For anyone who doesn’t understand what’s going on here:
He was trying to do a burnout by feathering the clutch (not fully releasing it) and/or giving it a combination of too much gas and too much brake at the same time. This makes it so the clutch has a much more difficult time getting the tires to spin, and instead causes the clutch itself to rub against the flywheel. Clutch material is extremely abrasive, which causes lots of friction, and thus lots of heat. By the time he hit red line it didn’t matter if his clutch was fully released, because the clutch was hot enough that the friction was way too low to properly engage it to the flywheel. Rather it just spun and spun until it overheated, cracked, and shattered causing it to essentially explode. Those chunks of metal laying on the pavement are pieces of the clutch.
Linkage
The Great College Pricing Sham: The strange, twisted logic behind the sky-high cost of college – Insider
Whatever Happened To Shelly Hack, ‘Tiffany Welles’ From Charlie’s Angels? – Wanderer
She Played ‘Anu’ on The Big Bang Theory. See Rati Gupta Now at 39 – Ned Hardy
Rise of the Synthesizer: How an Electronics Whiz Kid Gave the 1980s Its Signature Sound – Collectors Weekly
The Soviet Union’s Desperate Efforts at Mind Control – MIT
"I put these fan timers in all my bathrooms and everyone that uses my bathrooms always points out how much they love them. Nice little cheap/easy upgrade and it really comes in handy" – Amazon
Feeling Embarrassed? Here’s The Right Way To Handle It – Fatherly
What we know about Kim Jong Un’s train — a slow-moving bulletproof fortress – NPR
Whatever Happened to Chloe Webb From ‘Twins’? – Ned Hardy
How to Raise a Reader – The Art of Manliness
Japanese Live-Streamer Burns His House Down on Air – Leenks
The 7 Worst Things About Social Media – Linkiest
Apple’s A17 Pro Is a 3nm Chip Powering iPhone 15 Pro, Pro Max – Tom’s Hardware
10 Common Dating Profile Mistakes To Fix To Get More Matches – Knowledge For Men
How to Tell If That Package Delivery Text Is a Scam – Life Hacker
How Do Big Tech Giants Make Their Billions? – Visual Capitalist
Little Dude Gets Manhandled By His Girl For Coming Home At 4 am – Worldstar
The Dumping Grounds
Confession of the Day
(Photo by Bruno Martins)
I’m turning 90 and I’m truly and earnestly terrified to die.
I’m not ready.
I don’t want to die.
What’s It Like To Get Sucked Into A Black Hole?
Imagine, just for a moment, that you are aboard a spaceship equipped with a magical engine capable of accelerating you to any arbitrarily high velocity.
This is absolutely and utterly impossible, but it turns out it’ll be okay, for reasons you’ll see in a second.
Because you know your engine can push you faster than the speed of light, you have no fear of black holes.
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Why Do Some People Look Totally Different In Pictures Than In Real Life?
That’s probably due to focal length.
Here are a few examples:
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Cultural Idiosyncrasy of the Day
In Japan 50% of men give all their money to their wives and get a monthly allowance
In Japan, there’s the salary you get from your company. And if you are a married man, there’s the salary you get from your wife. It’s called “okozukai”, which is sometimes translated as “pocket money”. Think of it as a husband salary.
The Importance Of Paying Yourself First
One of the oldest rules of personal finance is the simple admonition to pay yourself first. All the money books tell you to do it. All the personal finance blogs say it, too. Even your parents have given you the same advice.
But it’s hard. That money could be used someplace else. You could pay the phone bill, could pay down debt, could buy a new DVD player. You’ve tried once or twice in the past, but it’s so easy to forget. You don’t keep a budget, so when payday rolls around, the money just finds its way elsewhere.
And besides: What does “pay yourself first” even mean?
Linkage
Inside the Subreddit for Guys Desperate to Enlarge Their Penises – VICE
She Played Stephanie Tanner on Full House. See Jodie Sweetin Now at 41 – Ned Hardy
She Played Nattie in Mrs. Doubtfire. See Mara Wilson Now at 36 – Wanderer
If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare – Gizmodo
Sleeping with a weighted blanket is like being nestled in a cocoon of hugs and warmth – Amazon
Grimes and Elon Musk Reveal Third Child, Techno Mechanicus, in New Biography – Pitchfork
The Best Ways to Stay Awake Without Caffeine – Life Hacker
Why Asking for Advice Is More Effective Than Asking for Feedback – HBR
The Controversy That Almost Ended Gary Oldman’s Career – Wanderer
10 WAGS of the bloodiest dictators of the 20th Century – Linkiest
8 Helpful Things To Say When Someone Is Complaining – Fatherly
Drew Barrymore to restart her talk show amid strikes, drawing heated criticism – NPR
What Google’s trial means for the company — and your web browsing – VOX
Former NFL player walks into a Boxing Gym and claims he can take out 10 Mexican boxers, so they gave him 1 – Reddit
What Electricity Sources Power the World? – Visual Capitalist
Two Streamers Get Knocked Out Cold During Livestream After Harassing Random People In The Streets Of Japan! – Worldstar
