Hello my awesome readers!
I've once again been absent for quite some time, and I'm sorry for just up and leaving like that. I've been really busy with school and life, and other things, but I think I can make this work if I post on Sundays. So, look forward to weekly posts on the weekend! :D And I hope to bring some new gaming videos soon. I've been playing Red Dead Redemption, as well as Splinter Cell Double Agent, and I've just started Just Cause 2. I may do a top 5 games of the past year that I've played, we'll see, and I plan on continuing with reviews and whatever else I had written down in my master plan of posts. Until the next time, keep being awesome!
I'm That Dude.
Sunday, 14 April 2013
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag!
Hello my awesome reader!
I know it was announced a little while ago, but AC IV is coming at the end of October! :D
I'm excited for this release as it looks like it will expand on the excellent ship mechanics of AC III! I'm however unsure of how the series will be with the introduction of.. pirates? I could see it working :3 but I hope the character isn't boring like Conner.. What I would love to see is a Captain Jack Sparrow Assassin!
That'd just be boss!
It's also an interesting idea, since the Assassins have been very stealthy characters. One may even say.. Ninja like characters :O Oh my goodness! Are pirates and ninjas going to come to a mutual understanding? Will the answer to the age old question of which is better be as simple as just combining the two? We shall see!
Hope you enjoyed!
Keep being awesome! :D
I'm That Dude.
Images from Wiki
I know it was announced a little while ago, but AC IV is coming at the end of October! :D
I'm excited for this release as it looks like it will expand on the excellent ship mechanics of AC III! I'm however unsure of how the series will be with the introduction of.. pirates? I could see it working :3 but I hope the character isn't boring like Conner.. What I would love to see is a Captain Jack Sparrow Assassin!
That'd just be boss!
It's also an interesting idea, since the Assassins have been very stealthy characters. One may even say.. Ninja like characters :O Oh my goodness! Are pirates and ninjas going to come to a mutual understanding? Will the answer to the age old question of which is better be as simple as just combining the two? We shall see!
Hope you enjoyed!
Keep being awesome! :D
I'm That Dude.
Images from Wiki
Assassin's Creed The Evolution!
Hello my awesome readers!
It's me, That Dude, and I'm finally back with another post! I actually started this a while ago, but because of how big it was going to be I was having trouble finding time to work on it. Anyway, I figured I'd come back and finish it :D
I have finally beaten AC III and completed the AC series, with the exception of AC I, and I can now review the series as a whole! (I wrote this before the announcement of AC 4 Black Flag :P )
I won't say to much about the story because I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't played the games, or plans on playing them. What I will say is that it is historical fiction styled with a few sci-fi elements. I highly enjoy historical fiction, so I found the story awesome!
I give the story as a whole, 8/10 I am very curious as to how the story will continue in Black Flag.
Characters such as Ezio are developed quite well, however you don't really connect much to the main protagonist, Desmond Miles. He is honestly way less interesting then any of the assassins you play as (Though Altair isn't much better from what I've seen of the first game), and even less interesting then some of the other present day characters.
I can't comment much on Altair because half way through the game, a glitch occurred that kept me from starting the next mission. Pretty much my only option now is to restart from the beginning, and I've just not gotten motivated to start over. AC I is nowhere near as good as AC II or any of the other games after that. Speaking of AC II, Ezio is hands down the best character in the series, and it makes sense why they made three whole games with him as the main Assassin. He has a really interesting and developed character, you see him grow through each game, and he's just plain epic! Renaissance Italy is probably my favorite time period in the series, and the clothing style seen in Ezio's outfit is awesome!
AC I's mechanics and handling gets a 7/10
Now, AC II, AC Brotherhood, AC Revelations, and AC III have all added new abilities to the existing mechanics. AC II introduced the most content, so let's talk about that one. Right away, the blending mechanic is both improved and expanded. Instead of being able to "blend" in anywhere, you move your character into groups of people, onto benches, or into hay bales. If nobody saw you enter these hiding places, you are hidden. This worked so much better, and felt so much more realistic. Another game play change is a visible detection meter above your enemies heads. This slowly fills up if you are in a restricted area, or on a rooftop. Rooftop guards are jerks who don't want anyone to stand on the roofs, but who's to say you don't live in the house you're standing on? :P Either way, it makes for some fun assassinations on roof guards! AC II also added objective markers! Now, when you want to start a mission you simply go to the exclamation point on your map, and you can play the next mission in the story. I say that because if you just want to play in the open world a bit, you can easily avoid accidentally starting a story mission. Not that that was a problem in the first game lol but just know that once you walk into the glowing area the mission will start. Another thing that is was added to the game were stores! You can deck out Ezio in increasingly stronger armor, as well as equipment that increases the amount of medicine (Potions) and ammunition for different weapons. The addition of several special weapons also make the game even more fun. And of course, one of the biggest improvements to the game is Ezio. Ezio is just plain awesome, and since I've already talked about him above, I'll just leave it at that.
AC II in combination with Brotherhood and Revelations (Since not much changes game play wise through them.) get a 8 out of 10! One thing that detracts from the score is Revelation's removal of horses when free roaming the city, as well as the pointless, and terrible tower defense mini game. The hook blade was cool, though a little confusing as it still seems to be able to function as a regular hidden blade, despite the fact it doesn't even look pointed.
