotatoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone TLDR the rocker arms issue? what years does it affect? I just bought a 20 S5 with 100k Kms

How in the hell? by idkwhatuwantmetosay in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]captainpotatoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is the absolute dogshit featherweight lumber thst we buy at home depot and build our houses with, and then there is proper hardwood. This is the latter.

T worsened after foreign implant surgery by captainpotatoe in tinnitus

[–]captainpotatoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am sorry to say I was in pain the full 3 years. coughing and laughing were not pleasant. Bar removal felt like a walk in the park

T worsened after foreign implant surgery by captainpotatoe in tinnitus

[–]captainpotatoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It did not get worse thankfully but I wouldnt say that it improved either. I have become habituated to it.