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Open | Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:38:06 pm PDT

A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

H. L. Mencken

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1 zombie  10/06/08 9:38:49 pm reply quote
A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

A prescient glimpse into the moonbat-MSM relationship!

2 Sharmuta  10/06/08 9:39:19 pm reply quote
A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

I agree. It's fit only for kindling.

3 Cognito  10/06/08 9:39:23 pm reply quote
A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

— H. L. Mencken

Thus truly spake a newspaperman.

4 lone_wolf_in_illinois  10/06/08 9:39:45 pm reply quote

What's a newspaper?

/

5 laZardo  10/06/08 9:41:10 pm reply quote

I play newspaper Sudoku and I resent that!

/ q;

//A newspaper TV news show is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

6 zombie  10/06/08 9:41:18 pm reply quote

1938 edition:

A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

2008 edition:

A newspaper is a device for spewing leftist propaganda like an overflowing septic tank.
7 Killgore Trout  10/06/08 9:41:31 pm reply quote

re: #4 lone_wolf_in_illinois

They're like blogs without the fact checking or accountability.

8 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)  10/06/08 9:42:04 pm reply quote

I just replaced my old Mencken quote today.

9 wee fury  10/06/08 9:43:46 pm reply quote

The New York Times belongs in an outhouse.

10 zombie  10/06/08 9:45:00 pm reply quote

re: #9 wee fury

The New York Times belongs in an outhouse.

What do you have against outhouses?

11 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/06/08 9:45:28 pm reply quote

My parrot refused to shit on our local lib fish-wrapper. He said it wasn't worthy of such an honor.

12 Cognito  10/06/08 9:45:44 pm reply quote

re: #7 Killgore Trout

They're like blogs without the fact checking or accountability.

Unfortunately newspapers are still the very best we've got.

Painful, I know, but there it is. Television is a joke. Blogs have no money.

The trick is finding a good paper and learning its strengths and weaknesses. I suggest starting with the Wall Street Journal, which I'll say -- again -- did its level best to warn of the current financial implosion, for years.

13 Charles  10/06/08 9:45:56 pm reply quote

Less than 9,000 comments to go until #6M. Could happen tomorrow night.

14 Desert Dog  10/06/08 9:46:01 pm reply quote

re: #6 zombie


1938 edition:

A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

2008 edition:

A newspaper is a device for spewing leftist propaganda like an overflowing septic tank. - (BUT, act like they are mainstream and unbiased)

15 laZardo  10/06/08 9:46:18 pm reply quote

re: #10 zombie

And I keep forgetting why they call it "WC" in Europe.

/srsly

16 Max Darkside  10/06/08 9:46:46 pm reply quote

re: #11 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

My parrot refused to shit on our local lib fish-wrapper. He said it wasn't worthy of such an honor.

Just Poop!

17 wee fury  10/06/08 9:46:58 pm reply quote

re: #10 zombie

;-)

18 zombie  10/06/08 9:47:19 pm reply quote

re: #9 wee fury

outhouse.

True story:

When I was a child, I had never actually heard anyone say the word outhouse: so the first time I encountered it in print, I thought it was some kind of French word, pronounced "O-thooz."

19 Dar ul Harb  10/06/08 9:47:20 pm reply quote
The lunatic is in the hall
The lunatics are in the hall
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day
The paper boy brings more
--Pink Floyd, Brain Damage
21 Sharmuta  10/06/08 9:48:22 pm reply quote
A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

22 zombie  10/06/08 9:48:22 pm reply quote

re: #15 laZardo

And I keep forgetting why they call it "WC" in Europe.

/srsly

The initials for Water Closet.

23 laZardo  10/06/08 9:48:45 pm reply quote

re: #22 zombie

Thanks. (:

24 Max Darkside  10/06/08 9:48:50 pm reply quote

re: #18 zombie

True story:

When I was a child, I had never actually heard anyone say the word outhouse: so the first time I encountered it in print, I thought it was some kind of French word, pronounced "O-thooz."

I thought o-thooz is what you dip those roast beef sandwiches into.

25 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/06/08 9:49:30 pm reply quote

re: #19 Dar ul Harb

I thought that was from "Dark Side Of The Moon". Guess I'm too young.

26 Sharmuta  10/06/08 9:49:41 pm reply quote

re: #7 Killgore Trout

They're like blogs without the fact checking or accountability.

Ouch!

