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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006Gizmag has an article on a great energy saving BMW design. More later.
Gizmag has an article on a great energy saving BMW design. More later.
The Jl421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser is your personal tank solution. Qualified experts had glowing reviews such as:
But not this baby, no way.
This tank R-O-C-K-S! Literally- the 400-watt sound-system keeps me rockin like a crazy man as I’m dishing out justice commando style. Wow. I just can’t say enough. And the kids love it, too- imagine the look of terror in the eyes of the enemy as I’m dropping off my kid’s team to their soccer game. Shock and awe, my friends, SHOCK AND AWE!
I had NAO install the optional GPS-guided white phosphorus missile system, and talk about *SWEET*! Burn baby burn!!!
Oh, it also has plenty of room for groceries, and if you need to like move a loveseat or something it’ll fit if you use a little bungee cord.
The only real negative with this tank is that it shows up on radar a little more than I like (although there is a polyresin graphite stealth model available). Also, the included spare isn’t full size.
Overall, a great tank. ”
- Thomas Dunham “Los Pepes”
It was a late night in Boston the redsox had just won the World Series, the town erupted into pandemonium. I sat at a set of stop lights in my JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank (the Donk) when over the radio I heard the news. The riots were breaking out all over the city, my apartment was on the other side of town, fortunately Amazon had delivered my Donk the day before (Amazon Prime free 2 day baby) . I gunned the 6hp Tecumseh gasoline engine and layed a quarter inch of rubber, I blew through the red light knowing time was not on my side.
As we rolled down Boylston street we were taking sniper fire, my wife relayed the cordenence of the riots she was receiving over the 400 watt premium sound system. The traffic cleared the way as the donk rolled down the street. I had purchased the optional water hose crowd dispersal unit… little did I know how worthless it would prove to be.
As we rounded the corner of Boylston street onto Yawkee Way that’s when we hit a flash riot. I looked out over the sea of drunken roudy Red Sox fans, the only thing between me and victory was defeat and between that was my Donk. I hit the break (the JL421 only has one) we skidded to a halt, I screamed to the little lady, lay down a suppressing stream with the water hose. She put up a fight (so proud of her) but the sea of humanity pressed in on us. The Donk was rocking we could hear the crowd trying to make sense of the Donk, I popped in Dirty water and blasted it over the speaker system, to convey that I was a friendly, all of the sudden we heard it a gargled drunken call “That is ARod’s JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser” I looked into my wife’s eyes and thought it was over for us, I whispered “I loved you” the Chat of who’s your daddy ringing, echoing through the Donk.
The crowed thinking that within our iron shell was Alex Rodriguez and that if they could pry it open like an oyster, to get to him, they could take out 86 years of Frustration. They rolled the Donk, I felt the thumps as rioter after drunken rioter scaled my donk, in a display of masculine vibrato. We then felt the heat as a Malakoff cocktail entered the mix, lighting the side of our ride. We could watch our own demise on our satellite TV system I had installed. But the Donk took it all in stride. And then almost as quickly as it started it was over, the crowed was gone. The silence was deafening the as I popped the hatch on my Donk I felt the October sky upon my face, my wife bruised and battered looked into my eyes and just wept.
As the world loses it’s mind you will see the value of the Donk line increase get in on the ground floor now… protect yourself today buy the Donk”
- Charles Bittner “www.Dontquotemeonthat.com”
pros: more than twice the displacement
cons: the weight increase in the front would require a serious suspension change, further increasing the cost.
I’ve had a link to the above picture for a while and wanted to share with everyone. They stuffed the engine of a 540 into the (granted) very spacious engine compartment of a BMW Z3. Undoubtedly the transmission, rear differential, clutch, radiator, pumps and electronics required replacing as well.
The weight balance of the car must be thrown completely akimbo. If you put a heavy duty sport suspension in the front, you’ll need to stiffen the chassis and change the rear suspension to prevent the rear-wheel drive from constantly spinning out. Handling must be seriously affected. I can’t imagine taking tight-radius turns in that like I normally can with my Aug.1996 1.9l.
Regardless, it’s darn cool and I wish I had the scratch to do that.
From Fuel Cells Works:
“When it comes to hydrogen power, BMW is committed to the internal combustion engine and its characteristic performance, responsiveness, and comfort. During the development of these engines, output levels of over 170kW/ 230hp have been achieved - and the full potential has not yet been reached. Its bi-fueled design means that the engine can be switched between hydrogen and gasoline, achieving the driving range of conventional vehicles while enabling the use of liquid hydrogen fuel where available.”
Now that is fantastic. Hydrogen is a great resource already in use in California. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R - CA) already has helped the building of a hydrogen fuel distribution infrastructure. Hydrogen will be widely hailed as a renewable energy source. However, there is a great danger posed by the extreme volatility and flammability of hydrogen. Until this can be proven to be a completely safe-in-the-presence-of-stupid-people method of renewable energy source, hydrogen will be associated with the Hindenburg. Wait… Germans built the Hindenburg and Germans build the BMW 7 Series in question. Someone get the bactine ready!