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Today's Cars Are Missing Something, The Hood Ornament

Rayman — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:46:41 +0000

On my way to the studio everyday, I see lots and lots of new cars. I started wondering one day, where the hood ornaments went? I can understand the reasoning behind removing the big chrome bumpers and the sleek tail fins, but why remove a hood ornament? When cars were cars in the 50′s and [...]

What Does Being Cool Really Mean?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:29:40 +0000

If James Dean was in his prime today, would we still consider him cool? According to a new survey, maybe not — seems the very definition of what’s cool and what’s not could be changing. In a three-year study, researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center surveyed about 1,000 young Canadian adults on their [...]

Why Do Air Conditioners Weigh So Much?

Rayman — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:48:20 +0000

When I was knocking around as a kid living in the South I was broke most of the time.. Broke and hot. I remember the yearly chore of installing the window air conditioner. After I slid that dog in the window and turned it on, I was still broke, still hot, and wondering how I was going to pay the electric bill