27 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)  10/06/08 9:49:50 pm reply quote

re: #18 zombie

True story:

When I was a child, I had never actually heard anyone say the word outhouse: so the first time I encountered it in print, I thought it was some kind of French word, pronounced "O-thooz."

For several years, I thought awry was pronounced OW-REE

28 laZardo  10/06/08 9:49:56 pm reply quote
29 Bobibutu  10/06/08 9:50:30 pm reply quote

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We all like each other.

I volunteered to host the next meet.

This is it.

30 Maximu§  10/06/08 9:52:52 pm reply quote

I bought a new Mustang several months back and I should have waited for this:

2009 Dodge Challenger r/t

31 Moe Katz  10/06/08 9:53:28 pm reply quote

re: #18 zombie

True story:

When I was a child, I had never actually heard anyone say the word outhouse: so the first time I encountered it in print, I thought it was some kind of French word, pronounced "O-thooz."

It's a useful word for finding out who's a Canadian.

32 Dar ul Harb  10/06/08 9:54:35 pm reply quote

re: #6 zombie

2008 edition:

A newspaper is a device for spewing leftist propaganda like an overflowing septic tank.

Not to mention junking up your house with stuff you read on the Internet yesterday for free.

33 doriangrey  10/06/08 9:54:40 pm reply quote

re: #25 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

I thought that was from "Dark Side Of The Moon". Guess I'm too young.

ROTFLMAO.................. "Brain Damage" is a song off the album "Dark Side Of The Moon".......

34 profitsbeard  10/06/08 9:54:51 pm reply quote

"A newspaper is a place to combine horoscopes and half truths in order to provide a fish with a flexible coffin.."
-Charles Foster Kane.

35 Cognito  10/06/08 9:55:12 pm reply quote

re: #32 Dar ul Harb

Not to mention junking up your house with stuff you read on the Internet yesterday for free.

See post 12, though.

36 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/06/08 9:56:02 pm reply quote

re: #30 Maximu§

I bought a new Mustang several months back and I should have waited for this:

2009 Dodge Challenger r/t

Kinda looks like the baby of a 60's Challenger and a 60's Camaro.

37 Max Darkside  10/06/08 9:56:17 pm reply quote

re: #30 Maximu§

I bought a new Mustang several months back and I should have waited for this:

2009 Dodge Challenger r/t

I had an '04 Cobra... Loved it. 5 speed stick, posi with really sticky tires. Only 2 cars faster that year, upper-end Corvette and the Viper. 0-60 in just over 4 seconds and at 135 MPH, it was like a dream.

38 newsjunkie_ky  10/06/08 9:56:31 pm reply quote

It bothers me that there are so many gullible (stupid?) people in America that actually believe in the hope and change hokum that obama, the snakeoil salesman, has sold.

39 Archimedes  10/06/08 9:56:39 pm reply quote

re: #13 Charles

Less than 9,000 comments to go until #6M. Could happen tomorrow night.

Hope it's not me. I hate that kind of attention.

40 victor_yugo  10/06/08 9:56:53 pm reply quote

re: #27 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

And I thought "anxiety" was pronounced "ank-shetty." You know, like "anxious" is pronounced "ank-shuss".

41 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/06/08 9:56:53 pm reply quote

re: #33 doriangrey

ROTFLMAO.................. "Brain Damage" is a song off the album "Dark Side Of The Moon".......

Thought that was the song. See? Too young! : )

42 Dr. Shalit  10/06/08 9:57:14 pm reply quote

re: #7 Killgore Trout

They're like blogs without the fact checking or accountability.

K-T -

With a far larger Environmental Impact/Carbon Footprint.

-S-

43 winston06  10/06/08 9:57:38 pm reply quote

have a great night every one

44 Max Darkside  10/06/08 9:58:00 pm reply quote

re: #42 Dr. Shalit

K-T -

With a far larger Environmental Impact/Carbon Footprint.


Not to mention the carbon fingerprints...

45 solomonpanting  10/06/08 9:58:01 pm reply quote

Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper.
George Orwell

46 doppelganglander  10/06/08 9:58:03 pm reply quote

re: #27 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

For several years, I thought awry was pronounced OW-REE

I thought melancholy was pronounced "mel-ANCH-o-lee."

47 Moe Katz  10/06/08 9:58:05 pm reply quote

re: #43 winston06

Goodnight, Winston.

