Comments by "C_R_O_M__________" (@C_R_O_M________) on "driving 4 answers" channel.

@imrileth6618 being content for low taxation is like being thankful that a rapist didn't use the whole length of his, you know what, in you! Involuntary taxation is theft!
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@Skull4Fire exactly! You earn money as "ransom" to set you free from the everyday working routine that some people dislike. Then you put that money to work for you. Basic books to read if you want to try the stock market (which is, believe it of not, one of the safest way to secure a great lifestyle, with enough diversification and discipline that is) : "The elements of investing", "Common stocks and uncommon profits", "Security analysis" and of course the classic "The intelligent investor". Between these 4 books you have everything you need for a successful investing career.
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@rimmersbryggeri Concerning the VAG group engines, depends on the model. There are some great engines out there that last forever. I own one which is completely gear driven and has no timing belts or chains whatsoever. Time has shown that these are a bit sensitive to engine oil type (and the VAG group recommended ...the wrong oil!) but if you take care of the oil that engine is a gem. P.S. Even if you use the wrong oil you'll get premature cam lobe wear and you'll need a new top end but that's it.
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@mkshffr4936 "Give me timing gears ala Ford 300 I-6 and Volvo B18." >> There are 5 cylinder and V10 TDI engines from the VAG group with exactly that: everything's gear driven.
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@rimmersbryggeri it's like a Swiss watch and they have been engines that reached a million kms with no problems. Sensitive items are turbos (mine has two, one on each bank but I know what not to do - run them hot and shut the engine off without allowing for a cool down). If you don't race the car, it's going to serve you for a long time as it's over-engineered for huge torque and good power. I use it at 40-50% of its potential. That's the key for longevity with every vehicle and once in a while let it stretch its legs. Everything seats better. P.S. And, of course, never let it without use for long periods of time. Seals and o-rings get dry and you're asking for lots of trouble if you do.
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@HorstSchlaemmer00 that video is NONSENSE propaganda! I stopped watching when he said "millions of gallons are spilled in the oceans". Tell that IDIOT that oil leakage occurs naturally in the depths of the Oceans and that there are certain bacteria that FEED on that oil and clean it naturally. Green agenda BS! Moreover, I liked the fact that he mentioned pumping oil but didn't touch the mining processes that go into mining rare earth materials for EVs or "renewables".I doubt that he mentioned anything by the end of his clip in relation to production emissions of EVs. Just green propaganda.
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@victormiguelmontero136 renewables are a horrendous scam. Not only they are not "clean" (be their own criteria) but their EROEI is so abysmally low and horrendous that they make no sense whatsoever. Unless of course you got cronyism and energy companies you have to feed (off taxpayer money) as a government. The toxic waste that these "renewables" (which are NOT renewables at all - they can't be recycled) will produce at their end of life is going to need a new wave of regulations, taxes, scams, from governments. The usual staff!
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Excellent work! You forgot to mention that government-induced monetary manipulation of the credit system (e.g. economic stimuli) cause overconsumption and thus the most serious environmental problems we now face. Forget the CO2 "problem" (of a trace gas of just 0.04% of the volume of the atmosphere) with its minuscule contribution to a minuscule warming planet that is coming out of a little ice age. It's overconsumption, as you pointed out that really hurts the sustainability metric of the equation. P.S. you are too smart to like my comment (and perhaps lose some subs), but too honest not to 😉(my attempt to reverse psychology or is it just plain truth?).
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@SerpentM52 The hypothesis is "all things equal" (except from vehicle weight). Lighter will always beat heavier in braking tests.
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@SerpentM52 the act of braking is compressing suspension and does exactly what you are describing at the tire contact patch (it enlarges it). The less momentum forward a vehicle has, which of course is dependent on mass and speed, the easier it is to stop. I think we agree on that.
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@Scoots1994 until the bill reaches their wallet. Then they'll wake up for good. The undergoing energy crisis is just the beginning of what's to come.
