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The Els are such a wasted opportunity! If I were the MTA, I would have put the parking in between the pillars, where it is not usable as a lane anyway. Sure, there would be a reduction in the number of parking spaces, but the current high number is not needed as stated below. The space where the current parking spaces are can then be made into Dutch-style bicycle/scooter lanes separated from traffic, with TWO lanes in each direction. That also solves all last-mile transportation problems because such bicycle roads are also wide enough to fit enclosed air-conditioned cargo bicycles, so one could even shop at Walmart, Costco, or home appliance store without an automobile even if they lived in a condo unit they bought in an upgraded tenement building. The bike frontage road will be separated from the parallel parked cars by the parallel parked bicycles.
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https://youtu.be/A1BhOVW8qZU?si=KXNjP...
I was very surprised by this discovery! This just shows how it's still possible for a random untrained person who has no signs of being a genius (besides the discoveries) to solve one of the unsolved problems that have been attempted to be solved by a huge multi-generational collaboration by well-funded top researchers who still hadn't been able to accomplish that.
This means that it is quite possible, even though seemingly too improbable to happen, that someone discovers right now a chemical compound and associated production method that enables solid-state batteries to enable an all-electric zero-emissions Airbus A380 to fly from Melbourne to Montreal without being heavier than the jet-fuel counterpart and have a 1-minute 0% to 100% recharge time as long as it is directly fed by gigawatt electrical power transmission lines, all while being made entirely of glass or ceramic so that lasts geological timescales and can withstand very tough conditions, being made entirely of highly abundant elements, and being simple and easy to manufacture using existing equipment so that it is very cheap to purchase. This is well within the realm of possibility under all current knowledge because no known purely logical combination of the set of all known laws of hard science and all known laws of information science has a consequence that prevents that from happening.
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I've just figured out that all reports of vehicles besides airliners lasting well over one million (1,000,000) miles on the original combustion engine, including those listed in the Guinness Book of World Records and for Toyota and Honda, are certainly fake. That is because of engineering, ultimately from the indirect effects of first principle physics.
That is because I just looked at the engineering/"nameplate" data and professional vehicle operators' forums for the cumulative number of running hours over their lifetime that large commercial combustion engines can run, and all normal applications of them have universally topped out at 15,000-20,000 hours since at least the mid-2000s. This means that 20,000 hours is as good as an engine normally gets under ideal circumstances. Such examples of engines are those used in tractor-trailers, locomotives, airliners, shipping vessels, and power plants. If one is extremely lucky, s/he might be able to get 24,000 engine hours. Heavy-duty commercial engines, besides those used in local vehicles, last the longest by far because they are typically subject to only moderate load continuously for many hours at a time except for the brief moments during acceleration.
Assuming that a semi-truck used exclusively for cross-country trips cruises down the rural highway at 65 mi/h, its average speed should be roughly 40 mi/h because it has to accelerate from rest at its starting point, decelerate to rest at its destination, idle during loading to warm up the engine, and use surface streets around its starting, rest stop, and destination points. After 15,000, 20,000, and 24,000 engine hours, it will have travelled 600,000, 800,000, and 960,000 miles, respectively. Unsurprisingly, most sources say that a semi-truck engine can run for "up to" 750,000 miles before needing replacement.
The cruising and rough average speeds in mi/h, and cumulative distance in miles after 15,000, 20,000, and 24,000 engine hours are given for the following types of conmercial-grade vehicles below.
