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I was on reddit for sixteen years, and on digg and a little slashdot for several years before that. I spend a lot of time in places like these. I’m not even on a super popular instance, and there’s plenty of content here.

First kid: What have we done? Second kid: HOLY SHIT THIS IS NOT EVEN POSSIBLE Third kid: Eh, they’ll be fine.

Because screenshots of what someone said on social media aren’t journalism:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_regulation_in_Mexico

Mexico has restrictive laws regarding gun possession. There are only two stores in the entire country, DCAM near the capital, and OTCA, in Apodaca, Nuevo León. It also takes months of paperwork to have a chance at purchasing one legally.

Jeep Renegade is a rebadged Fiat 500L.

That’s not how Pinto axles were. The differential assembly bolts in from the front.

I literally just did this:

https://fedia.io/m/[email protected]/t/1773836/-/comment/9313064

A more appropriate solution would be a plastic shield designed to fit around the whole front of the gas tank, and then appropriately fixed to the vehicle, as opposed to “some hardware store shit.”

It would have prevented the “spark” part of the failure condition, but not the tank rupturing part.

The Pinto got well known for a couple of reasons.

One, the classic “exploding in a rear end collision.” The design flaw here was that in certain rear collisions, the fuel tank would be pushed into the rear differential. Not only could this rupture the fuel tank, it could also produce a spark. Boom. Lots of cars had this same design in the 70s, with the fuel tank low in the rear, right behind the rear differential.

Two, the infamous Pinto Memo, which did a cost benefit analysis that determined it would be cheaper for Ford to not fix the problem, and just settle whatever cases came up. This very clearly inspired the Fight Club recall formula scene. Take note that the car used in that scene is a Lincoln Town Car, produced by Ford Motor Company.

The kicker for the Pinto recall? What they did to fix it:

• Two sheets of 1/8" plastic, each about 18" square
• Some long zip ties
• Layer the two sheets over the rear diff, zip tie them to the axle

That’s it. My dad pointed this out to me in his shop some time in the late 80s or early 90s. He had a Pinto in for an oil change or something, “Hey, let me show you this.” It was such a hacky “repair.”

I wonder how long before September 1 becomes “Liberation of Poland Day”.

… Paula White … his longtime spiritual adviser.

That must be why this is the first time I’ve ever heard of her.

This comic depicts four people who couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to anything for ten years.

I have no sympathy.