http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png http://jalopnik.com/tag/statistics http://jalopnik.com/tag/statistics 2,700 people are interested in buying the McLaren MP4-12C. Any anxious potential buyers get a free hat? [Autocar] More »
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Who needs to build a G-force meter when you can simply buy one and let the statistical hoonage begin. The K.A.T. Matrix 3-Axis Accelerometer can measure acceleration, cornering, horsepower, g-forces, quarter-mile and 0-60 times — all using three-axis measurements. It mounts to the windshield and runs off AA batteries, and the LCD screen even includes backlighting so when the sun goes down the fun doesn't have to stop. More »
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Here's a fun statistic for you: one-in-ten serious burn cases treated in Australia are from men tinkering with their cars at home. It's such a serious issue that, according to the Herald Sun, one-in-six victims treated at the Victorian Adult Burns Service in 2006 were careless or unlucky gearheads. Said one young victim "One thing i don't think I will ever forget is the pain. You don't think you can be put through that much and still survive." Yeah, but he's got a totally rad Falcon to show for it. More »
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As a man once known as Samuel Clemens said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." Still, we love the paranoid delusional ramblings of a crazy man sitting in his mother's attic registering his hate throughout the world via the power and glory of teh internets. I mean, how funny is; More »
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