Miata Turbo Forum - Boost cars, acquire cats.

Miata Turbo Forum - Boost cars, acquire cats. (https://www.miataturbo.net/)
-   Insert BS here (https://www.miataturbo.net/insert-bs-here-4/)
-   -   The AI-generated cat pictures thread (https://www.miataturbo.net/insert-bs-here-4/ai-generated-cat-pictures-thread-54469/)

hi_im_sean 03-28-2017 10:34 AM

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...08&oe=594F147C

Braineack 03-28-2017 11:10 AM



You look around what do you see?
I'll tell you what I see is a world belonging to me
Take time to find what you may dream
It's all right there within your grasp
Just beyond what you can see

We're the ones, only ones, strong ones, proud ones
We're living for today
Those for the past and tomorrow well they'll have hell to pay

And if your days are going by too fast
It's time for you to slow down
It's time for you to make it last
Before you trip and slip
And you will miss
This happy little stepping stone
Just before eternal bliss

We're the ones, only ones, strong ones, proud ones
We're living for today
Those for the past and tomorrow well they'll have hell to pay

Your life goes by
Before you know
You gotta take time to slow down
Better take time to veer off the road
Enjoy the sights
While you are here
There's nothing to fear but fear itself
Who knows when the end is near

We're the ones, only ones, strong ones, proud ones
We're living for today
Those for the past and tomorrow they'll have hell to pay

Don't make plans
With your hands tied
You'll never know
You're missing out repeatedly
On the things that help you grow
You've got to own your soul
You've got to take control
Find a one day plan young man
Get this straight
Live for today

Living for today, I realize
Living for today, I think I'll find
Living for today, I open my eyes
Living for to--, one day you can throw it away

aaronwalker1974 03-28-2017 11:45 AM

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...722ef81a9d.gif

Braineack 03-28-2017 11:53 AM

whoa. i AM mindfucked!

aaronwalker1974 03-28-2017 11:56 AM

Really screws with you mind.

wackbards 03-28-2017 01:16 PM

Joe- spend some coin on some excellent shoes while you go through this back thing. These are probably the very best shoes I've ever worn. Adidas has a proprietary TPU foam they're using ("Boost") that is worlds better than any competing EVA based shoe. So far, I like the Supernova 8 the very best. This shoe lasts about 2x the mileage of any other EVA shoe I've ever worn.

Infinergy: BASF develops the first expanded TPU : BASF Polyurethanes

https://www.solereview.com/best-running-shoes/



https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2bdedde578.jpg

triple88a 03-28-2017 01:38 PM

DIY chopper.

click to play


triple88a 03-28-2017 01:48 PM

Like a glove.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...09597f7576.gif

sixshooter 03-28-2017 02:40 PM

1 Attachment(s)
Dual rollbars

Attachment 181468

triple88a 03-28-2017 07:34 PM

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...4d44a94fd5.gif

Joe Perez 03-28-2017 07:47 PM


Originally Posted by wackbards (Post 1401864)
Joe- spend some coin on some excellent shoes while you go through this back thing. These are probably the very best shoes I've ever worn. Adidas has a proprietary TPU foam they're using ("Boost") that is worlds better than any competing EVA based shoe. So far, I like the Supernova 8 the very best. This shoe lasts about 2x the mileage of any other EVA shoe I've ever worn.

It's hard for me to find good athletic shoes, since I wear a size 14 and have absolutely no arch whatsoever.

I recently retired a pair of Reebok Hexaffects (yes, I know, Reebok sucks, boo hoo. These were amazing jogging shoes) after a little over a year of 6-10 miles per day. Replaced them with a new pair of Reebok Runners, which are still getting broken in. (Now that I'm a car-owner again, I don't put nearly as many miles on my feet as I used to.)

But the fact is that I work in a professional environment, and clean boots are the expected attire. In the winter, I wear Timberland Titans (since I can also drive in them), and in the summer, I drive in the Reeboks and switch to Red Wing 878 Trailblazers when I get to my office (they're more stylish and durable, but too large for me to work the pedals while wearing.) I can't really wear sneakers all day at the office.