48 Purple Prose  10/06/08 9:58:14 pm reply quote

Obama's friend and collaborator's timeless exultation:

Guilty as hell, free as a bird—America is a great country.

[Link: www.city-journal.org...]

49 Dar ul Harb  10/06/08 9:58:50 pm reply quote

re: #33 doriangrey

ROTFLMAO.................. "Brain Damage" is a song off the album "Dark Side Of The Moon".......

I've always wondered what's the title of that intrumental piece they always play after Layla.

/

50 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/06/08 9:59:45 pm reply quote

re: #49 Dar ul Harb

I've always wondered what's the title of that intrumental piece they always play after Layla.

/

Layla Part Deux?

51 brickthruplateglasswindow  10/06/08 9:59:52 pm reply quote

re: #13 Charles

Less than 9,000 comments to go until #6M. Could happen tomorrow night.

Do I smell an ID thread for tomorrow's line-up?

52 Sharmuta  10/06/08 10:00:06 pm reply quote

re: #35 Cognito

I can still get news from the Wall Street Journal online and for free. Face it- newspapers are dinosaurs. I was even able to convince my boss to stop buying the paper because he could get it online for free. Besides- the paper is literally yesterdays news. The net's here to stay and it's the only way "newspapers" are going to stay relevant.

53 victor_yugo  10/06/08 10:01:03 pm reply quote

Supposedly true story:

A representative of Pravda was going from town to town, finding out ways in which the newspaper could serve the citizens better. In one town, some wag asked the question: "Could you use lighter ink?"

The Pravda representative, puzzled, asked, "What's wrong with the ink we use now?"

The wag answered, "We all have black asses!"

(He was made to answer for his smart remark the next day at work.)

54 Cognito  10/06/08 10:01:07 pm reply quote

re: #52 Sharmuta

I can still get news from the Wall Street Journal online and for free. Face it- newspapers are dinosaurs. I was even able to convince my boss to stop buying the paper because he could get it online for free. Besides- the paper is literally yesterdays news. The net's here to stay and it's the only way "newspapers" are going to stay relevant.

Sorry, no. Those wonderful WSJ stories you can get online are paid for by the print side.

Post 12 still stands.

55 Maximu§  10/06/08 10:01:39 pm reply quote

re: #37 Max Darkside

I had an '04 Cobra... Loved it. 5 speed stick, posi with really sticky tires. Only 2 cars faster that year, upper-end Corvette and the Viper. 0-60 in just over 4 seconds and at 135 MPH, it was like a dream.

Story of my life...I have a new 08 Mustang in the garage, but I don't want it anymore. This new Dodge Challenger looks awesome.

56 solomonpanting  10/06/08 10:01:40 pm reply quote

I keep reading between the lies.
Goodman Ace

57 Dar ul Harb  10/06/08 10:01:58 pm reply quote

re: #41 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

"Dark Side Of The Moon" the song is actually "Eclipse"

58 newsjunkie_ky  10/06/08 10:02:29 pm reply quote

Goodnight you all.

59 victor_yugo  10/06/08 10:03:24 pm reply quote

re: #45 solomonpanting

His Homage to Catalonia is an outstanding read, not only for the war-front experiences, but also for insight into his own politics and self-criticisms.

60 Bobibutu  10/06/08 10:03:48 pm reply quote

re: #52 Sharmuta

I can still get news from the Wall Street Journal online and for free. Face it- newspapers are dinosaurs. I was even able to convince my boss to stop buying the paper because he could get it online for free. Besides- the paper is literally yesterdays news. The net's here to stay and it's the only way "newspapers" are going to stay relevant.

Filtered thru a "Star Chamber" of editors each with their own agendas.

61 Sharmuta  10/06/08 10:03:50 pm reply quote

re: #54 Cognito

Whatever. As the tide continues to flow towards online media distribution, that will change.

62 Max Darkside  10/06/08 10:04:42 pm reply quote

re: #55 Maximu§

Story of my life...I have a new 08 Mustang in the garage, but I don't want it anymore. This new Dodge Challenger looks awesome.

Nice looking, and it has 1/4 mile and 0-60 timers along with an accelerometer on-board, but notice the times they show. 1/4 mile in over 13s?! 0-60 at almost 5s? I think it might be heavy, slowing it down.

63 Dr. Shalit  10/06/08 10:04:42 pm reply quote

re: #36 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Kinda looks like the baby of a 60's Challenger and a 60's Camaro.

