The Batmobile also gains some rather remarkable abilities. For example: It can go very, very fast. It has a jet engine that allows it to jump/fly through the air much farther than any normal car could. It has two driving positions -- one for driving and one for jumping/flying. It ...
Unlike when it's in mouse-catching mode, the mousetrap won't clamp on your finger and turn it into a throbbing purplish mess -- that is, if the trap is set up properly. Because it must pull against the string coiled around the wheels, the trap closes much more slowly than normal. Go...
is needed to accommodate this expansion. This is the reason why valve adjustment should be completed when the engine is as cold as possible. On the other hand, if the tappet adjustment is too tight, the valves can stay open slightly too long, meaning much more heat is transferred through ...
The entrance fountain, Peter’s Ice Creamery or the Looney Tunes Carousel are a trio of options. Once you’ve gathered your clan, enjoy a much-needed break refuelling at one of the casual cafes that reside within the theme park. Movie World has a smorgasbord of options: grab a morning ...
The first obstacle the writers had to confront is much simpler than you'd think. One of the most important things you need to know before understanding warp speed is actually one of the oldest tricks in the physics book,Newton's Third Law of Motion. You've probably heard it before -- ...
In a car without anti-lock brakes, the driver has to pump the brake pedal to keep the wheels from locking up. With anti-lock brakes, the system does the pumping for you -- and it does it better and much faster than you ever could, thanks to speed sensors in the wheels. About ten...
LOOK: See how much gasoline cost the year you started driving To find out more about how has the price of gas changed throughout the years, Stacker ran the numbers on the cost of a gallon of gasoline for each of the last 84 years. Usingdata from the Bureau of Labor Statistics(released...
While it's not without its faults, if you've lived in Evansville your whole life like me, or at least long enough to remember a time when "The Lloyd" didn't exist, you have to admit it makes getting from the west side to the east side and all points in between much easier and ...
At £7,000 the 99 Turbo wasn’t cheapest car you could get in the 1970’s, but it was 3 grand cheaper than the equivalent base model 320i and, frankly, the Saab was a much better car as well In fact the Saab was smaller overall, but yet having more passenger space, luggage capa...
Why is this a law? Because if people are sticking out too far from the curb this poses a crash risk to other drivers. So the next time you need to park by a curb, make sure you get that thing as close to the curb as you can to avoid a ticket!