@manwich

@stef-schrader I'm really not sure anyone can roast @David-Tracy harder than he roasted himself when he showed us the conditions at his house...

I Just Came Home to a Junkyard

Specifically, our intrepid space helicopter's 26th flight got images of the wreckage of the backshell that protected Perseverance, Ingenuity, and the sky crane during entry into Mars' atmosphere, as well as the parachute that slowed the initial descent:

Back on Earth:

Obviously most of it has been destroyed, but NASA is eagerly examining the wreckage imagery to see if the damage and scorching matches what their models predicted, so that future missions can benefit from a more accurate understanding of entering into Mars' atmosphere.

NASA Sees ‘Otherworldly’ Wreckage on Mars With Ingenuity Helicopter

This article doesn't say (unless I'm too tired and missed it), but the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the parachute and backshell from orbit not long after Perseverance's landing last year, so NASA knew where to send Ingenuity to get a look:

I'm surprised it fell so close to the landing spot, but I guess that's Mars' thin atmosphere at work.

@mustangchris66 said in Lifted work trucks are dumb:

This just looks annoying to use as the tool it's suppose to be.

I'd guess the tool is usually behind the wheel.

@hammerheadfistpunch said in Old man does 4 wheel burnout:

Thats a 9000+ lbs Truck!

I hope it's not too political to say that 9000lb vehicles should require training and a license endorsement, and quite possibly shouldn't even be available for non-commercial purposes and that vehicle safety rules should focus more on pedestrian/cyclist/other vehicle safety rather than on occupant safety.

@ranwhenparked

@Dr-Zoidberg said in Imagine having someone love you so much, that they wanted to make a terrible decision just to make you happy.:

an ancient platform with a dinosaur yet sonorous Yamaha-designed DOHC V8 that revs to 7,200 rpm is just not in the cards

You say that, and yet there's a more affordable car that matches those requirements nearly perfectly:

@hillrat Obviously a Dodge Shadowfax

@dr-zoidberg So glad we have dealers to protect us from the big mean manufacturers...

@milky Even beyond the inflation, there's also of course the cost of storing the car, and more importantly the cost of not investing that money in something more productive.

@PowderHound I guess a conversion van was too normal for this guy. I'd buy it for $1200? Maybe?

@davesaddiction This is crass consumerism, but it is cool, and also appears to more or less fit in that parking space, so I guess I'm ok with it. I have concerns about extreme wealth inequality, but that doesn't mean people should never be wealthy enough to buy stupid, silly, cool stuff like this if that's how they want to spend their money.

@Sam-Blockhan Games are looking pretty good these days!

One day I'll upgrade my 1070...

Presumably there's a way to save those shots on the xbox so you aren't having to take a photo of your TV?

@save_the_milanos Have you considered branching out to save Mercury Milans?

@Gabriella I think finding the next gear is fine if you want to be the pirate king.

@Vondon302

@VincentMalamute Tiny danger noodle!

@Cash-Rewards For reference, here is the top google image search result for "world's dumbest wing":

@jminer This is why I own sunglasses!

@CB I wouldn't call that teal though. There is a 3-Series wrapped roughly in that color in my building. It certainly stands out.

@krustywantout @davesaddiction And now we know why he was tweeting this. Business Insider had contacted him for comment on their story:

A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, documents show. The company paid $250,000 for her silence.

He asked for more time to comment, and then spent it Tweeting to deflect blame instead of getting back to Insider.