The force fields would stop the tractor trailer metal parts. But, anything going that speed that wasn't affected by magnetic fields would keep coming. The sand or frozen meat carcasses wouldn't be slowed down. Big things moving fast require as much horsepower to stop them as it takes to get them to that speed.
The Ford Escort small size could be an advantage by slipping under the trailer. It really depends on what is colliding with what at that moment. I'd rather save the energy needed to move me around. Owning the SUV to safely cart me alone doesn't make sense to me. But, having insurance also doesn't make sense to me. It does make sense to the insurance companies. They get rich by appealing to our fears. The SUV craze might be appealing to that same fear. SUV sales seem to be subsiding. Gas is going up again.
I like this kind of speculation. Discussing these ideas might start some young kid thinking and designing magnetic levitation highways now. When he's in high school, he might decide to be a civil engineer or mechanical tool maker instead of an insurance agent. We need to invest in the youth of today by getting them into the science fairs.
I know it's not cool to mix threads. But, this makes me think about the WWF thread. It strikes me that the WWF appeals to the lowest common denominator audience to pull in the masses into the auditorium. You guys talk about laughing your asses off about how silly and stupid the shows are. When my kid was asked to write a paper about who his hero is, he was shocked at how many papers were about the Rock. The hero of so many of our students is this silly soap opera player. Is there no hero who really has some chops in something? Does it matter any more if one practices to improve his ability to do something? I guess there is a market for stunt performers in movies. I don't think they last very long when the equipment fails and they end up hitting the concrete. Then, they can go into the WWF because they have done the weight lifting to get the muscular body.
It upsets me to see the Jonas bros fill the stadiums with their 'beautiful music.' Where are the music critics? Glee is playing Bieber songs and showing how to dress like him. I guess popularity is about appearance rather than substance. Maybe it's always been and I was fooled when I was young. I never bought Adidas shoes to be cool. But, Adidias did sell a lot of shoes at expensive prices because they paid Air Jordan to be their spokesman. We - the rich population of the US - are so easily following (and paying for) style rather than ability. The rest of the world doesn't have the money or the TV to watch WWF. There are still 20,000 people dying of starvation each day in the world. I wonder if they know who the Rock is?
Just a bit out of my price range. But, seeing the videos about this car did get my lust up for the fast and sexy cars. It's fun to have a dream. I don't think I'll be in the Ferrari either. I used to read about these cars in the dentist office. But, that dentist turned out to be corrupt - cheating the patients with MediCare and Disability (any welfare) by charging for work never done. Maybe he was reading the magazines too. I don't know if he was busted or what. The office just hired another dentist from Thailand. I've stopped going to that office any more.
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fields would keep coming. The sand or frozen meat carcasses wouldn't be slowed down. Big things moving fast require as much
horsepower to stop them as it takes to get them to that speed.
The Ford Escort small size could be an advantage by slipping under the trailer. It really depends on what is colliding with what at that moment.
I'd rather save the energy needed to move me around. Owning the SUV to safely cart me alone doesn't make sense to me.
But, having insurance also doesn't make sense to me. It does make sense to the insurance companies. They get rich by appealing
to our fears. The SUV craze might be appealing to that same fear. SUV sales seem to be subsiding. Gas is going up again.
be a civil engineer or mechanical tool maker instead of an insurance agent. We need to invest in the youth of today by getting them into the science fairs.
I know it's not cool to mix threads. But, this makes me think about the WWF thread. It strikes me that the WWF appeals to the lowest common denominator audience to pull
in the masses into the auditorium. You guys talk about laughing your asses off about how silly and stupid the shows are. When my kid was asked to write a paper
about who his hero is, he was shocked at how many papers were about the Rock. The hero of so many of our students is this silly soap opera player.
Is there no hero who really has some chops in something? Does it matter any more if one practices to improve his ability to do something? I guess there is
a market for stunt performers in movies. I don't think they last very long when the equipment fails and they end up hitting the concrete. Then, they can go into the WWF because they have
done the weight lifting to get the muscular body.
It upsets me to see the Jonas bros fill the stadiums with their 'beautiful music.' Where are the music critics? Glee is playing Bieber songs and showing how to dress like him. I guess popularity
is about appearance rather than substance. Maybe it's always been and I was fooled when I was young. I never bought Adidas shoes to be cool. But, Adidias did sell a lot of shoes at expensive prices because they paid Air Jordan to be their spokesman. We - the rich population of the US - are so easily following (and paying for) style rather than ability. The rest of the world doesn't have the money or the TV to watch WWF. There are still 20,000 people dying of starvation each day in the world. I wonder if they know who the Rock is?
I don't think I'll be in the Ferrari either. I used to read about these cars in the dentist office. But, that dentist turned out to be corrupt -
cheating the patients with MediCare and Disability (any welfare) by charging for work never done. Maybe he was reading the magazines too. I don't know
if he was busted or what. The office just hired another dentist from Thailand. I've stopped going to that office any more.