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Boeing-Built Satellite Blows Up, Airport Hugs Get Time Limits And 'Gate Lice' Get Bug Sprayed In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

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Boeing-Built Satellite Blows Up, Airport Hugs Get Time Limits And 'Gate Lice' Get Bug Sprayed In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

Boeing seemingly can’t catch a break between the endless problems with the 737 Max and the Starliner’s failed crewed test flight. Intelsat announced on Monday that one of its satellites, built by Boeing, broke up in geostationary orbit. Multiple organizations are tracking the debris to avoid collisions and a potential… Read more… Read original article … Read more

Canola Oil Wasn’t Always Food, Exploding Rockets and More

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Canola Oil Wasn’t Always Food, Exploding Rockets and More

Photo: US Coast Guard Taking a chance on a 1950s German vehicle listed on Craigslist can be tempting, but there’s typically a lot of work involved in getting them running reliably. When the vehicle in question is a cruise ship, and not a Mercedes-Benz or a Porsche, the task is exponentially more difficult. California resident … Read more

Weekend News Roundup September 28, 2024

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Weekend News Roundup September 28, 2024

Image: Irvine Police Department Police departments across the country have been scrambling to be the first to purchase one of Tesla’s Cybertrucks. For whatever reason, the low-res truck appeals to law enforcement. Irvine, California looks to be the first police department in the country to have purchased the electric truck, and after it was been … Read more

Stranded Astronauts, Titan Submersible Troubles And Plane Pain In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

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Stranded Astronauts, Titan Submersible Troubles And Plane Pain In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Photo: Carlos Santiago / Eyepix Group (Getty Images) Whether traveling for business or pleasure, most feel the need to remain tethered to the digital world in some capacity. Some travelers are discovering the hard way that Mexican customs agents in Cancun will tax them at the airport for bringing multiple electronic devices into the country. … Read more

Ford Truck Drops Through Bridge, Cruise Ships Duck Underneath Bridge And Sailing Slang In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

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Ford Truck Drops Through Bridge, Cruise Ships Duck Underneath Bridge And Sailing Slang In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Photo: Maysy, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Back in the 1970s, there was a specific bike you could buy from Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, or Yamaha: The Universal Japanese Motorcycle. It was a successful formula, successful enough to get the attention of the entire Big Four, yet it’s a bike you can’t go out … Read more

Wild Genesis Wheels, ‘Shadowbanned’ Tesla Fanboy And Buc-ee’s Brilliance In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup

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Wild Genesis Wheels, ‘Shadowbanned’ Tesla Fanboy And Buc-ee’s Brilliance In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup

Genesis G70Image: Genesis I was recently driving a sleek Genesis G70 sedan and noticed that the 19” wheels on it looked like a stick-tortoise trying to escape from a starfish caught in a giant whirling asterisk. Compelled, I Googled the designs of other Genesis wheels and discovered that they were similarly complex, fractalized, and animal-inspired, … Read more

Starliner Woes, An Awesome Back Yard Go-Kart Track Under Threat And A Continent-Size Game Of Tag In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

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Starliner Woes, An Awesome Back Yard Go-Kart Track Under Threat And A Continent-Size Game Of Tag In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Image: Skippy Peanut Butter Peanut butter is my happy place. Pretty much every carb-based foodstuff and non-citrus fruit can be improved by a squirt of goober peas nut butter. Everyone knows it’s a loose sweet and creamy treat, and I often enjoy pouring a refreshing glass of Jif Reduced Fat and slurping it into my … Read more

Bloody Skulls, Funny Warships And Stranded Astronauts In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

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Bloody Skulls, Funny Warships And Stranded Astronauts In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

Man, airlines have gotten so strict these days. You aren’t allowed to physically threaten and intimidate a crew member. You aren’t allowed to do any sex stuff. You aren’t allowed to complain about the food. And now, apparently, you aren’t allowed to fly if your head is bleeding. In fact, as one man recently found … Read more

'Raw-Dogging' Flights, TSA Toiletries And Giant Fire Trucks In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

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'Raw-Dogging' Flights, TSA Toiletries And Giant Fire Trucks In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

If you haven’t heard about raw-dogging a flight, consider yourself lucky. Unfortunately for you, that’s exactly what this post is about, so either turn back now or buckle up. Basically, instead of listening to music, reading a book or watching a movie on a flight, some flyers are choosing to skip all that in favor … Read more

Recaro Automotive And Fanatec Go Belly Up In This Week's News Roundup

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Recaro Automotive And Fanatec Go Belly Up In This Week's News Roundup

I have broken my fair share of windshields. I’ve cracked them in the process of removing them from cars, I’ve cracked them tripping and falling, and I’ve even cracked them from inside by moving a seat forward with too much gusto. But I’ve never walked up the face of a five-foot pane of glass believing … Read more