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growler_south) wrote2008-04-13 11:38 pm
growler_south) wrote2008-04-13 11:38 pm
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I love having a phone that's also 1/3 computer and 1/3 electric brain. It means that when I come across something I'm curious about, I can either look it up then and there or, if it's not exactly critical, make a note and look it up later.
Why, just today I learned:
-A VW Golf R32 monitors tyre pressures by comparing the rotational speeds of all 4 wheels via the ABS sensors. An underinflated tyre rotates faster due to its reduced operational radius, and the Golf's ABS computer looks for that.
-Fabio, the model, writer and ladies' fantasy novel pinup, was born in 1959, which makes him about 49 this year.
See! The interwotsit *is* useful. Unless you have a real job, in which case it's a timewaster. I consider my life enriched by the above revelations.
Why, just today I learned:
-A VW Golf R32 monitors tyre pressures by comparing the rotational speeds of all 4 wheels via the ABS sensors. An underinflated tyre rotates faster due to its reduced operational radius, and the Golf's ABS computer looks for that.
-Fabio, the model, writer and ladies' fantasy novel pinup, was born in 1959, which makes him about 49 this year.
See! The interwotsit *is* useful. Unless you have a real job, in which case it's a timewaster. I consider my life enriched by the above revelations.