discussion the 'Stuff That's Just Really Interesting 'thread

[Lysrin]

do you have a Porche 911? do you also like to camp? Porche launched pop up roof camper / tent!

Porsche will now sell you a pop-top roof camper for your 911 supercar

How many times have you found yourself out bush-bashing in a Porsche 911, catching a breathtaking view after a gnarly river crossing and thinking "damnit, if only I had somewhere convenient to sleep right now?" If it's more than zero, you're in luck.

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That has to be one of the goofiest things I've see in a while lol Wondering where the rest of your camping gear goes? Can the 911 pull a utility trailer too? The article does poke fun at it pretty well.

 

[crazyea]

That has to be one of the goofiest things I've see in a while lol Wondering where the rest of your camping gear goes? Can the 911 pull a utility trailer too? The article does poke fun at it pretty well.

I'd venture to say it's pure idiocy.

 

[Marzipan]

the VW Bug with the 5th wheel hitch on the roof makes more sense than this!

 

[sswilson]

the VW Bug with the 5th wheel hitch on the roof makes more sense than this!

Ok, that's pretty cool.... but did I miss something? Why exactly did they go through all of that jacking only to roll it onto the flatbed? (Maybe they needed to change the tires and they didn't show that? ).

 

[Izerous]

Ok, that's pretty cool.... but did I miss something? Why exactly did they go through all of that jacking only to roll it onto the flatbed? (Maybe they needed to change the tires and they didn't show that? ).

So the belly didn't drag the whole way moving it looks like they lifted the front so they could lower the front stabilizer.

 

[FreeKnight]

That trailer must have been made of the thinnest sheet metal ever to be towed by a beetle haha.

 

[Marzipan]

anyone interested in a 2 person quadcopter?

Doroni opens orders on its H1 personal lift & cruise eVTOL

Doroni says it's just months away from a full-scale, flying prototype of its H1 two-seat personal eVTOL design. Where most in this space build the simplest and cheapest multicopter-style airframes possible, the H1 offers dedicated horizontal thrust, too.

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[moocow]

Would love a quadcopter except you can't land anywhere or take off from anywhere. Plus at such low attitude and appears to have zero ability to glide, any engine failure will result in a smoking hole in the ground.

 

[Marzipan]

Scientists tally up the total number of ants on Earth

The next time an inquisitive four-year-old asks how many ants there are on Earth, you can be ready to fire back a specific number. Researchers in Germany have scoured the scientific literature to come up with an answer to that question, as well as the inevitable follow-up – how much do they all…

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German scientists reviewed over 450+ studies on ants around the globe and determined how many there are...a conservative 20 quadrillion ants on earth. that's 2000 times the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy. how much would that many ants weigh? they guestimate about 12 million tons.

 

[GeezerGamer]

Scientists tally up the total number of ants on Earth

The next time an inquisitive four-year-old asks how many ants there are on Earth, you can be ready to fire back a specific number. Researchers in Germany have scoured the scientific literature to come up with an answer to that question, as well as the inevitable follow-up – how much do they all…

newatlas.com

German scientists reviewed over 450+ studies on ants around the globe and determined how many there are...a conservative 20 quadrillion ants on earth. that's 2000 times the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy. how much would that many ants weigh? they guestimate about 12 million tons.

Great post!!!!!