diesel locomotive for transcontinental: 79, 30 (due to portions through mountains being winding), 450,000, 600,000, 720,000
wide-body jet airliner for intercontinental: 640, 400, 6,000,000, 8,000,000, 9,600,000
cargo/cruise ship for intercontinental: 25, 15, 225,000, 300,000, 360,000
hydrofoil/catamaran ferry for regional: 45, 20, 300,000, 400,000, 480,000
On the other hand, consumer-grade (light-duty only) engines are normally designed to last only 2,000-8,000 hours, with the top-quality ones lasting 6,000-8,000 hours. Assuming that a light-duty vehicle used primarily for intercity drives cruises down the freeway at 80 mi/h, its average speed with minimal engine idling (because small engines don't need nearly as long to warm up) should be roughly 60 mi/h. After 2,000, 6,000 and 8,000 hours, that gives 120,000, 360,000, and 480,000 miles respectively. Here, even if we give Toyota and Honda the best possible benefit of the doubt by assuming that they make their light-duty engines commercial grade, their cars will have travelled only 900,000, 1,200,000, and 1,440,000 miles after 15,000, 20,000, and 24,000 engine hours respectively. As expected, reports of Toyotas and Hondas lasting 500,000 miles on the original engine are common, with there being a sizeable amount of reports for 700,000 miles. However, after that, the number of reports immediately falls down a more-or-less vertical cliff. As a result, it is virtually certain that any claims of light-duty vehicles lasting more than 900,000 miles (which includes all 1-million-mile claims) on the original engine are lies.
As a result, these reports have certainly been faked. Even DMV records are not completely safe from manipulation, because they may have bribed the DMV, and such an incredibly small number of relatively low-profile corruption cases can easily be hidden by even the cleanest governments (Nordic) in the world.
2007 Toyota Tundra with 2 million miles: www.tundras.com/threads/2-millions-mile-tundra.100…
1966 Volvo 1800S with 3 million miles: www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/videos-articles/magnus-…
official Guiness World Records website: www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest…
Volvo VN 630: www.truckinginfo.com/158460/got-a-million-mile-eng…
"The truck logged 1.5 million miles in seven years without an engine overhaul."
Chevrolet C/K with 2,048,402 miles, skip to 0:33:
https://youtu.be/h1h5530mgY0
1962 Kenworth with 8,000,000 miles:
https://youtu.be/15jkNDwHWj0
jet engine with 40,000 hours:
rostec.ru/en/news/2566/
With such a tiny sample size, anything can be faked, including the Moon landing. I am not saying that the Moon landing has been faked, but that it could have been because there were so incredibly few people observing directly in-person or from the unfiltered rocket camera feed at the ground-based control centre.
Internal combustion engines (unlike electric motors, electrical wires, LCDs, inorganic LEDs, and optical cables), operate using an inherently sacrificial process. That is because combustion in Earth's atmosphere produces nitrogen oxides (NOx) and water (H2O). In chemistry, I learned that NOx combines with H2O to form nitrous acid and nitric acid, the former of which is highly corrosive. Nitric acid is one of the strongest acids, so it corrodes (albeit slowly) even stainless steel and other corrosion-resistant alloys. Also, soot generated in the combustion combustion is a solid particle, so it unavoidably leads to hugely increased phyiscal abrasion. For comparison, a cathode ray tube (used in televisions and monitors until the mid-2000s), which also operates using a sacrifical process (electron beams) but has no moving parts, lasts 30,000-50,000 hours. On the other hand, brushless electric motors (of which all modern electric vehicles use) made with corrosion-resistant materials do not operate using a sacrificial process, and only require the ball bearings to be replaced. If magnetic or electrostatic bearings are used, no part ever needs to be replaced until it is damaged or destroyed in an unexpected catastrophic event such as a high-speed collision in a vehicle or a power surge if connected directly to the utility grid.
Also, stories of light-duty combustion engines lasting 1,000,000 miles or more only come from the United States (and possibly Russian media) and nowhere else. In other countries, there are a sizeable amount of stories of light-duty engines lasting around 1,000,000 km (621,371 mi) including from Canada and 700,000 miles from the UK (the UK still uses miles). However, there are zero formal stories from outside of the US (or possibly media/companies affiliated with the Russian government) of any light-duty ICE lasting 1,000,000 miles (or 1,600,000 km), or any ICE lasting 2,000,000 km (1,242,742 mi). There have been some stories from outside the US of a heavy-duty ICE lasting 1,500,000 km (932,057 mi) though, which is plausible. This further shows how gullible Americans are, and possibly Russians to a smaller extent.
Correction: Just found a story of a Corolla reaching 2 million km on the original engine in New Zealand, but it was mainly American sources reporting it.
