what happens when science nerds get involved with cars...

To think how far we've gone since 1900... I wonder what the next 100 years is gonna be like???
It's scarey just to think about it!!

O the other hand, Where's the Jetson flyer we're suppose to have by now???

 

Complexity is the enemy of reliability...

 

That sinusoidal repliniator connected to the communivilious asnicarber using a length of omniporous gammis wire is a pretty neat idea.

 

We science nerds sure have had some interesting ideas over the last 125 years (i.e. industrial revolution). One of my favorite "failures" would have to be the Ford Nucleon. How many of you guys remember when the atom was going to save the world, and not destroy it?



http://www.damninteresting.com/the-atomic-automobile/

 

The latest subs and aircraft carriers are "nuke" powered....

 

someone mention more cash than the none degree graduate drop out.. in this day and age a degree really is not all that.. price of tuition alone.. im disabled now so dose not really matter i have a degree.. but looking at some of my the people iv known who did not go to college and who did.. and the price of college these days.. its not like the 50s man.. college dose not equal a great life any more..
but you can be a nerd and not have a degree.. thats for damn sure.
chris.

 

I agree.

I have no desire to own one of these new overly complex machines. An old car does the same job as a new one.

 

Yep!... A real blast indeed....

 

Your right, it is not like the 50's anymore, and tuition is rising faster then inflation and wages. But, a TECHNICAL 4 yr degree (engineering, science based, Industrial Tech, etc) gives the holder a much better chance of getting ahead then no degree (or even liberal arts for that matter). I don't know very many college drop outs or GED holders that can walk into a $30+/hr job at 22-23 yrs old. That and there is no shortage of available jobs for engineers right now. My company has hired 8 engineers in the last couple of months and we are still looking for 6 to 8 more. I have been keeping my eyes open and bigger companies will often have dozens of open engineering positions right now.

 

That very true!!....
I'm on the job search sites every day and that's all I see....

 

parts or hardware store geeks......THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!!!!! oh, the HUMANITY!!!!!

 

thats good to know. i got my degree in computer science ie.. programming C/C++ etc.. in the 90s before the big computer crash.. lots of money was made during this period no doubt.. good to know there is some degree's worth going for still.

i can say if you thinking of being a teacher, dont even bother. my brother in law graduated, and got a part time teaching job for a special needs school.. but with budget cuts he could not find another teaching job.. so now he is doing 911 emergency calls.. he is a good kid,

chris.

 

Ditto here. I like stuff you can "feel" connected to......like throttle linkage made of rod (s) direct from go pedal to the carb.

 

that's not science nerds, that's artists.

 

My o/t Ford has the "fly by wire" go pedal... No problems...... Yet!

 

Don't knock to hard on us science nerds, we know the true laws of the land. Thermodynamics!

Without a knowledge of the laws of thermodynamics your car wouldn't have combustion.

For those that enjoy being a little chilly, you wouldn't have air conditioning either.

 

The Surfer's dragster showed what could be accomplished by a couple of nerds playin' with cars...

 

I get to work with nerds. Theyre very handy when the computer has a problem. They are also car guys so its cool to talk with them.
Math without numbers, Huh, whoda thunk?
I was talking about the chocolate covered Oreos.
He said "They have fully encapsulated Oreos"?

 

Not really, it goes far beyond the electronics in cars alone. Its a case of new technology can't handle old technology. Most engineers today are not familiar with what RF (Radio Frequency energy, and I am not talking WiFi or Cell phones) can do to certain things.

 

I think you're referring to my earlier post.. Not what I said though.

College degree or not, doesn't make a difference in earning power, interest and a real skill, not a trained one but something that's in your core is what makes you successful, engineer, computer nerd, hot-rod builder, artist, you name it if you do what your natural talent is and don't force it you can be successful.

I was a college dropout and made up for it later in life, I did much better earning and career wise than many of my peers that finished college.

 

Cold War military communications anyone?

 

anymore nerdy types out there???

 

when nerds get involved with cars they bring it to me to fix what they screwed up.

every time i work on a newer car, the song "Mama dont let your babies grow up to be engineers" pops in......thats how it goes right?!

in the end though, nerds are pretty cool. they understand when i say "electron flow" and "inertia"

 

that's pretty funny right there.

Have you ever got to fix a car that was effed up by a handyman?

 

last winter a friend of a friend brought me his truck saying it would never heat up. i was looking at the motor and it look like the cooling system was worked on somewhat recently. he said during the summer it would over heat so he took the thermostat out and didnt put another one back in because "cars should run as cool as possible".....10 dollars later he was cruising down the road, toasty as could be.....some people just shouldnt be allowed near a car.

 

Folks like them are dangerous...

 

Re: what happens when science nerds get involved with cars...


you get websites like the HAMB.. lol

 

Horsepower out of the cars engine yes. The only time I tried getting more out of a motor was when we were playing with slot-cars years ago.

The Nautilus in 1955 was the first nuke powered sub. Would 1955 make nuke power "traditional"

 

These guys really screwed up a lot of cars that they got involved with.

 

That's awesome, because we pay for that repair by charging you $100/hr to fix that glitch on your computer that a 2 word Google search would have walked you through. I try not to work too hard though, i start at about 10:30 and am done by about 4.


I'll take being a nerd, and doing all my work in my nice heated garage, to make sure it's done perfectly, instead of paying someone to half ass it.