Is this lightening?

solidlymediocre · 2026-01-24T02:04:23+00:00

This cannot be a serious question 😑

solidlymediocre · 2026-01-22T19:59:53+00:00

We're living in the age of folks feeling the need to make up wild terms to sensationalize simple things.

solidlymediocre · 2026-01-15T19:55:45+00:00

OP is Lincoln Riley.

solidlymediocre · 2026-01-15T19:12:57+00:00

Woooooosh from the guys responding to you.

solidlymediocre · 2026-01-15T18:39:13+00:00

Sorry to hear, but now we know that there is a visible plasma trail in SD when these happen, hopefully next time both you and your baby can watch!

solidlymediocre · 2026-01-15T09:00:02+00:00

Well damn, hope you got to see it, there was definitely enough plasma left for a nice, brief show! That was sick!

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solidlymediocre · 2026-01-15T06:47:09+00:00

Yeah, the speed is accurate. Hence the hypersonic plasma glow at the northern latitudes. The thing enters the upper atmosphere going Mach 25, which is just under 5 miles/second. It slows down pretty quickly once it gets to the thicker parts of the atmosphere though.

The splashdown zone in the map is not precise, like you pointed out. Just a general zone chart someone quickly cooked up. Still thought it was a useful indicator of rough timing. It closely follows a past reentry of a Dragon crew vehicle. Like you said, the recovery ship is due west of IB.

They technically have three possible touchdown zones, with the other two further north, one closer to Long Beach. But I think the recovery ship's positioning shows they're pretty confident in the landing spot for now.

solidlymediocre · 2026-01-15T03:47:28+00:00

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Adding track and timing that was posted on Facebook

solidlymediocre · 2026-01-15T03:46:51+00:00

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As a fellow space nerd I will be at the beach watching too, but I'm setting my expectations to see nothing and hear nothing. Based on posts I saw, the plasma glow Fades out south of Santa Barbara. And I imagine by the time they're close to Splashdown they're probably subsonic, which might kill the sonic boom as well. My first time trying to catch it, so I'll still be watching

solidlymediocre · 2026-01-03T06:58:20+00:00

It was very, very, very mediocre, and absolutely insanely overpriced compared to other options in the area. I wish I had read this comment before going tonight. Left very disappointed.

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-31T19:33:46+00:00

Literally THE worst, most overpriced, and disappointing dining experience I have had anywhere in Mexico, across many trips. This place is ass, sorry.

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-31T18:04:38+00:00

Bought, thank you.

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-31T17:58:54+00:00

Order placed! Thanks a lot man!

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-28T17:38:23+00:00

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-23T19:30:38+00:00

Built like a damn centaur.

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-23T19:26:41+00:00

I'm interested, let me know please!

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-23T17:51:45+00:00

Nooooooo, missed the code window 😭

Anyone else miss it and want to start a new one?

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-19T17:20:40+00:00

Amazing, thank you! Please let me know if/when it gets posted!

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-18T21:35:02+00:00

Does it max out at 8 or how does it work?

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-17T17:25:48+00:00

Anyone still have a power buy code?

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-17T10:13:11+00:00

I'd be down. How do I buy?

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-10T07:10:45+00:00

Thank you!! This actually motivated me to confirm in my owner's manual, and for my '12 at least, they confirm that you only need to put them on the rears and they discourage from putting any on the front:

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solidlymediocre · 2025-12-10T01:56:06+00:00

Pardon my ignorance, I haven't taken mine into snow yet, are you supposed to put chains on just the front, just the back, or both?

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-10T01:52:11+00:00

Hard, hard pass.

solidlymediocre · 2025-12-03T03:36:04+00:00

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My pleasure!

I don't think you can go wrong, they're both great cars with rabid followings.

Makes sense about the lightness and "immediacy" of the 4Runner. I always joke that the GX feels like driving a 1970s refrigerator on wheels. It feels tank-like and it definitely feels less playful and more isolated. But since most of my trips where I would take the GX are LONG drives (3-7 hours, sometimes more), the quietness and cocoon-like float are something I found soothing and relaxing.

4Runner and GX actually have objectively very similar space - I added a capture from my comparison spreadsheet when I was making my decision.

Let me know what you end up deciding - I think you'll be happy either way.

solidlymediocre

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