Monday, August 31, 2026
Florida DOT orders removal of license plate readers from state rights-of-way, highways
The Department of Transportation ordered all license plate readers be removed from state highways and rights-of-way.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Monday he supports giving law enforcement tools to investigate crimes, but he doesn't want Florida to become a surveillance state.
FDOT says local law enforcement agencies will need to remove the cameras from all state highways and rights-of-way within 30-days.
this may be the most impressive looking garage I've ever come across, Plaza Service Station, 121 E. Maryland Street
the nationwide City Beautiful Movement promoted monumental-looking filling station designs. One local example is Vonnegut, Mueller, & Bohn’s little-remembered architectural design for the Plaza Service Station, formerly located at 121 E. Maryland Street. The building was Indianapolis’s most up-to-date station.
when you have nothing else you can do to save your crew, ram the bastard..... because if that turret swings round and fires one off... you're done for
This is one of the more extraordinary tank encounters of the Normandy campaign — and the famous photograph really does show the two tanks involved.
On 18 July 1944, during the opening day of Operation Goodwood, Lieutenant John Gorman of the 2nd (Armored) Battalion, Irish Guards, Guards Armored Division, was advancing near Cagny, east of Caen, in his Sherman named Ballyragget.
Gorman's Sherman suddenly encountered German armor at extremely close range, including a Tiger II (King Tiger) of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503.
This was particularly significant because the Tiger II was only just appearing on the Western Front. Its combination of extremely heavy frontal armor and the powerful 8.8cm KwK 43 gun made it a frightening opponent for a standard 75mm Sherman.
Gorman's crew attempted to engage the Tiger II, but the situation rapidly deteriorated. Accounts differ slightly over the precise sequence — some state that a 75mm round bounced off or proved ineffective, while others describe the Sherman's gun jamming. What is consistent is that Gorman realiszd he was in an extremely vulnerable position while the Tiger II was bringing its 88mm gun around towards him.
So Gorman chose an extraordinary solution: He ordered his driver to ram it.
Ballyragget charged into the much heavier Tiger II. The collision immobilized both vehicles and the crews abandoned their tanks.
In the confusion, one member of Gorman's crew reportedly ran towards some men taking cover nearby — only to discover that they were members of the German tank crew. Most of the Tiger crew were subsequently captured.
But Gorman wasn't finished. After getting clear, he obtained another Sherman — a Sherman Firefly, equipped with the much more powerful British 17-pounder anti-tank gun — and returned to the scene. Accounts credit him with firing on the immobilized Tiger II and completing its destruction.
The famous photograph taken later in July shows the Tiger II and Gorman's Ballyragget still together following the collision.
these calculations relate to the load/deflections (delta) for two bars with an overlapping range: one for hard range and one for a softer range. These traditional non-driver-adjustable) interchangeable bars consisted of a torque tube with two welded cantilever arms.
Calculations written by Steve Nichols, at McLaren, relating to the fixed RARB for the MP4/2 as used by Niki Lauda and Alain Prost.
Calculating to optimize weight, for the maximum stress in the torque tube to occur at exactly the same time as the maximum stress in the two cantilever arms.
Furthermore, Steve calculated the profile of the arms such that they had an even stress distribution. This meant they had a slightly elliptical profile rather than a straight line.
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Sunday, August 30, 2026
a search for airworthy Douglas DC-3s to photograph has grown into a worldwide research project, aviation photographer Rene Ligon has documented nearly 600 surviving airframes
Ligon has now documented 657 surviving airframes, as of August 22, 2026.
To make the information manageable, he maintains two principal lists: one for aircraft that are airworthy or close to airworthy, and another for static examples.
The flying category also includes aircraft capable of taxiing and those being restored to airworthy condition.
To make the information manageable, he maintains two principal lists: one for aircraft that are airworthy or close to airworthy, and another for static examples. The flying category also includes aircraft capable of taxiing and those being restored to airworthy condition.
the Shoei HUD-integrated helmet is now available to own, It’s called the GT-Air 3 Smart, will cost about 1500$... I wonder what this will do for F1, Gran Prix, Nascar, and Rally drivers?
These features can also be customized with the ones that you feel are most important to you while you’re riding around.
Another little trick that EyeLights and Shoei worked into the system is a projection of 3 m (9.8 ft) in front of you, helping us gain up to 32% more time to react since you’re always looking at the road ahead and not in some corner of the visor that requires you to rely on your peripherals for reacting to a hazard in the road.
Tom Cruise announces a follow-up film to ‘Days of Thunder’ to hit theaters in 2028
Anne Hathaway will co-star as a team owner and engineer in the film scheduled to be released by Paramount Pictures on June 2, 2028.
The Hollywood Reporter reported in November 2024 that Cruise had talked to Paramount about a follow-up to his 1990 NASCAR racing film. Boom Supersonic is about ready to test it's prototype engine
somewhere in Northern Europe was in interesting rally, on a twisty gravel rd where every single car could power slide around the curves
the first 1:20 has American cars, then about 4 minutes of Volvos, Saabs, and rally cars, then 4x4 atvs, then at 8:54 they switch to another location and it's back to big American cars powersliding
The Charger is currently the slowest-selling new vehicle in the United States.
there are 10,800 of them on dealer lots, but there have only been about 1,260 sales in the last 45-day window — so... there is about a 385-day supply, at an average transaction price near $58,560.
That's why Dodge has spent 2026 throwing product at that problem.
That's why Dodge has spent 2026 throwing product at that problem.
It revived the Super Bee with 600 horsepower.
SRT developed an electrically assisted boost system largely to make a turbocharged six feel like something it isn't.
None of it changes the fundamental math: Windsor is building a car that retail buyers are declining at a rate no incentive fixes.
Max Verstappen'll be trading his F1 race car for a go-kart in a forthcoming race, where he'll take on 100 other drivers from all walks of life to find out if he really is the best there is on Disney+. Called Max vs. 100 on September 16th, 2026
The field will be made up of celeb athletes like ultrarunner Arda Saatçi, basketball shooting specialist Chris "Lethal Shooter" Matthews, and freestyle mountain biker Matt Jones. Also, online streamers TheGrefg, Caedrel and TheDonato along with other content creators, personalities, and fans from all around the globe.
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company railcar #10 "Comet" built in 1882, designed for the company’s famous Gravity Railroad, which transported anthracite coal and passengers over the Moosic Mountains between Carbondale and Honesdale, Pennsylvania
When service ended in 1899 the car was taken up to its current location by draw horses, becoming a small ski factory for a time, then afterwards, a painters studio
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