OMD -

That's because, when new, the 1970 Challenger and Barracuda looked like artfully chopped and channeled 1969 Camaros. Owned a 1970 Challenger, small block Mopar V-8, fun car for is day.

-S-

64 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/06/08 10:04:57 pm reply quote

re: #57 Dar ul Harb

"Dark Side Of The Moon" the song is actually "Eclipse"

Geez, now I'm REALLY confused! Guess I'll take a Pink Floyd and watch the room spin and change colors.

65 soccerdad  10/06/08 10:05:06 pm reply quote

re: #20 Wyatt Earp

66 Sharmuta  10/06/08 10:05:18 pm reply quote

re: #60 Bobibutu

Hey- I was just glad I got him to quit openly paying for the paper. It was my little way of striking back at the drive by media.

67 DeafDog  10/06/08 10:05:19 pm reply quote

re: #52 Sharmuta

I can still get news from the Wall Street Journal online and for free. Face it- newspapers are dinosaurs. I was even able to convince my boss to stop buying the paper because he could get it online for free. Besides- the paper is literally yesterdays news. The net's here to stay and it's the only way "newspapers" are going to stay relevant.

All true, but I still enjoy Sunday morning "newspaper" time.

68 Irene NYC  10/06/08 10:05:23 pm reply quote

cognito

And someone very, very, very close to me just lost his job when the media company he worked for closed its doors last week.

I feel your pain.

69 Cartman  10/06/08 10:05:24 pm reply quote

re: #13 Charles

Less than 9,000 comments to go until #6M. Could happen tomorrow night.

I think everyone should stop typing with one to go, and let you do the honors.

70 Cognito  10/06/08 10:05:34 pm reply quote

re: #61 Sharmuta

Whatever. As the tide continues to flow towards online media distribution, that will change.

"Whatever" doesn't quite do it, I'm afraid. Someone has to first figure out how to make the model work.

No one has.

71 Timbre  10/06/08 10:06:31 pm reply quote

John Gage, President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) stated, "But polling shows that only 55 percent of union members right now, support Obama. [...] Why then is it close? Many, including me, think race. Union leaders have felt the sting of anonymous e-mails and coded language at union meetings."

No, Mr. Gage, 45 percent of your members do not support Obama because they know he is a socialist and a hater of America. The only America he loves is a fantasy "peoples' republic" of which he and his cronies rule through intimidation and transfer of wealth from workers and capitalists to parasites and socialists.

72 Max Darkside  10/06/08 10:06:36 pm reply quote

re: #63 Dr. Shalit

OMD -

That's because, when new, the 1970 Challenger and Barracuda looked like artfully chopped and channeled 1969 Camaros. Owned a 1970 Challenger, small block Mopar V-8, fun car for is day.

-S-

I had a 68 GTO, back in the day... Damn fun to drive, but didn't have posi, so I couldn't git roaring until doing over 30MPH, else just burn rubber.

73 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/06/08 10:06:49 pm reply quote

re: #62 Max Darkside

Nice looking, and it has 1/4 mile and 0-60 timers along with an accelerometer on-board, but notice the times they show. 1/4 mile in over 13s?! 0-60 at almost 5s? I think it might be heavy, slowing it down.

But is it a Hemi?

74 Sharmuta  10/06/08 10:07:15 pm reply quote

re: #70 Cognito

You mean like the model of being biased to the point of losing viewers and readers? Because I'd say that model is working just swimmingly, isn't it?

75 Bobibutu  10/06/08 10:07:32 pm reply quote

re: #66 Sharmuta

Hey- I was just glad I got him to quit openly paying for the paper. It was my little way of striking back at the drive by media.

Good on ya. Keep it up.

76 Cognito  10/06/08 10:07:36 pm reply quote

re: #68 Irene NYC

cognito

And someone very, very, very close to me just lost his job when the media company he worked for closed its doors last week.

I feel your pain.

Thanks Irene. For what it's worth, my person wasn't in the media. But you're right that the media is taking it on the chin.

77 Macker  10/06/08 10:07:42 pm reply quote

re: #20 Wyatt Earp

So when will they execute the son of a bitch?

78 redc1c4  10/06/08 10:07:51 pm reply quote

re: #49 Dar ul Harb

I've always wondered what's the title of that intrumental piece they always play after Layla.

/

on the LP or in concert?

79 Irene NYC  10/06/08 10:07:57 pm reply quote

re: #70 Cognito

"Whatever" doesn't quite do it, I'm afraid. Someone has to first figure out how to make the model work.