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Joseph Tutor it’s not a wise move to have authoritarian (and potentially hostile) regimes controlling your energy needs. Moreover the “simple solutions” you posted in one of your comments are anything BUT simple. I don’t think that there is enough global production (of certain commodities - and that’s excluding any other uses) to cover even 1/4th of your plan.
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@KingKoudi “how much electricity is used by the oil industry?” >> fossil fuels have an EROEI of about 30 to 40 (depends on which kind of fuel we are talking about, coal, oil, natural gas, etc). This means that you are putting/investing in the system 1 unit of energy to take back 30 to 40 units of energy. That’s excellent and cheap (all included). For renewables (solar and wind) you get an EROEI of below 4 !!! That’s Medieval levels of (in)efficiency!
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Joseph Tutor yeah! We agree to disagree then. I don’t think that authoritarian regimes control everything. I also don’t see why you don’t try your solutions locally and scale them up (if you are so confident about them)? It’s easy to sound good in theory. As a person that has been involved with psychology and brain science I can tell you that there are systems in us that make us believe that reality is far simpler than it is. This is an internal obstacle to overcome when you want to remain vigilant for forming arbitrary assumptions. That’s the most difficult part in any practical endeavor that involves us humans. Try your solutions and I hope they are well-thought and go well. My experience tells me that this is a very rare exception to the rule but nevertheless, if you feel passionate about it go for it. Not a bad existential goal to go by anyway.
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Joseph Tutor "Everything runs on electricity and batteries are practical." >>I certainly didn't write that! Slow down a bit and hold that excitement in reins. You are addressing someone else's comment. "Billions of dollars per year are lost to resistance in power lines where water in pipelines to generate electricity has no losses." >>Maybe you meant to write "to transfer electricity"? If you think there's a wasted opportunity in there why don't you make a product that solves that problem? Is it because theory is easy to speak whereas practice is not? How are you going to prevent leakages over time in such pipelines (for example)? I don't know what kind of real-world difficulties these will bring about but if you are so certain about their usability do it! "Fiberglass pipelines made by free energy and drones to collect sand are free if you know how to make self replicating 3D printer drones that can be used as sand collection vehicles." >>I don't know what exactly you mean by that. What energy is free and what does sand has to do with it? Drones collecting sand to do what? If you have explained that in a previous comment I certainly missed it. "Incompletely right is the same thing as completely wrong." >>No! That's DEFINITELY wrong and I know that from the domain of investing. Being somewhat right ALWAYS beats being completely wrong. "One approach speaks for itself, even if people can’t hear it, or won’t hear it. I have to watch as my retarded brother lifts his own hand, and puts out his own eye." >>That's just chaotic writing right there. Out of context and even though I'm no native English speaker (nor do I live in an English-speaking society) I know that's just some neurons firing randomly in that head of yours. The rest of the comment is just as chaotic with poor attention to punctuation and sentence formation. Such a pity! Some parts are really insightful (and I actually agree with many of what you've written, many things are aligned with my own world-theory). Phrases like "Luxury and comfort are the brainchild of intellect" which is also true for its opposite as intellect is also the child of luxury and comfort. Philosophy came about only after basic needs were covered (historically by slaves) and ancient Greeks, Persians, Chinese, Romans, etc have achieved a level of living conditions that would allow them to have spare time for thinking. There lies the birth of Philosophy as a whole. But philosophy has a huge problem and that's the subject-object dichotomy (Google it). That's your two selves (right and left hemisphere) operating at different frequencies (meaning that they perceive the world in an entirely different fashion). Google the Sperry split-brain experiments (Nobel prize winner).
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Joseph Tutor "bite you"? Why do you have to make a discussion unpleasant? If that's what you want to share with the world I'm not interested. BTW, you are wrong! Something that's not entirely wrong (or about right) is much more useful than something that's completely wrong. Invest your money under this doctrine and you'll see what I mean. Peace out indeed!
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Joseph Tutor "The end?" >>It certainly seems for you...I, on the other hand, have a lot more faith in humanity and, you know what, sometimes that faith pays dividends and once in a while there's a gem to be shared. At the end of the day I agree, humanity is myopic and, guess what, me and you both are part of humanity.
