Cars, Security and a Peek into my Life
There was a lunar eclipse this morning.
Saturn, Venus, and Mercury lined up, it’s called a “three-object alignment“.
Full moon tonight (smallest full moon of 2012, because the moon is at its farthest away)
And throughout November, you can clearly see Jupiter.
Photo courtesty of UniverseToday.com. Click for further reading about today, written by a NASA person.
Non-car nerds: this is a huge-deal show – important new vehicle debuts happen here. I was there last year, with Ford.
This year, my editor Joe, and 3 team members are there, follow the news here on Autonet.ca.
It’s one of the best places for show coverage in Canada, and, and there’ll be great wrap-up slideshows on the weekend. I’m not saying this because it’s my team, it’s because I lucked out with this job, and joined the team.
My article today.
First time EVER, that a car company allowed a designer to modify the body of their vehicle. Ususally it’s more like interior colours, and the look & feel.
Read it online here.
About the new Fiat 500c Abarth. I’ve never driven a Fiat, and after reading up, would really like to.
Read it online here.
Ford Fusion wins ‘Green Car of the Year‘.
Read it online here.
dB – sound is measured in decibels
– buildings can crumble using sound. There’s a theory, that that’s how the Egyptians cut stone so perfectly (a dollar bill can’t fit between the pyramid stones)
– the threshold of pain is 120 dB
– below is a box of $20 headphones.
It’s a Samsung Rugby – it’s shock and water-proof, and built to military specs.
And Samsung: I think riggers would love your phone.