In all honesty, though, footwear isn't the issue here. My boots are comfortable and supportive, and my major back-stressers at work are more a matter of bending / crawling / lifting than anything else. Besides, sneakers suck majorly when climbing ladders / walking on steel grids / etc.

All of the most recent episodes have been triggered by an activity other than walking. The first was sifting through cables in a computer floor, the second was crouching over to repair a sink drain, and the third was repeatedly getting into and out of a lowered NB with the top up. These were all "bending over" type activities.



99mx5 03-29-2017 12:06 AM

1 Attachment(s)
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1490760336

Joe Perez 03-29-2017 12:19 AM


Originally Posted by 99mx5 (Post 1402007)

I used to work with a guy who had a rather bold method for determining which circuit breaker served a given receptacle. He'd taken a 5-15 plug, and shorted the hot and neutral wires together internally. Plug it in, and see which breaker pops.

He was kinda crazy, but old enough to prove that sometimes crazy works...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2d51badd3b.png

oilstain 03-29-2017 01:14 AM

A friend of mine used to jam a screwdriver into a bunch of bare wires to get them to short, thereby flipping the breaker without having to walk to it.

http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/thum...ker-Step-1.jpg

hi_im_sean 03-29-2017 02:23 AM

Yea we have a screwdriver shorter here. Pulled that shit on day 1 when I was "training" him. Told management on the spot im not getting within 50 feet of him. That was 7 years ago and hes responsible for the screws in contactor pic I posted a hundred paged back.

Braineack 03-29-2017 06:53 AM

your next dad project:

Facebook Post

m2cupcar 03-29-2017 10:53 AM

Just an epic race lap on the Nurburgring. Scattered weather track like this is where skill and experience pay big dividends.


Davezorz 03-29-2017 10:58 AM

I was told that old timers used to put their fingers across the fuses to test if they were good or not (making their thumb and index finger a parallel path to the fuse).
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...ffd189af51.png

Chilicharger665 03-29-2017 11:43 AM


Originally Posted by m2cupcar (Post 1402075)
Just an epic race lap on the Nurburgring. Scattered weather track like this is where skill and experience pay big dividends.


I know Sabine has a million laps on that track, but damn that is impressive with what ease she passed everyone with! It looked like me playing Gran Turismo back in the day when my car had 200 hp more than all the others and I just drove around all of them. :giggle:

aidandj 03-29-2017 11:50 AM

The speed that she passed some of the cars made me think she had 200hp more. 1:00 for example.

DNMakinson 03-29-2017 12:02 PM


Originally Posted by m2cupcar (Post 1402075)
Just an epic race lap on the Nurburgring. Scattered weather track like this is where skill and experience pay big dividends.


Thanks for that. Seems only a very few were willing to really race that day, and we got to ride along with one who did.


https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...865bdb6ad8.jpg

She made it look so effortless, and rarely had to make large corrections.

olderguy 03-29-2017 01:14 PM


Originally Posted by aidandj (Post 1402102)
The speed that she passed some of the cars made me think she had 200hp more. 1:00 for example.

Tell me, again, that an automatic is a "Girls Car"

EO2K 03-29-2017 01:23 PM

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...2bf2e55158.jpg

m2cupcar 03-29-2017 04:33 PM


Originally Posted by Chilicharger665 (Post 1402100)
I know Sabine has a million laps on that track...

I think that is where her HUGE advantage came from. She's probably driven that track in those exact conditions three dozen times. IMO a track that's neither dry nor wet consistently is the worst - and most of those drivers looked like they were struggling with that.

triple88a 03-29-2017 09:06 PM

John Cena, Randy Orton And Brock Lesnar in GTA 5

click to play


xturner 03-30-2017 10:13 AM


Originally Posted by m2cupcar (Post 1402177)
I think that is where her HUGE advantage came from. She's probably driven that track in those exact conditions three dozen times. IMO a track that's neither dry nor wet consistently is the worst - and most of those drivers looked like they were struggling with that.

