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Wisconsin Driver Finds 7-Foot Python Sleeping On Their Engine
If you live in Wisconsin, I imagine the biggest threats to your car are things like the potholes on the roads, rust from all the cheese brine that’s sprayed across the highways in winter and maybe your fellow road users. One thing I wasn’t expecting to hear about terrorizing drivers in the state is massive […]
Drive This Motorized Wooden Toboggan And Die Giggling In The Snow Like A Man
Every once in a while, an auction will catch our eye. Usually, it’s for a four, or at least two, wheeled mode of transportation, but this motorized toboggan from 100 years ago is a worth edition to this week’s coveting. Ride Along On The Trans Mass Trail OK, so first off, riding a toboggan is […]
Invasion Of Influencers Leads To Closure Of Cute Farm Road
Photo: Education Images/Universal Images Group (Getty Images) Social media-driven travel has become the norm in recent years, with influencers flocking to beautiful destinations to create viral posts. The influx of unruly tourists overwhelming the infrastructure of small localities has significantly outweighed any financial benefit. An area of scenic Vermont has had enough and decided to […]
POV: You’re A NASA Probe Skimming The Surface Of The Sun
The Parker Space Probe is described by NASA as being “about the size of a small car,” and its only goal is to fly as close to the sun as possible to try to unravel some solar mysteries. What exactly is going on in the ‘solar corona,’ and what do solar flares really do? The […]
NASA Built The Most Intense Waterslide To Save Crews From Exploding Saturn V Rockets
Space travel is dangerous and tricky—that’s why they call it rocket science, baby. So it’s best to plan for all contingencies, such as giving crews and astronauts places to hide should something go wrong with the several thousand tons of propellant sitting on top of an ignition source. Enter, the Rubber Room. Ride Along On […]
‘Tesla Road Rage Guy’ Gets Five Years In Prison
Southern California victims of road rage have finally received a small bit of justice. LA’s ABC 7 reports a notorious road rage driver who gained the name of “Tesla road rage guy” has been sentenced to five years in prison for his actions. The Hype Behind Tesla Stock Success In 2023 Social media called him […]
Retired NBA Star Lamar Odom In Yet Another Car Crash Over Weekend
Photo: Sthanlee B. Mirador (AP) Retired NBA star Lamar Odom was involved in yet another car crash last week. WFMZ reports that the wreck took place in Los Angeles at about 3:00 a.m. on Monday morning and that he is currently “totally fine.” Odom was reportedly on his way home from a friend’s house when, […]
This Is What It’s Like To Drive A Six-Wheeled Formula One Car
There was a time when Formula One was known far more for its wild engineering solutions than it was jet setting billionaires and celebrity grid interviews. In 1976, with new regulations coming in to narrow the front wings, Tyrrell set about building a wild new concept to take aerodynamic advantage of that. Broadway Star Wendell […]
Massachusetts Is Trying To Protect Data Privacy In Cars
The modern world runs on data — collecting it, selling it, buying it, there’s a whole economy to tracking and measuring every little thing you do. Carmakers, of course, want in on those sweet data dollars. That’s why your car always knows where you are, and why Kia and Nissan want to know who, when, […]