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OK, I’m kidding. I think the wing on this Tesla Model S Plaid by Unplugged Performance is more than big enough! It’s actually way too big for the street, but it’s perfect for its intended purpose: the Pike’s Peak Hillclimb. The car, nicknamed Dark Helmet after the charter from the movie Spaceballs, is an extensively modified Tesla Model S Plaid […]
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The United States has successfully seized and taken possession of its first Russian superyacht. While other countries have only impounded yachts of sanctioned Russian oligarchs, the United States is the first to take legal ownership. The yacht started its journey in Fiji, where it was seized, and then sailed to Hawaii to refuel before sailing off to San Diego. It […]
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The end of the road for the internal combustion engine (ICE) in the European Union is now in sight. The EU agreed on Wednesday to officially ban the sale of new gas and diesel powered vehicles starting in 2035. The ICE ban is part of the union’s broader “Fit for 55” plan, which aims to reduce the EU’s net greenhouse […]
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Besides the zero to 60 mph in 1.99 seconds, the other standout performance specs on the Tesla Model S Plaid is a top speed of 200 mph. However, customers haven’t been able to test the top speed out because Tesla put a 163 mph limiter on the car. This was later increased with 175 mph with the release of the […]
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When I was on the reality TV show Below Deck, one of my guests brought a bunch of uncut sheets of currency with him. On the table is 16 sheets of uncut $2 bills. They have a legal tender value of $512, but they cost $4,000 to buy from the US Mint. So each uncut sheet is worth $250. Cut […]
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Dot Com Lifestyle Videos
If you’re new to my blog, you may not know that I was on a TV show call Below Deck. This was a reality show about a crew working on a charter yacht. It deals with the drama of the crew as they deal with each other and the snobby rich customer who chartered the yacht. I was the snobby […]
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The McMurtry Spéirling lid up the Goodwood Festival of Speed when it ran the famous hillclimb in a record time of 39.08 seconds. Check out the run in this video in you haven’t seen it yet. Now that the car is famous, the little British start-up company plans to launch a road-legal version of its electric single-seater fan car. The […]
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Technology Videos
Sky Cruise is a nuclear-powered luxury ‘flying hotel’ that could stay airborne for years at a time, carrying 5,000 guests. If physics and aerodynamics didn’t exist, then this vessel might actually be able to take off. The high-flying Sky Cruise concept is a ginormous airplane that’s as big as a cruise ship that’s able to stay constantly airborne thanks to […]
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