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Orion
What car is this? I thought it might be a 60's Skyline or 510 Bluebird or something...
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erm, doubt it. Looks way to big to be a 510... I'm no automotive expert (of that or any era), but I'm guessing a plain jane hunk of mid 60's american iron...

I don't get a good look at the taillights in that clip, but maybe a mid/late 60's Plymouth Valiant???

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Orion
What car is this? I thought it might be a 60's Skyline or 510 Bluebird or something...
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It's about a '66 Dodge Dart.

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Except it's a sedan, of which I can't find a good picture:

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*McLaren*
I don't feel this warrants its own thread at all, but is there a symptom or name for when your vision gets real blurry out of the blue?

I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow to have this checked out, as my vision started to go on the road today, and I wanted to know if I could look up more on this. This usually happens 1-2 times every few months, but it's starting to happen more often, sometimes even so, that I can barely see (just at the point where everything is blur; nothing can be made out).

I'd just like to do some research on this tonight to make sure I don't discover my vision could be going, or need some kind of immediate attention.
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It's a bit late, but have you had any problems with your spine lately? Your vertebrae may be compressing your spinal cord, namely the area that deals with sight, thus explaining why your vision may deteriorate suddenly. I would personally recommend seeing a chiropractor for this before anyone else.
 
How do you do multiple quotes in one post legitimately? This might be a well covered topic somewhere but a search just brings up nonsense. Like Orions's post #96 just above is what I want do.
 
:lol: See that two bubble thingy right next to the quote button? Thats the multi quote button. If you click it, there would be a green + sign there to confirm that you have done it correctly. ;)
 
Usually when I double quote I just type out the quote things, (
) then I scroll down and copy and paste the sentences I want. Watch I'll do it now:

Muzaffar Musa
:lol:See that two bubble thingy right next to the quote button? Thats the multi quote button. If you click it, there would be a green + sign there to confirm that you have done it correctly.
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SolidSnake15
Usually when I double quote I just type out the quote things, then I scroll down and copy and paste the sentences I want. Watch I'll do it now:
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But quotes using those buttons make a small link that adds a hyperlink to the post-creator.

And they're easier to do.
 
Is escape velocity the absolute speed that any craft exiting the atmosphere must attain? Or, can a parasite aircraft possibly exit the gravitational pull of the Earth at under 20,000km/h, while travelling at a relatively low angle of attack?

Sorry, I should have rephrased it...
 
superberkut
Is escape velocity the absolute speed that any craft exiting the atmosphere must attain? Or, can a parasite aircraft possibly exit the gravitational pull of the Earth at under 20,000km/h?
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Yes, all aircraft must attain 20,000km/h to escape the pull of earth and enter orbit. Any slower and you will be pulled back into the atmosphere (aka ballistic trajectory).
I actually tried to design a couple space capable aircraft and it is very hard to get something realistic that can enter orbit. Well, something other than a conventional rocket anyway :p
 
Muzaffar Musa
:lol: See that two bubble thingy right next to the quote button? Thats the multi quote button. If you click it, there would be a green + sign there to confirm that you have done it correctly. ;)
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Thanks, I thought it was just a symbol to go with the quote title. See, I'm doing it now :dopey:

SolidSnake15
Usually when I double quote I just type out the quote things, then I scroll down and copy and paste the sentences I want. Watch I'll do it now:
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That's what I used to do, it's not very efficient.

Edit: Your quotes symbol messed with my post and made a separate quote SolidSnake15 :lol:
 
Are acronyms treated as words that start with vowels if they are read a word, or if read as seperate characters? (i.e.: Is it a MiG, an MiG, or a Mikoyan Gurevich?)
 
Whichever way you read an acronym, if it starts with a vowel sound, treat it as a word that starts with a vowel.

MiG -- "mig" (at least, that's how I say it), so it's a MiG.
MG -- "em-jee," so it's an MG.
ROM -- "rahm," so it's a ROM.
RX-7 -- "arr-ecks-sev-in," so it's an RX-7.
 
Wolfe
Whichever way you read an acronym, if it starts with a vowel sound, treat it as a word that starts with a vowel.

MiG -- "mig" (at least, that's how I say it), so it's a MiG.
MG -- "em-jee," so it's an MG.
ROM -- "rahm," so it's a ROM.
RX-7 -- "arr-ecks-sev-in," so it's an RX-7.
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Well stated. 👍
 
Wolfe
Whichever way you read an acronym, if it starts with a vowel sound, treat it as a word that starts with a vowel.

MiG -- "mig" (at least, that's how I say it), so it's a MiG.
MG -- "em-jee," so it's an MG.
ROM -- "rahm," so it's a ROM.
RX-7 -- "arr-ecks-sev-in," so it's an RX-7.
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MG and RX-7 are not acronyms.

An acronym is any abbreviation or concatenation which can be read as a single word. With MG and RX-7, you are pronouncing every individual character. With ROM and MiG you pronounce them as if they were words - thus they are acronyms.
 
Famine
MG and RX-7 are not acronyms.

An acronym is any abbreviation or concatenation which can be read as a single word.
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It was my understanding that acronyms don't have to be read as a single word, but as long as they stand for a series of words they count as acronyms. So like, for example, FBI is an acronym. Or TMI, IMO, or even BBC or NHS. But what does RX-7 stand for? Rotary, uh... x....
 
Acronym literally means "A word made from the initials of other words". Like an acrostic, which is a word made from the initials of other words on successive lines/paragraphs.

FBI, TMI, IMO, BBC and NHS aren't acronyms. NASA, OPEC, LASER and RADAR are acronyms (the latter two being subverted since then into actual words).

eXperimental, by the way... :D
 
Famine
Acronym literally means "A word made from the initials of other words". Like an acrostic, which is a word made from the initials of other words on successive lines/paragraphs.

FBI, TMI, IMO, BBC and NHS aren't acronyms. NASA, OPEC, LASER and RADAR are acronyms (the latter two being subverted since then into actual words).

eXperimental, by the way... :D
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Sounds like I, and a lot of people I know, are not technically using the term Acronym correctly.
 
Famine
MG and RX-7 are not acronyms.

An acronym is any abbreviation or concatenation which can be read as a single word. With MG and RX-7, you are pronouncing every individual character. With ROM and MiG you pronounce them as if they were words - thus they are acronyms.
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MG stands for Morris Garage so I think it would be an acronym.
 
So then to answer the original question, they are read as words starting with whatever letter eg.
A NASA space station.
An OPEC something-or-rather.
Which brings me to my next question, what's OPEC?
 
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