No one has.


It's really the problem, isn't it? And it ain't being solved by the internet.

80 Max Darkside  10/06/08 10:08:06 pm reply quote

re: #73 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

But is it a Hemi?

That's what it says, ya.

81 solomonpanting  10/06/08 10:08:28 pm reply quote

re: #59 victor_yugo

I might have to check it out. Thanks.

82 Cognito  10/06/08 10:08:37 pm reply quote

re: #74 Sharmuta

You mean like the model of being biased to the point of losing viewers and readers? Because I'd say that model is working just swimmingly, isn't it?

If you want to change the subject, that's fine. We were talking about the Wall Street Journal, though.

83 looking closely  10/06/08 10:09:08 pm reply quote

re: #30 Maximu§

I bought a new Mustang several months back and I should have waited for this:

2009 Dodge Challenger r/t


Its essentially identical to the Dodge Charger, just cut down a few inches and with two doors instead of four.

If you have to go there, save your money for the new Camaro.

84 pat  10/06/08 10:09:15 pm reply quote

A 'newspaper' is designed to make those that agree with it's slant, pay for the privilege.

85 brickthruplateglasswindow  10/06/08 10:09:28 pm reply quote

re: #70 Cognito

"Whatever" doesn't quite do it, I'm afraid. Someone has to first figure out how to make the model work.

No one has.

For a modest consulting fee up front and an airtight NDA, I'd share a few things that haven't been tried.

:)

86 rawmuse  10/06/08 10:09:33 pm reply quote

Newspapers are inversely informational. You take what you read, invert it 180 degrees, arrive at something closer to the truth.

87 DesertSage  10/06/08 10:09:34 pm reply quote

Does anyone have any Cheezy Poofs?

88 Cognito  10/06/08 10:10:03 pm reply quote

re: #85 brickthruplateglasswindow

For a modest consulting fee up front and an airtight NDA, I'd share a few things that haven't been tried.

:)

Ha. You might be surprised who'd pay.

89 Dar ul Harb  10/06/08 10:10:12 pm reply quote

re: #78 redc1c4

on the LP or in concert?

Note the /sarc tag.

90 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/06/08 10:10:22 pm reply quote

re: #80 Max Darkside

That's what it says, ya.

Cool. I was never much of a Mopar fan.

91 Maximu§  10/06/08 10:10:36 pm reply quote

re: #73 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

But is it a Hemi?

The 6.1 litre version puts out 425hp.

92 Sharmuta  10/06/08 10:10:46 pm reply quote

re: #82 Cognito

I think you mean you're talking about the Wall Street Journal. I'm talking about newspapers and TV networks.

93 pat  10/06/08 10:11:11 pm reply quote

re: #87 DesertSage

Hawaiian Chop Steak, Sweet Corn on the cob, white rice, Japanese pickles, here. Sorry

94 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/06/08 10:11:31 pm reply quote

re: #83 looking closely

Its essentially identical to the Dodge Charger, just cut down a few inches and with two doors instead of four.

If you have to go there, save your money for the new Camaro.

4 door Dodge Charger? HUH?

95 Sharmuta  10/06/08 10:11:34 pm reply quote

re: #84 pat

A 'newspaper' is designed to make those that agree with it's slant, pay for the privilege.

That's a keeper, pat.

96 Dr. Shalit  10/06/08 10:11:36 pm reply quote

re: #73 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

But is it a Hemi?

OMD -

Yuppers, the new variety with 16 spark plugs and SMP Fuel Injection with "small block" displacement.

-S-

97 brickthruplateglasswindow  10/06/08 10:11:36 pm reply quote

re: #88 Cognito

Ha. You might be surprised who'd pay.

I'm surprised at who won't pay. :)

98 Irene NYC  10/06/08 10:11:57 pm reply quote

Did I see Aisha on the previous thread or were my eyes deceiving me?
;)

99 Macker  10/06/08 10:12:03 pm reply quote

re: #97 brickthruplateglasswindow

I'm surprised at who won't pay. :)


Harpo's mother?

100 Maximu§  10/06/08 10:12:08 pm reply quote

re: #83 looking closely

Its essentially identical to the Dodge Charger, just cut down a few inches and with two doors instead of four.

If you have to go there, save your money for the new Camaro.

I'm so tired of waiting for that Camero, I was ready to buy it when Transformers came out.