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I'm totally relieved now knowing that continental Europeans, despite their large body sizes and weights compared to East Asians, having more aprocine glands, and having very defined features giving them exquisite chiselled looks, [generally] totally love their apartments and the intimate presence of their handsome neighbours with whom they share walls with and won't have it any way else! I wish Europe, with their highly sustainable living in flats in beautiful historic buildings handed down over countless generations to be continuously reused, the best of luck!
medium.com/mind-cafe/5-ways-europeans-use-apartmen…
Being born and raised in North America, I personally still prefer big house with big yards all around. To each his/her own.
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I designed a tunnel that minimizes internal diameter while being able to meet both Interstate Highway System standards and AREMA double stack container/autorack freight train loading gauge standards, which is the tallest standard railway loading gauge in the world (which excludes India's Western Dedicated Freight Corridor because it is only a one-off line). It also incorporates a flood diversion channel under the road deck as inspired by the SMART Tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tunnel will temporarily be closed to road traffic whenever a freight train occupies it.
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I was at Home Depot in Sacramento MSA earlier today because of free time. In the lawn mower section, they had 7 gasoline models, 12 all-electric models, and 1 hand-powered model. It is less than a year, only 357 days in fact, from the date that new non-zero emissions landscaping tools besides generators and pressure washers will be banned by the State of California. I am somewhat surprised that they are still selling so many polluting ICE models. That specific regulation has already been finalized by the relevant government department on 2021-12-09. Starting on engine model year 2024, all production and shipments of non-zero-emissions landscaping tools (besides generators and pressure washers) to retailers will be banned. Retailers will be allowed until 2024-06-30 to sell off their remaining stock. Generators and pressure washers will have until engine model year 2028 to comply. I am glad the California state government has taken proactive measures to get rid of the obsolete, polluting, and inefficient combustion engine.
Also, starting on New Year's Day 7 days ago, all newly permitted buildings or renovations have been required by the State of California to have heat pump water and air heating. That effectively banned combustion for all non-cooking purposes in new buildings. As a result, I thought that new combustion heaters themselves will soon be banned.
I just checked online and found out that on 2022-09-24, the government department with final legal power, the California Air Resources Board, required that all production and shipments of water heaters and air heaters be zero emissions starting on 2030-01-01. That means starting on 2030-01-01, virtually all the tens of millions of building units (including rental apartment units and lodging units) permitted before 2023-01-01 will have to have all-new 240V circuits added to them once the appliance becomes irreparable.
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I love how Japan (ditto Taiwan to a smaller extent with Xinzuoying and Banqiao, which is unsurprising because it incorporated Japanese culture from being part of Japan for many decades and is also a volcanic island on the Pacific Ring of Fire) creates a new central business district whenever a new major railway hub station is built, unlike in other countries. In other countries, new major rail hubs are usually just built isolated as stand-alone destinations with local transit connecting to them only as a second-thought. For example, Union Station in Chicago isn't even connected to the L, Gare du Nord in Paris isn't a primary destination besides those getting on/off the intercity train to/from BeNeLux or the UK, and St. Pancras Station in London isn't a primary destination besides those getting on/off the intercity train to/from Kent County and France and BeNeLux. In Japan though, they do the best job with integrating the new hub stations that are not already in an existing CBD into the fabric of the city ... by creating a brand-new CBD that serves the local population just as well as travellers. Osaka's original downtown is Namba. First, they newly developed Umeda as a downtown in the 1930s. Then, in the 1960s, they developed Shin-Osaka into a 3rd downtown. The same happened with Tennoji/Abenobashi, Tsuruhashi, and Kyobashi in Osaka, as well as many others in Japan.
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www.insider.com/man-living-small-nyc-apartment-sha…
It turns out, despite the high COVID-19 infection rates and general flu infection rates in western countries, white people, even those who are handsome men with extremely well defined facial features (prominent nose bridges, deep-set eyes, and prominent brow ridges low to the eyes), great stature, blonde hair, and blue/grey eyes, are way more adaptable than I thought. The video referred to by this article shows such a man apparently being very proud of living (as the only residence) in such a tiny space sharing walls with other people in all directions (including ceilings/floors above and below because apartments are stacked), sharing the only bathroom (in the hallway) with non-household members, and having only a single window on one side.
www.tiktok.com/@ronervin/video/7052815445182942511
This is the video. As a result, I do not need to feel bad about those beautiful people with great character, despite their huge body size in a tiny space AND sharing walls in all directions AND having only a single window, because they are not sad at all are are beyond satisfied, being proud in fact of being able to live happily with such a huge body in a small space with partitions in all directions shared with others in the same living situation.
