How fast is the speed of Dark?

[TFOGGuys]

http://dsc.discovery.com/space/slideshows/warpship/

Is it any coincidence that the artist's conception of this looks kinda like a motorcycle wheel?

[~Barn~]

I liked it better, when it was called the Dodge Tomahawk.

[Nick_Ninja]

Yep

[TFOGGuys]

Now, if we could only get Dirk to translate the article into English.....

[Shea]

Now, if we could only get Dirk to translate the article into English.....

Pretty much mental masterbation about a substance that they can't prove exists. Lots of "ifs" and "maybes".

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

I liked it better, when it was called the Dodge Tomahawk.

Saw that at the Cleveland Auto show one year. Interesting. That center section is machined out of a solid one-piece billet (500+lbs). Interesting bit of engineering and fabrication, but even Chris Carr couldn't get that thing to turn....... The spokespeople were telling all the suckers at the show that it'd do 300mph (theoretical, based on gearing), and I had to laugh and tell them if you could actually ride the thing at over 80 or so, earodynamically you'd be lucky to do a little over 200.

And, if you ever seriously got on it, the sideways torque reaction would pretty much roll you on your side. Interesting though.

"....I even got 3 friggin' mosquito bites on me willy" Ewan McGregor (Long Way 'Round)