Elon Musk Taken In By A Pretty Face

[bmw]

Nowhere else in America is there a discussion like this one. I showed this to a recent MTU graduate who works for Stellantis on EV and he thought it was hilarious. Find someone with expertise before trying to get in an argument about things you shouldn't. I know a bit after putting solar on an RV and having worked on an EV hobby project for 6 months and I still wouldn't try to have this discussion.

Someday remember this thread and be embarrassed.

If you think 6500 pounds of metal flying down the highway at 85 MPH doesn't pose a danger to other drivers, then you and your MTU graduate are both idiots.

My point is, since you obviously missed it, that if government can, by force, take away people's rights and lock them down over a virus, all in the name of saving lives, then certainly government can do things to make driving safer rather than more dangerous. And it is indisputable that the heavier a vehicle is moving at the same speed, the more damage it can cause when it gets in a wreck. Do you dispute this? So you offset this increased danger by making the vehicle travel slower. That is basic physics, and should be a solution promoted by the left.

[bmw]

The ratio is the same no matter whether you use mass or weight or use metric or not. An electric truck today, at expressway speeds, has 2.75 the momentum of an average 1980 vehicle on the expressway at the time.

That's why I started my post with "Physics nit-pick" as it was a tongue-in-cheek correction. Plus, I even added an emoji for extra effect.

Jesus fucking Christ, some people are sensitive.

The eyeroll wasn't directed at that post, but rather the next one where you played your "I have a degree and everyone else is a moron" card.

[teetoppz28]

The ratio is the same no matter whether you use mass or weight or use metric or not. An electric truck today, at expressway speeds, has 2.75 the momentum of an average 1980 vehicle on the expressway at the time.

That's why I started my post with "Physics nit-pick" as it was a tongue-in-cheek correction. Plus, I even added an emoji for extra effect.

Jesus fucking Christ, some people are sensitive.

The eyeroll wasn't directed at that post, but rather the next one where you played your "I have a degree and everyone else is a moron" card.

Then maybe take a class on using Internet forums to learn how to post the eye roll as a response to THAT post…

And when forum morons (hilariously and ineptly) attempt to educate me in a scientific field I use on a daily basis in my day job, yes I will pull out the degree card. Especially on basic scientific principles of mass and weight.

[teetoppz28]

The ratio is the same no matter whether you use mass or weight or use metric or not. An electric truck today, at expressway speeds, has 2.75 the momentum of an average 1980 vehicle on the expressway at the time.

That's why I started my post with "Physics nit-pick" as it was a tongue-in-cheek correction. Plus, I even added an emoji for extra effect.

Jesus fucking Christ, some people are sensitive.

The eyeroll wasn't directed at that post, but rather the next one where you played your "I have a degree and everyone else is a moron" card.

Or maybe you are part of the “Woke Physics 101” clan? Were your feelings hurt by scientifically-proven facts, in which you do not understand? In that case, scary physics is completely “woke.”

[TC Talks]

Nowhere else in America is there a discussion like this one. I showed this to a recent MTU graduate who works for Stellantis on EV and he thought it was hilarious. Find someone with expertise before trying to get in an argument about things you shouldn't. I know a bit after putting solar on an RV and having worked on an EV hobby project for 6 months and I still wouldn't try to have this discussion.

Someday remember this thread and be embarrassed.

If you think 6500 pounds of metal flying down the highway at 85 MPH doesn't pose a danger to other drivers, then you and your MTU graduate are both idiots.

My point is, since you obviously missed it, that if government can, by force, take away people's rights and lock them down over a virus, all in the name of saving lives, then certainly government can do things to make driving safer rather than more dangerous. And it is indisputable that the heavier a vehicle is moving at the same speed, the more damage it can cause when it gets in a wreck. Do you dispute this? So you offset this increased danger by making the vehicle travel slower. That is basic physics, and should be a solution promoted by the left.

COVID is your Vietnam isn't it? Someone should sell "I survived the oppression" patches, get one for your camo jacket.

And this:
https://www.mcicoach.com/coach/j-series/specs/
(This bus holds 1850 pounds of fuel alone)

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Nowhere else in America is there a discussion like this one. I showed this to a recent MTU graduate who works for Stellantis on EV and he thought it was hilarious. Find someone with expertise before trying to get in an argument about things you shouldn't. I know a bit after putting solar on an RV and having worked on an EV hobby project for 6 months and I still wouldn't try to have this discussion.

Someday remember this thread and be embarrassed.

If you think 6500 pounds of metal flying down the highway at 85 MPH doesn't pose a danger to other drivers, then you and your MTU graduate are both idiots.

My point is, since you obviously missed it, that if government can, by force, take away people's rights and lock them down over a virus, all in the name of saving lives, then certainly government can do things to make driving safer rather than more dangerous. And it is indisputable that the heavier a vehicle is moving at the same speed, the more damage it can cause when it gets in a wreck. Do you dispute this? So you offset this increased danger by making the vehicle travel slower. That is basic physics, and should be a solution promoted by the left.

COVID is your Vietnam isn't it? Someone should sell "I survived the oppression" patches, get one for your camo jacket.

And this:
https://www.mcicoach.com/coach/j-series/specs/
(This bus holds 1850 pounds of fuel alone)

54,000 pounds of metal running right at bmw. My point is that there are many things you could be critical about. Weight just isn’t one of them.

[bmw]

Simple question to both of you: Would lowering the nation's speed limit to 55 (or even 65) save lives? Simple yes or no.

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Simple question to both of you: Would lowering the nation's speed limit to 55 (or even 65) save lives? Simple yes or no.

No. Folks would fly anyways.

[TC Talks]

Simple question to both of you: Would lowering the nation's speed limit to 55 (or even 65) save lives? Simple yes or no.

I fail to see the relationship

[bmw]

Fine. I'll ask the question differently: Would people VOLUNTARILY driving slower save lives?

As an aside, I'm fascinated by both of your refusals to acknowledge that that the faster people drive, the more people die.

[TC Talks]

I know this to be the case, just like mandatory gun locks also save lives.

Nothing to do with reducing carbon emissions from vehicles

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Fine. I'll ask the question differently: Would people VOLUNTARILY driving slower save lives?

As an aside, I'm fascinated by both of your refusals to acknowledge that that the faster people drive, the more people die.

Sure if they did so voluntarily… I’m just solving the puzzle to its conclusion instead of unrealistically speculating. When speed limits were lowered to 55 from 70 to save gas people simply kept on driving fast…

[audiophile]

Tesla’s Record Run Drives Nearly $200 Billion Jump in Value:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets ... r-AA1cl84e


I guess the 44 billion for twitter is in the rear-view mirror.

[bmw]

54,000 pounds of metal running right at bmw. My point is that there are many things you could be critical about. Weight just isn’t one of them.

A CBS article today suggests that battery weight may indeed be a safety problem.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/electric-v ... y-battery/

When asked if she was concerned it could lead to more deaths on the road, Homendy answered, "Absolutely it could. There's not a focus on the safety aspect of this."

The average vehicle on the roads as of mid-2023 weighed around 4,300 pounds, according to government data, but some newer large EVs weigh thousands of pounds more. That difference, crash experts say, matters.

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According to a 2011 study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a 1,000-pound difference between vehicles results in a 47% increase in the likelihood that a crash turns deadly.

"A 7,000-pound vehicle hitting a 4,000-pound SUV, the impact on that smaller vehicle is going to be quite significant," said Arbelaez. "It is going to be a more severe crash with more intrusion and higher levels of injury."

[TC Talks]

You better just stay in the basement and order pizza in.