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Joseph Tutor I wouldn't have said it better myself! Congrats!
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Joseph Tutor I know...it's that time of the day.
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Joseph Tutor I hear you...chirping away...
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Joseph Tutor You convinced me...you are an excellent chirper...
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@jeffkiefer5182 I am not for one solution and one solution only. I am for a plethora of solutions competing each other in the market place without government hinderances on one form of energy over another. I am for the market to decide what’s cheaper, more abundant, better for all of us and for the many peculiar situations we all have in everyday life. A small EV may be a great solution for in-town transportation but not for everyone, not at this point of their life, not under the current circumstances and so on (as our friend here in his clip clearly shows us many of the practical problems one might face). If I decide to buy an ICE car I don’t want the government to tell me I can’t because they THINK that climate sensitivity to CO2 is crucial (when they don’t even know how to quantify that - and that’s why they implement dozens upon dozens of climate models with different climate sensitivity to CO2). Professional politicians always proclaim certainty over doomsday narratives. Yet they know nothing at all and historic records are pretty clear on that. They were always historically wrong about everything! What’s extremely upsetting now is that they have government-sponsored scientists on their payroll that give them back the excuses they need to tax us and regulate markets. That isn’t going to end well. It already shows with energy prices skyrocketing (and NO! that’s not just because Putin invaded Ukraine, that’s nonsense! The supply side of oil was already showing the direction of global oil prices well before Putin did anything. The problem is structural and is a diminished CAPEX since the peak of 2014 - this means less oil reserves ever since). P.S. There was a guy that was researching a rare species of an animal (I can’t remember what exactly that was right now) but couldn’t get funding for years. As soon as he “linked” that to “climate change” he now owns a 40’ boat and a Land Cruiser. That’s a perfect example of how government funding distorts scientific narratives on demand.
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I am wondering whether the sliding box section of the yoke could be made to be an opposing magnets configuration where nothing touches anything but forces are still transferred effectively. It'll need a LOT of electricity power to make this possible but no friction whatsoever. Just brainstorming (or whatever).
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As someone who has done scientific research on "the mind with no mind" proposition (enter right-left brain lateralization of function), I can tell that you are on the right track for a balanced and healthy mindset (pun intended). What riding a motorcycle does for me is switching to a different mode of being, the "here and now" mode, without the constant internal dialogue probing my grey matter. It is the closest an active human can get to a meditative state, perhaps comparable to listening or playing music or your favorite sport. They can all serve you well. Adventure riding is probably my favorite activity at the moment. Used to be a pro athlete and I thought I could never get a replacement for it when my career ends. Boy was I (thankfully) wrong! If you ever want to come to Greece you are welcome to my moto trailer and my "expert" guide skills to find incredible to ride places. I usually go out with a mate who rides a CRF 300 Rally so I'm used to having slow riders behind my 500EXC 😛 . Cheers. P.S. I could also give you a couple of feasible options to "escape" the "working routine" hostage situation. You'll need some initial "ransom" to save so as to invest towards independence, but you'll get back your freedom and you'll be able to make your own schedule afterwards. It's the greatest time in human history to sustain a lifestyle like that.That's how I was taught and made my way in life after my sports career, living as free as I could possibly be at this age and time. You have a great channel with great content. Keep it up.
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Your last point that10 micron soot particles cannot affect engine wear assumes that all of those particles end up exiting the combustion chamber but if they don't and some remain to accumulate and form deposits, I would assume that these won't do any favors to your engine's life.
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@1873Winchester It's the governments you vote and allow to "regulate" the market that have the power to attract cronyism and lobbying. If governments weren't allowed to regulate companies could just focus on a good market product. Surprise!
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@lurifaks92 "They easily made that back in reduced hospital bills with a renewal of the car fleets of the countries" >> That's just your hypothesis. I could argue that the newer fleet is faster hence potentially more dangerous. The net result no one really knows. You are favoring regulatory intervention which brings lobbying and cronyism. Then the net result is worse products for all (as it is not the market forces that determine what's best - but the distortions from regulations, just like the clip showed).
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@wolfgangpreier9160 "First it must be clean, then it must be compelling then the people must pay for the folly of owning a car. " >> Define "clean"! Why is it a "folly" to own a car? Owning a car is independence!
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@chrishoff402 I agree with many of what you said in your comment. I am a scientist and have been researching climate science as a hobby for at least 15 years. It is a huge scam.
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@meetim6271 "government is typically under the control of big business one way or the other." >>When people vote for government interventions they inadvertently vote for regulatory capture, lobbying and corruption. It's the lack of economic literacy in the general population that makes this possible. Hence, malevolent governments incist on public education schemes (if possible they would eliminate all competitors from the private sector) to keep the populace at economic illiteracy levels.
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@1873Winchester "Yeah you need to know the root cause in order to tackle it, lobbyism and corruption, but I repeat myself." >>Lobbying and corruption isn't possible until you vote for a government program (and politicians) that endorse high degrees of regulation activity (which attract regulatory capture) and market interventions. When you bestow the power to clueless politicians that are there to promote their political careers, corruption is a natural consequence.
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@crissd8283 "Often politicians are seen as not doing their job if they don't pass a bunch of stuff. Sadly this pressure causes them to pass garbage." >>That's because people from below want politicians to turn things in their favor. A good politician will resist regulations. One such great politician was the American President Coolidge who resisted interventions to the economy and managed to overcome a bigger (initially) economic crisis than the subsequent 1929 market collapse. The crisis he handled (by doing nothing - a conscious choice) was resolved in a year and a half (if I recall well) whereas the 1929 crisis lasted for over a decade and with two very intervening Presidents (Hoover and FDR). FDRs perceived (but not actual) success was not due to his very intervening New Deal policies but due to the fact that WW2 awoke US productivity and gave a huge industrial boost for the decades thereafter.
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@1873Winchester "That's the stupidest thing I've ever read" >>Visit the possibility that you are just the stupid recipient of a very educated comment.
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@scootinhootin6928 "The complete transition to electric car is only stopped by knowledge of how to repair electrical motors, tools, and a charging grid." >>Not true! The transition is assumed to happen but it's not actually happening for many many reasons. One is that government subsidies are not a sustainable plan, another has to do with battery vulnerability to even minor impacts, then is range which is not that good and gets affected by temperatures a lot, charging times, resale value, the dependency on dubious electronics and the ability of third parties monitoring or even locking (future development that's certainly in the way) you out of it, private information vulnerability, etc. EVs are just simpler in terms of motors and their maintenance but they are not necessarily better for the environment even if we accept the lie (it IS a lie) that CO2 is bad for the environment (which is a ridiculous claim)!
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@jansebesta3112 the Chinese overtake us because they don't abide to any silly law about CO2 emissions. Thus they still have very cheap energy (burning coal) and combined with (still) low labor cost, you simply can't compete with them.
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@MarcoYolo420 Actually, you don't know what you are talking about! Batteries and EVs are NOT emission free. In fact they are MORE emission-intensive than ICEs, especially during production and with many cars getting written-off even after minor road accidents, way before reaching the very high break-even point mileage (for emissions vs an ICE), you are left with net emission GAINS, not reductions from EVs! Moreover, fossil fuel subsidies are actually TAX reductions, not actual subsidies. On the contrary, the same Big Oil companies that have transitioned to call themselves "energy companies" (like TOTAL) they are getting actual monetary subsidies for their "renewables" projects which is an actual scam. "Renewables" are not only NOT renewable (you can't recycle them) or carbon-free (how about many hundred tons of cement for the base of just one wind-turbine?) but they are also inevitably horrendously low in EROEI figures and unreliable, with inevitable intermittency which makes them nonsensical and just virtue signalling instruments! That's what they really are! Propaganda in name ("renewables") and reality (not at all carbon-free and needing carbon-intensive backups) so as to make you willing to allow high taxation and the central planning of the economy (which is always a very bad idea).
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@subsgob00m it would defeat the emissions goals (which are BS imo).
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