This is no doubt true. I showed it to one of my co-workers, who asked "So how did she qualify so badly?" We're thinking that maybe she took a grid penalty to change from slick tires to intermediates or wets, and all the folks she was flying past decided to soldier on with their qualifying rubber. Don't know at all, but seems plausible.

Girz0r 03-30-2017 11:29 AM


EO2K 03-30-2017 11:52 AM


Enginerd 03-30-2017 12:25 PM

1 Attachment(s)
Tesla: powered by unicorn farts.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1490891038

sixshooter 03-30-2017 01:18 PM

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.evo...27b6585656.jpg

y8s 03-30-2017 01:22 PM

^ bosozo-b-q

codrus 03-30-2017 01:30 PM


Originally Posted by y8s (Post 1402371)
^ bosozo-b-q

Actually, it looks more like an attempt to meet Laguna sound regs than bosozuku to me. The sound booth is on the right side of the track, between 5 and 6, and exhausts angled like that one way to direct the sound away from the mic.

But yes, clearly it went wrong. :)

--Ian

Guardiola 03-30-2017 01:44 PM


Originally Posted by codrus (Post 1402376)
clearly it went wrong

Clearly it went right. Free toll roads, no red-light-tickets, etc. Tell cops "I had no idea my bumper melted over the plate."

http://mastermarine.smugmug.com/Moto.../DSC0713-L.jpg

y8s 03-30-2017 02:46 PM


Originally Posted by codrus (Post 1402376)
Actually, it looks more like an attempt to meet Laguna sound regs than bosozuku to me. The sound booth is on the right side of the track, between 5 and 6, and exhausts angled like that one way to direct the sound away from the mic.

But yes, clearly it went wrong. :)

--Ian

Of course. it's about 5 feet short of bosozoku minimum requirements...

Meanwhile in northern Virginia:


https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...009771bb5b.png


Bruh

Do you even Monster truck tailgate?

sixshooter 03-30-2017 03:00 PM

Choking on a BBC = GIGO, but it is funny.


Enginerd 03-30-2017 03:33 PM


Originally Posted by sixshooter (Post 1402368)

He's just way ahead of the game in aerodynamics. By dumping his exhaust into the eddy behind the trunk, he is heating up the air and increasing air velocity, reducing aerodynamic drag.



...or just dumping a shitload of hot air into the dead zone and setting the car on fire...

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...db134d7873.jpg

hi_im_sean 03-30-2017 05:23 PM

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...db&oe=596779B8

EO2K 03-30-2017 07:03 PM


Originally Posted by sixshooter (Post 1402368)

Dat Laguna Seca exhaust tho.

http://rennlist.com/forums/attachmen...aguna-pipe.jpg

90dB is a bitch.

codrus 03-30-2017 08:02 PM


Originally Posted by EO2K (Post 1402446)
Dat Laguna Seca exhaust tho.


90dB is a bitch.

Only if you don't have a turbo!

Never had a problem with my car at Laguna, even at 90db.

--Ian

EO2K 03-30-2017 08:03 PM

Someday we need to figure out how to put my exhaust on your car so we can datalog the backpressure

hi_im_sean 03-30-2017 08:13 PM

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...fd&oe=5995148E

99mx5 03-30-2017 09:46 PM

1 Attachment(s)
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1490924779

cal_len1 03-30-2017 10:18 PM

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...5f6106c836.gif

codrus 03-31-2017 02:04 AM


Originally Posted by EO2K (Post 1402460)
Someday we need to figure out how to put my exhaust on your car so we can datalog the backpressure

We could just data log it on your car.

I did log the back pressure on the FM exhaust, there's maybe half a psi in the muffler, it's not an issue. The cat that I had on there at the time, OTOH...

--Ian

sixshooter 03-31-2017 08:48 AM

Laguna exhaust, lol.

