@Geckodelimon: It's not only the expansion of gas, it's the movement of the piston with that expansion. Diesel engines have long strokes- they require compressed air (a lower pressure) to ignite the diesel, which then pushes the piston back. This movement of the piston is what creates the torque. But you can do… Read more
@snapoversteer fronts the prog-rock band Camber Tweel: He's a scientist; his analogy might be a little off but his intentions are good. He's not saying to put this into every car, but it's an interesting experiment and may be good to use for certain things. Read more
@NeckProtector: I'm glad you came over from Kotaku and while I agree generally with what you've said, the high and mighty attitude is quite unnecessary, as is calling everyone on Jalopnik an idiot and telling someone that he got "fuckin' told". Read more
@allenparkpete: I second the person who said to check out FSAE cars. My school's car last year was about 500 pounds (and could have been way lighter) and can go from 0-60 in just under 4 seconds. It takes a lot of work and is really expensive, but it can be done. Read more
@Nick Coughlin: I didn't say that they weren't... people keep arguing with me and I'm not even the one who said anything in the first place. Read more
@Ricardo Trujillo: It's a joke... but yeah, in poor taste. Read more
@Carl Engelke: As many, many people have pointed out in the comments before, the MythBusters episode was a completely different situation. In this case, the cable was probably thicker and was under more stress and was being pulled, so all the variables were different and thus the outcome would be different too. … Read more
@ZuffAudiophile: Absolutely unnecessary. Stop the language, stop the insults, stop the homosexual hate. There's rules here, and if you don't follow them you will get banned. Read more
@Sqube the Squberian: It's not to get less attention, it's to disguise the body lines so you can't get a proper look at it. Read more