101 victor_yugo  10/06/08 10:12:38 pm reply quote

re: #91 Maximu§

At least it puts out. Which is more than I can say for the last 3 women I dated...

/rimshot

102 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  10/06/08 10:12:48 pm reply quote

re: #91 Maximu§

The 6.1 litre version puts out 425hp.

So does my Prius.
/

103 redc1c4  10/06/08 10:12:59 pm reply quote

re: #89 Dar ul Harb

Note the /sarc tag.

nevermind......

104 Cognito  10/06/08 10:13:03 pm reply quote

re: #92 Sharmuta

I think you mean you're talking about the Wall Street Journal. I'm talking about newspapers and TV networks.

Huh. Guess I was thrown off when you said, "I can still get news from the Wall Street Journal online and for free. Face it- newspapers are dinosaurs."

Sorry.

105 Bobibutu  10/06/08 10:13:36 pm reply quote

re: #91 Maximu§

The 6.1 litre version puts out 425hp.

Sounds like it's time for this one again ...
Enjoy.

"DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION"

One top fuel dragster 500 cubic inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower
than the first 4 rows of stock cars at the Daytona 500.

Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1-1/2 gallons of nitro
methane per second; a fully loaded 747 consumes jet fuel at the same
rate with 25% less energy being produced.

A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot produce enough power to drive the
dragster's supercharger.

With 3,000 CFM of air being rammed in by the supercharger on overdrive,
the fuel mixture is compressed into a near-solid form before ignition.

Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock at full throttle.

At the stoichiometric (stoichiometry: methodology and technology by
which quantities of reactants and products in chemical reactions are
determined) 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture of nitro methane, the flame front
temperature measures 7,050 deg F.

Nitro methane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above the
stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from atmospheric
water vapor by the searing exhaust gases.

Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is essentially the
output of an arc welder in each cylinder.

Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed during a pass. After halfway,
the engine is dieseling from compression, plus the glow of exhaust
valves at 1,400 deg F. The engine can only be shut down by cutting the
fuel flow.

If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in
the affected cylinders and then explodes with sufficient force to blow
cylinder heads off the block in pieces or split the block in half.

In order to exceed 300 mph in 4.5 seconds, dragsters must accelerate an
average of over 4G's. In order to reach 200 mph (well before
half-track), the launch acceleration approaches 8G's.

Dragsters reach over 300 miles per hour before you have completed
reading this sentence.

Top fuel engines turn approximately 540 revolutions from light to light!
Including the burnout, the engine must only survive 900 revolutions
under load.

The redline is actually quite high at 9,500 rpm.

Assuming all the equipment is paid off, the crew worked for free, and
for once NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run costs an estimate $1,000.00 per
second.

The current top fuel dragster elapsed time record is 4.441 seconds for
the quarter mile (10/05/03, Tony Schumacher). The top speed record is
333.00 mph (533 km/h) as measured over the last 66' of the run (09/28/03
Doug Kalitta).

You are driving the average $140,000 Lingenfelter "twin-turbo" powered
Corvette Z06. Over a mile up the road, a top fuel dragster is staged and
ready to launch down a quarter mile strip as you pass. You have the
advantage of a flying start. You run the 'Vette hard up through the
gears and blast across the starting line and pass the dragster at an
honest 200 mph. The "tree" goes green for both of you at that moment.
The draster launches and starts after you.

You keep your foot down hard, but you hear an incredibly brutal whine
that sears your eardrums and within 3 seconds, the dragster catches and
passes you. He beats you to the finish line, a quarter mile away from
where you just passed him. Think about it; from a standing start, the
dragster had spotted you 200 mph and not only caught you, but nearly
blasted you off the road when he passed you within a mere 1,320 foot
long race course.

That folks is acceleration...

106 Maximu§  10/06/08 10:13:44 pm reply quote

re: #94 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

4 door Dodge Charger? HUH?

I always thought the 4 door Charger looked ridiculous.

107 Sharmuta  10/06/08 10:13:55 pm reply quote

re: #104 Cognito

Huh. Guess I was thrown off when you said, "I can still get news from the Wall Street Journal online and for free. Face it- newspapers are dinosaurs."

Sorry.

It was the plural for newspaper, huh?

108 DesertSage  10/06/08 10:13:57 pm reply quote

Yep, I'm waiting for the new Camaro to make it's debut!
[Link: www.chevrolet.com...]

And some Cheezy Poofs!

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