| Author |
Message |
Enkiel
Samba Member
Joined: October 21, 2004
Posts: 2771
Location: Quebec, Canada
|
 Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 11:13 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
 |
|
Saw the other electric BMW... the i8.
Where the i3 failed, the i8 succeed... what a car.
i just wanted to put my hand in that hole they made in the back of its body.
_________________
1964 Turkis Flipseat |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
shano63 
Samba Member
Joined: October 06, 2006
Posts: 3596
Location: Stormville NY
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
_________________
63 T1 Ragtop Gulf Blue
08 Civic 5spd
22 Wrangler 6spd
78 F250 4x4 4spd
Chris
Take it as it comes-- Morrison |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Fish
Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000
Posts: 5560
Location: OB. It's beside the point.
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
I saw these similar cars (?) for rent.
_________________
Prosit!
.·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><((((º>
.·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><((((º>
# 303 and #156
Stop dead photo links! Post your photos to The Samba Gallery!
Last edited by Fish on Sun Jun 05, 2016 7:07 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
shano63
Samba Member
Joined: October 06, 2006
Posts: 3596
Location: Stormville NY
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
I think it's british?? Total guess though
_________________
63 T1 Ragtop Gulf Blue
08 Civic 5spd
22 Wrangler 6spd
78 F250 4x4 4spd
Chris
Take it as it comes-- Morrison |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Fish
Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000
Posts: 5560
Location: OB. It's beside the point.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cdennisg
Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004
Posts: 20271
Location: Sandpoint, ID
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
Looks like a Bond Bug.
_________________
nothing |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
iowegian
Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005
Posts: 9829
Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Fish
Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000
Posts: 5560
Location: OB. It's beside the point.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
shano63
Samba Member
Joined: October 06, 2006
Posts: 3596
Location: Stormville NY
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 3:30 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
| cdennisg wrote: |
Looks like a Bond Bug.
|
That it does, nice find
_________________
63 T1 Ragtop Gulf Blue
08 Civic 5spd
22 Wrangler 6spd
78 F250 4x4 4spd
Chris
Take it as it comes-- Morrison |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Enkiel
Samba Member
Joined: October 21, 2004
Posts: 2771
Location: Quebec, Canada
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:47 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
one of my favourite part of Top Gear, beside the special events.
_________________
1964 Turkis Flipseat |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Patty B.
Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2005
Posts: 2181
Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
Replacing our street light bulbs today:
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mark tucker
Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009
Posts: 23937
Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 1:39 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
| I saw my roadster today!!!! sadly it's still in my shop. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cdennisg
Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004
Posts: 20271
Location: Sandpoint, ID
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:04 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
| Patty B. wrote: |
| Replacing our street light bulbs today: |
If they're installing the new LED bulbs, you're probably not gonna like 'em. They put them in around our little town, and now things are so bright you cannot see the sky. My daughter's room is lit up like daylight, and the streetlight is over 200 feet away.
But they're saving the planet I guess.
_________________
nothing |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
60ragtop
Bonneville Belt Bitch
Joined: March 13, 2006
Posts: 7800
Location: Big Wonderful WYO 82401
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 5:32 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
LED light pollution from the sky
http://www.techinsider.io/astronaut-photos-light-polution-led-nasa-esa-2015-8
_________________
Rick
Certified Mechanic by the State of Michigan in 1977
ASA certified in 1987
Certified Hunter Wheel Alignment Master Technician 1986
| tasb wrote: |
I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.
|
| sb001 wrote: |
maybe he just snapped cause his car sucked  |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Enkiel
Samba Member
Joined: October 21, 2004
Posts: 2771
Location: Quebec, Canada
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:26 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
the difference between thet two picture seems to be more about the 1st being blurry, and the second not blurry at all...
_________________
1964 Turkis Flipseat |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
60ragtop
Bonneville Belt Bitch
Joined: March 13, 2006
Posts: 7800
Location: Big Wonderful WYO 82401
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:51 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
http://www.youcanseethemilkyway.com/light-pollution/
less blurry, believe what you want
_________________
Rick
Certified Mechanic by the State of Michigan in 1977
ASA certified in 1987
Certified Hunter Wheel Alignment Master Technician 1986
| tasb wrote: |
I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.
|
| sb001 wrote: |
| maybe he just snapped cause his car sucked |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Enkiel
Samba Member
Joined: October 21, 2004
Posts: 2771
Location: Quebec, Canada
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:04 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
oh there's no doubt about light pollution.
the two picture used to show the difference with LEDs are just misleading a bit.
_________________
1964 Turkis Flipseat |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
KTPhil
Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006
Posts: 34003
Location: Conejo Valley, CA
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 10:48 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
This has been going on for years. First with the mercury vapor (bluer, like HID headlights), then high pressure sodium (yellow color like in the "before" photo), and now with LEDs.
Each was brighter and more energy efficient than the prior technology, and each has a new set of problems relating to the spectrum output, relating to the spike in certain frequencies of interest to scientists when looking into deep space.
Additionally, traditional "uplights" that wash the sides of buildings throw much of their light up into space and into the atmosphere where it scatters and spoils night sky viewing for people. This is not an "LED problem" but a "fixture design" problem, increasingly dealt with through lighting standards in building codes.
The photos in the article do not address these real problems, and instead are sensationalizing the issue implying brightness is the problem. Shoddy reporting.
Google "dark sky" for a better discussion:
http://darksky.org/light-pollution/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
EverettB
Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000
Posts: 69813
Location: Phoenix Metro
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:12 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
I don't proclaim to know anything about this in detail but I live in a town with some dark sky rules. We don't have any street lights so it is really dark at night unless the moon is out. The sky here is pretty nice.
I recently saw some people saying they needed to update the rules to account for new LED lighting but LEDs were not the issue, it was what kind of LEDs are used. You can use ones that do not affect the view of the sky.
KTPhil is correct too - I have seen this discussion in the past having nothing to do with LEDs but with other types of new lighting.
_________________
How to Post Photos
Everett Barnes - [email protected] | My wanted ads
"Water is the only drink for a wise man" | "Communication prevents complaints"
Stop dead photo links! Post your photos to The Samba Gallery! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
60ragtop
Bonneville Belt Bitch
Joined: March 13, 2006
Posts: 7800
Location: Big Wonderful WYO 82401
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
|
|
I didn't mean to infer it is a new problem just ongoing.
I had the privilege of living off the grid on the CO/WY border for over 12 years with no city lights so I am just used to nothing but the milky way and stars at night 
_________________
Rick
Certified Mechanic by the State of Michigan in 1977
ASA certified in 1987
Certified Hunter Wheel Alignment Master Technician 1986
| tasb wrote: |
I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.
|
| sb001 wrote: |
| maybe he just snapped cause his car sucked |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