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...80&oe=59579F6F

DNMakinson 03-31-2017 08:31 PM

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...699de7bde1.jpg

czubaka 04-01-2017 01:09 PM

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2bc98880d0.jpg

Scaxx 04-01-2017 01:49 PM

From facebook, I wish it was real

Lotus Pet Lids: Protection for four legged friends. Lightweight, optimised and ergonomically designed, the new Lotus Pet Lids are the ultimate accessory for animal friendly sports car owners. Available until 12noon 1st April 2017. #LightisRight #Cat
Facebook Post
Facebook Post

Edit: I suck at linking to facebook so I just copied it, kinda worked

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...db9f120ca3.jpg
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3d3ea8c4e2.jpg

hi_im_sean 04-02-2017 11:28 AM

Facebook Post

Joe Perez 04-02-2017 11:49 AM

Random pictures...

Ok, this is how you know that you're not exactly on the good side of town:

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...f3d4d7c0f1.png

That was a "sporting goods" store that turned out to sell nothing but sneakers, jerseys, and hats. I did not find what I was looking for, which led me to....




WalMart. (Gods help me, I figuratively never enter WalMart, but I needed a specific thing which the girl with pink hair at the hats-and-shoes store who could scarcely be troubled to look up from her cell phone long enough to acknowledge the presence of a customer told me I could find there) and I'm pretty certain that every single morbidly obese person in the greater Chicagoland area was there. If they weren't, that means that there are more of them, and I fear for humanity. But I saw this at the checkout, while waiting for an upstanding-looking citizen to sort through her several social-welfare-benefits cards to pay for a cart full of frozen pizzas, frozen tater tors, soda pop, ice cream, cookies, etc. I swear, there was not a singe thing in that cart which qualified as "food" by any reasonable definition of the word. People who say that welfare / food-stamp programs are not abused has clearly never been to WalMart.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...dac4859d82.png

Yup, Cosplayers have their own magazine now.





And moving on, here's three bearded, heavily tattooed dudes giving kick-ass haircuts while Jimi Hendrix, The Mammas & The Pappas, Fleetwood Mac, etc., blasts out on the stereo.

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...b9723d1521.jpg

There is nothing in this world which compares to a fresh barber-shave. It may be life's most fleeting and yet most gratifying indulgence.

G3ML1NGZ 04-02-2017 04:33 PM

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...8900f7b95b.gif

xturner 04-02-2017 05:56 PM

[QUOTE=Joe Perez;
I swear, there was not a singe thing in that cart which qualified as "food" by any reasonable definition of the word. People who say that welfare / food-stamp programs are not abused has clearly never been to WalMart..[/QUOTE]

I stopped at the Circle K in Wiscasset Maine at 1 a.m. on a Friday to get some milk and beer last year. The two guys in front of me were checking out with a couple of 40's, 3 hot dogs, an order of nachos and a salad. As expected, their EBT cards rejected the beer, but it also rejected the salad. The manager said that was correct, because it was a PREPARED salad. The only thing approaching healthy food was exempt from the supplementary nutrition program. No such problem for the hot dogs and nachos.

You see some unusual stuff in stores on the third shift.

hi_im_sean 04-03-2017 10:35 AM

YOHB?


Facebook Post

hi_im_sean 04-03-2017 10:42 AM

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...46&oe=5958BBD2

ryansmoneypit 04-03-2017 10:57 AM

Found this one in a bathroom. Apparently sitting on a toilet needs instructions now.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...aaeb71a0be.png

Braineack 04-03-2017 10:59 AM

it's cause Asians squat.

sixshooter 04-03-2017 03:37 PM


Midtenn 04-03-2017 05:05 PM


Originally Posted by sixshooter (Post 1403178)

Definitely not an ACR Viper.

Joe Perez 04-04-2017 07:42 AM

Protip: when riding the twisties, try not to fly off a cliff:


Joe Perez 04-04-2017 08:16 AM

Also, this silly thing which made me chuckle.


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...223010f46c.png


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:27 AM.


© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands