Automotive fun

[technolope]

Tonight, while driving back from a dinner party with capital_l's co-workers (where we watch the Celts beat the Lakers in game 2), I decided it was time to take advantage of the slight hills in Newton and perform an experiment. Instead of simply dropping the Saturn into neutral at the top of Langley Rd and coast the half-mile home (which I occasionally do

Comments

[scottij]

Interesting experiement, but I have to say man, that's pretty dangerous. If something really unexpected happens, you may not have enough control over the car to avoid it.

Man-power

[fdmts]

That's the sexiest thing I've read in months.

[mcniadh]

Check the conspiracy forums to see if there are any reported sightings of experimental Saturn zero-point energy powered prototypes on Langley Rd.

[_earthshine_]

... and the odometer stopped advancing, too.

Whuh?! That's a neat feature. d00d! You could do this all the time and take literally dozens of miles off the lifetime record of your car!!!!

;)

[jesus_jeff]

Or, pull the fuse for the dashboard and rely on your stopwatch to tell how fast you're going.