“There is no such thing as fun for the whole family.” Jerry Seinfeld …but if forced to watch something with the whole family, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee isn’t the worst thing. I’ve googled and can’t figure out if Jerry said that CICGC is “the talk show that comes to you” or if it just…
All wet One of the main complaints about umbrellas is that when you close them the water runs down the handle. Take getting into a car for an example. You duck in, holding the umbrella aloft and try to close it, so you have to open the car door and pull the umbrella closed. Now…
Boulevard Fransisco Medina Ascencio Puerta Vallarta’s main road is called the Boulevard Fransisco Medina Ascencio. It runs from the airport through the Hotel Zone and ends before downtown in the south. Northbound and southbound lanes are divided by a strip of grass with palm trees. On either side run four lanes of traffic, which are…
“Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?” Erma Bombeck Miss you already, Puerto Vallarta Carmela and I just returned from a romantic vacation in Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta. While we went all carry-on for the flight from Toronto there, we checked a bag for the return…
When the M178 AMG V8 biturbo engine came out, it was a dramatic improvement over its predecessor. Its features showcase Inventive Principles. Lower displacement The new engine is 4.0 litres in displacement, compared with its 6.2-liter M156/159 predecessor, a whopping 35% reduction. Principle 35 – Parameter Change With improvements listed below, the new engine is…
Despite being abandoned in favour of semi-automatic pistols by almost all military and paramilitary outfits around the world, revolvers have their adherents, usually because they are compact and very nearly foolproof, requiring no complicated safety mechanisms yet are always ready to fire with the pull of the trigger. Under a barrel One issue with revolvers…
Continental is working on a new disc brake design for electric vehicles. Getting rusty If electric vehicles are driven moderately, they can rely almost entirely on electrical regeneration (using the motor to slow the car and charging the battery in the process – turning a Blessing into a Disguise). This means that there is a…
Applying “other way round” thinking to architecture Number 13 of the 40 Inventive Principles of Problem Solving is “the other way round”. Amidst much eye-rolling, Google has introduced the concept of the “landscraper”, a skyscraper turned on its side so that rather than being tall, it is wide, a building turned “the other way round.”…