What happens if your car runs out of engine oil?

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months ago • 26 views • 4:52

From YouTube: "...demonstrate a way to start your car (when the battery is dead) without pushing it or using jumper cables." 031417

posted by chicchorea 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,611 views • 1:46

YouTube description: In the high-speed world of rally car racing, you’re only as good as your co-driver. As these racers speed around hairpin turns on unpaved, narrow roads, drivers must rely on the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 540 views • 4:06

Electric cars are more efficient than gas cars, but where do you think that energy comes from?

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 12 months ago • 62 views • 5:06

YT "Seatbelts and airbags in cars save passengers lives. Parachutes save people who, for a variety of reasons, exit a plane in mid-flight. So why aren’t parachutes provided to passengers on commercial... continue reading

posted by blackfox42 8 years ago • 320 views • 6:48

In Sanlúcar de Guadiana, in Spain, there's a zip line called Límite Zero: the only cross-border zip wire in the world, landing in Alcoutim, Portugal. You land about an hour before you set off.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months ago • 155 views • 2:03

The Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit system threads its way through West Virginia University, taking thousands of people a day around the campus, non-stop. It's a system that was meant to be the future:... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 176 views • 4:46

So they crushed car spring today and result was awesome!

Youtube: Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.

posted by RedSky 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 818 views • 5:31

Tuck and roll baby! YouTube: Experts like Dr. Ruth explore how the car played an unlikely role in the sexual revolution.

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 44 views • 2:17

YouTube description: Dirt is probably the cheapest and simplest construction material out there, but it's not very strong compared to other choices. Luckily geotechnical engineers have developed a way... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 7 months 1 week ago • 930 views • 7:53

I love the sound of breaking glass.

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 895 views • 7:35

YouTube: Your car battery is dead and you like a boost to jump start? Maybe you can use AA batteries to crank the engine...

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 6 months 1 week ago • 369 views • 3:42

yT "Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 46 years, shows how you can quickly check out a used car BEFORE you buy a potential lemon"

posted by blackfox42 9 years 9 months 1 week ago • 987 views • 4:35

A man punches another driver in a road rage incident with the police across the street, then calmly waits to be arrested. I wonder what happened to his car, they just left it running unattended in the... continue reading

posted by newtboy 9 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 966 views • 3:25

Via Neatorama

posted by lucky760 9 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,367 views • 1:13

YouTube Description: A new clip from Red Bull sees Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel explain the 2014 Formula One regulations -- which are arguably the most complex the sport has ever seen. At... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 9 months 2 weeks ago • 905 views • 3:28

I can read in the car.

posted by Mordhaus 1 decade 11 months 1 week ago • 477 views • 3:10

(youtube) If you've ever put gas in a car, you've probably noticed how the gas pump shuts off when your tank is full. But how does it know to do that? Learn more about the clever mechanism that keeps your... continue reading

posted by pumkinandstorm 1 decade 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago • 966 views • 2:44