I now think I'm pretty sure the complaints and reported sadness about lot-line windows being bricked up, sharing walls/floors/ceilings with neighbours, and small spaces are way overblown by the news press.
Also, contrary to reasoning, it seems like most complaints come from women (especially wives) rather than men despite men being bigger, being heavier, requiring more air to breathe, excreting more from having more body tissue, sagging the floor/ceiling more when walking from having more weight, and being louder when snoring or sneezing from exhaling more air. I don't know of I'm right or not that most complaints come from women.
I don't think I've heard about complaints of shared walls or shared floors/ceilings from men (any race) before despite them getting more noise from their neighbours because they make more noise with their larger and heavier adult male bodies.
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It turns out, the US federal government has already committed to all sales and production of new heavy-duty vehicles to be zero emissions by 2040, with an interim target of 30% in 2030. They did that back in November 2022 as part of the World Meteorological Organization's International Panel on Climate Change's meeting, which was Conference of the Parties 27.
Heavy-duty vehicles are almost exclusively commercial vehicles. Commercial vehicles are the last to go all-in on new technologies. When even commercial vehicles are going to be completely zero emissions, that means road vehicles in general will be zero emissions. The internal combustion engine, which is terrible, will finally be dead for sure among road vehicles. Also, back in August 2021, the US federal government had already required half of all new light-duty vehicle sales to be zero emissions by 2030. Aviation and shipping will take somewhat longer due to them demanding very high energy densities in the storage medium.
Even biofueled combustion engines will be prohibited too because they are not legally considered zero emissions and are just as inefficient. That is because they still produce smog-forming emissions at the tailpipe and that the production of biofuels cannot be scaled up without causing even worse harm than the extraction and consumption of fossil fuels. On the other hand, Toyota thinks 70%-85% of their new vehicles sales will not be zero emissions in 2030, meaning that they are primarily powered by a polluting and inefficient ICE (even if they regular hybrids, which are only ICE vehicles but with regenerative braking). Toyota has also actively lobbied against governments worldwide on zero-emissions requirements. As a result, Toyota is definitely going to go the Kodak and Nokia way relatively soon if they don't drastically revamp their new vehicle sales mix and stick with their original plan of continual denial of EVs being the future. Definitely boycott Toyota whenever there are feasible alternatives, because not only is global warming an existential threat to humanity as a whole, but also air pollution has already been a huge problem for over a century.
Also, California has proposed a new rule in September 2022 that will ban all *existing* heavy-duty ICE vehicles in large fleets from operation by 2042. All *existing* heavy-duty ICE vehicles will already be banned by 2045 by the original state executive order given in September 2020. This means that existing light-duty vehicles, which affects the regular household, will probably eventually also be banned. Fireworks and any other intentional activity that causes smoke in the outdoor environment (including outdoor smoking of even non-tobacco products, campfires, and wood stoves with incompletely treated exhaust) should ideally also eventually be banned because they contribute to poor air quality. The amount of smoke from cigarettes and incense on a global scale may seem inconsequential to the regular person, but the European Union has already regulared tire and brake dust with the new Euro 7 standards, which applies to zero emissions vehicles also, which will take effect in 2025. Also, my family is sensitive to air quality, so we agree that it is not inconsequential.
calmatters.org/environment/2022/09/california-phas…
www.greencarreports.com/news/1132255_toyota-thinks…
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They should invent a methane (CNG)/propane (LPG) fuel cell, like they already have with hydrogen fuel cells and soon with direct methanol fuel cells, so that efficiency can be improved greatly. This will go greatly towards solving the renewable energy problem, while also totally eliminating smog-forming NOx emissions.
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