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Internet Binary Heroes: The Car of the Future
Rob Mach (Blog) - December 12, 2007 3:09 AM
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Window sticker
By djc208 on 12/12/2007 7:15:20 AM , Rating: 6
Featuring carbon fiber side logs, forged aluminum wheels with all terrain synthetic rubber tires, seven layer kevlar composite canopy with solar collectors, manually inflated front and side airbags, hand powered windshield wipers with intermittant feature, and passenger assisted steering.

Options include: wheel generators, LED lighting, and 4 watt stereo MP3/WMA player with ipod interface, rear seat DVD entertainment system with pedal powered generators, and self setting sun dial chnronograph.

36,000 step bumper to bumber warranty with free roadside medical assistance.

$34,000

On the plus side it would solve the overweight problems in this country and keep most old people off the road.




RE: Window sticker
By Polynikes on 12/12/2007 12:38:27 PM , Rating: 5
Note: Fuel efficiency depends on user's metabolic rate, and fuel capacity is equal to user's stomach capacity.


RE: Window sticker
By Chris Peredun on 12/12/2007 11:01:14 PM , Rating: 5
I don't even want to think about what an "emissions test" is like for that model.


RE: Window sticker
By Polynikes on 12/12/2007 11:42:19 PM , Rating: 2
LOL, good one. :D


RE: Window sticker
By djc208 on 12/13/2007 11:26:01 AM , Rating: 2
Hey, that could be an additional power source. "Now with onboard methane fuel cell!"

Gives new meaning to the term "brake shoes" as well.


Message:
By flyboy84 on 12/12/2007 8:10:42 AM , Rating: 5
This may be a weird take on the cartoon, but it reminds me of this Einstein quote:

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."




RE: Message:
By cplusplus on 12/12/2007 8:17:42 AM , Rating: 1
Did you pull that quote form Call of Duty 4, or do you just randomly know it?


RE: Message:
By AntiV6 on 12/12/2007 8:40:00 AM , Rating: 2
Everyone knows that quote.

Kind of like, "2 all beefs patties... etc"


RE: Message:
By Spivonious on 12/12/2007 8:48:58 AM , Rating: 2
It's also in the Megadeth song "Set the World Afire".


RE: Message:
By flyboy84 on 12/12/2007 10:47:44 AM , Rating: 2
Just randomly know it. Haven't played COD4 yet, and probably won't for a while.


RE: Message:
By Polynikes on 12/12/2007 12:39:45 PM , Rating: 1
I bet GM wishes it could get away with such an "automobile" to help keep their average fuel efficiency up to standards while having even more fuel-hogging, under-utilized SUVs.


Do I have to yell....
By Trisagion on 12/12/2007 4:02:04 AM , Rating: 2
Yaba Daba Doo!?




RE: Do I have to yell....
By bupkus on 12/12/2007 5:17:22 AM , Rating: 2
Rims
By grath on 12/12/2007 5:18:55 AM , Rating: 3
As long as I can still put my 20 inch spinners on it...




RE: Rims
By RIPPolaris on 12/12/2007 8:05:18 AM , Rating: 1
heh..

"THEY SPINNIN', NIGGA, THEY SPINNIN!"...


Hmmmm
By DeepBlue1975 on 12/12/2007 9:17:37 AM , Rating: 2
This vehicle will have problems with Grin Pierce, definitely:

Log wheels? You have to cut the hell out of woods to keep car production going!!!
This car will never get EPA approved, I hope you know that because you won't become the multibillionaire you thought you'd turn into thanks to this thing.

And besides, I can bet all I have in my wallet now that this car will have one heck of a harsh ride!!!

And what about fire proofing? what will you do when there are no more trees in the world thanks to this, and then all those cars remain under the sun all day long till they ignite??
And how will you teach kids to calculate a logarithm, when every possible exemplification log will be hidden under the whood?

I bet you Michel Moore in combination with Grin Piss is going to release a movie called "Horizontal woods on the road: nature on the shades" because of this.

Nobody will know you or your dog when they come and get you. A real shame, you made funny comic posts for most of the part, but this is sooooo way out of place.

(PS: This is just a joke, don't take it seriously)




RE: Hmmmm
By Zoomer on 12/12/2007 9:01:25 PM , Rating: 2
You can still have them do logs, just not natural logs!


H-Rock
By Sungpooz on 12/12/2007 3:54:05 AM , Rating: 2
I'm taking taxis from now on.

The fares are actually worth the work then.




In the Year 2020
By ThisSpaceForRent on 12/12/2007 8:25:37 AM , Rating: 2
When the mandatory fleet mileage goes to 35mpg...when you couldn't afford to put gas in your more fuel efficient car. We might be left with this option. =-)




First Post
By Alexstarfire on 12/12/07, Rating: -1
By therealnickdanger on 12/12/2007 8:48:57 AM , Rating: 2
I've owned my fair share of cars, from Volvo to Honda, to GM and Dodge, and I can honestly say that I've never owned a "crappy" car. Every car hs a problem or two, some maintenance to do, or quirks that I just didn't like, but I never regretted a purchase. Each car served me well for the time I owned it.

You seem to have quite a chip on your shoulder. Kill our planet? Please. We can certainly make tangible, immediate changes to our local environments, but we lack the power and technology to "kill the planet".


By killerroach on 12/12/2007 9:08:47 AM , Rating: 2
True... we can't "kill" the planet... ...but we can blow it to smithereens :)


By retrospooty on 12/12/2007 9:44:52 AM , Rating: 2
LOL - but not really. Its been here a long time and survived alot more than we can throw at it, including a full scale nuclear war.

We can however, over time, make it less hospitable toward mammalian life and make it very difficult for future generations.