Comments on: The Geekiest Sentence I Read Today http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/06/02/the-geekiest-sentence-i-read-today/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:39:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lee Watkins http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/06/02/the-geekiest-sentence-i-read-today/#comment-7581 Lee Watkins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:27:08 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=915#comment-7581 Plus size rims usually also result in a tire diameter that different from stock, which leads to an incorrect reading on the speedometer. You're supposed to get the speedometer re-calibrated when you change the rims, but nobody ever actually does that. This usually results in the speedometer saying you are going slower than you actually are - the effect is of course multiplied with speed. I didn't know I was speeding! Plus size rims usually also result in a tire diameter that different from stock, which leads to an incorrect reading on the speedometer. You’re supposed to get the speedometer re-calibrated when you change the rims, but nobody ever actually does that. This usually results in the speedometer saying you are going slower than you actually are - the effect is of course multiplied with speed. I didn’t know I was speeding!

]]> By: Jarrett at HumanTransit.org http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/06/02/the-geekiest-sentence-i-read-today/#comment-7576 Jarrett at HumanTransit.org Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:46:35 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=915#comment-7576 "Potholes" is such a judgmental term. I prefer to think of them as "natural traffic calming." ;) “Potholes” is such a judgmental term. I prefer to think of them as “natural traffic calming.” ;)

]]> By: paul http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/06/02/the-geekiest-sentence-i-read-today/#comment-7553 paul Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:19:37 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=915#comment-7553 Unfortunately lead wheel weights are the biggest source of lead pollution in the US: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/05/wheel_weights_f.php We don't just spend our money on tricked out rims, we poison our children with them too. Unfortunately lead wheel weights are the biggest source of lead pollution in the US: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/05/wheel_weights_f.php

We don’t just spend our money on tricked out rims, we poison our children with them too.

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