Now, Conner... I honestly like him the least out of the characters so far. He's a jerk a lot of the time, and he's also a really flat and at times boring character. I'm not gonna say much about him, (Since there isn't much to say about him) but the only thing I really liked about him was his combat skills, and those aren't much different from the other Assassins. Instead, let's talk about the game play changes. The combat system and parkour system have gotten the biggest changes. When you get into combat, you no longer have to hold R1 and Square to counter kill, nor do you hold R1 and press any of the other face buttons. A new system is introduced that both simplifies the fighting system as well as makes it overly easy. You now simply hit Circle (I'm using PS3 controls as my reference btw) which counters an enemy attack as well as slightly slowing down time. During this short slow-mo, you can choose to hit one of the four face buttons. Square will counter kill most enemies, Triangle will use your projectile weapon to kill, and I believe x throws the enemy, but it's been a little while since I've played. You can also counter when in the middle of an execution, and this is great for those many times that I've found myself in the middle of stabbing an unfortunate guard in the face, only to be clubbed from behind by some brute before I can "FINISH HIM!". While this is a cool and often life saving addition, it also makes combat that much more easy. The other problem I have is that you can no longer just draw your weapon and fire/swing it. You have to be in combat, or targeting someone to use your weapons. It's not the biggest deal, but it was nice to have that freedom. I'd take out my sword or club, and just test how the weapon handled. Another change is the health system. You no longer have medicine to restore your health, it has gone back to ACI where your health only regenerates once you have killed or escaped your enemies. This is not a big deal due to the ease of combat. Another fun addition is the meat shield trick. When you are about to get shot, you can grab a nearby enemy and use him as a body guard! It is pretty funny, especially because you can do it really early, and there are several seconds that go by before the enemy shoots. You'd think they'd maybe not shoot if it is clear they are just going to shoot their friend, Joe. One thing I just remembered about the combat is the rope dart. It is the biggest Easy Button ever! It works against pretty much every enemy type, light or heavy, and makes combat extremely easy. All you have to do is press triangle, then Conner throws the rope dart just like Scorpion minus the "Get over here!" and pulls the enemy forward and off their feet. You then need only press Square and Conner will stab the man in the back, killing him. And this way of using rope darts does not lose them, so you can do it an unlimited amount of times.The main problem I have with AC III is how easy the combat has become. Little timing is required as it goes slow-mo once you counter, and the rope darts make for really easy kills. The hunting system is ok, but it didn't blow me out of the water either. Also, there is next to no armor to unlock or buy, so that's a downer :( however, the main redeeming factor of AC III is the sea battles! It is awesome to control your ship and you even have to account for wind when trying to control it. I've heard that the ship mechanic will be expanded on in Black Flag to include free roam! So here's hoping that's true. I should also mention you can upgrade your ship, but it is still disappointing that you only get to use it during actual missions and not in any sort of free roam.
AC III gets a 7.5 out of 10 for fairly good mechanics, though easily exploitable weapons. Also, the most interesting characters are the ones base on actual people, rather than Conner.
I have loved the AC series, and though there are flaws I still really enjoy them for their story, and the unique gaming mechanics. Of course, since not much has changed through the games, it is getting less unique, but it is unique to the series non the less. I give the AC series (Excluding Black Flag of course) an 8 out of 10. There hasn't been a huge amount of changes to game play or missions through the series, and I think that's the main problem, but the story is cool and there are some great characters. Hope you enjoyed this big review, and as usual, keep being awesome!
I'm That Dude
Images from Wiki
Saturday, 10 November 2012
Dishonored! Partial Review
Hello my awesome readers!
I've been playing some Dishonored! You know, that moderately new game, where you play as an assassin with magical powers. I just have to say, it is pretty epic! I have not played through the whole game yet, but I can definitely comment on how it plays.
I really like how open the approaches are to completing the missions. You can hack and slash your way through them, though that usually makes it harder to complete the mission. You can also choose the stealthy path, which is my favorite, and sneak on ledges, under tables, posses guards and animals to sneak around, and even scale buildings to enter through windows, rather than through the front door. And there are even underground pipes that lead into some buildings, giving you yet another way in. It is possible to posses a fish, and swim up pipes and infiltrate the building that way, or a rat and enter through vents. There are honestly way more options available to a more stealthy play through of the game. The weapons are also very cool. You use a short sword, but that isn't the particularly cool weapon. The mini crossbow is very useful, especially for stealthy players. I often use it to shoot a guard with a sleep dart, who would have been much harder to subdue via choke. That is the other cool feature. When in stealth, you can move behind an unsuspecting guard and either stab him in the neck, or choke him into unconsciousness. The crossbow can also fire lethal bolts, and fire bolts. You also have a pistol, which is definitely not for stealth. It's loud, fairly powerful, and moderately fast to reload. The game is in an older time period, so it is a flintlock pistol of sorts.
You also get spring razors, which are very handy proximity mines. You are able to stick it to most surfaces, as well as living things, such as rats. When an enemy gets close to it, it fires a spray of shrapnel killing most in it's blast radius. They are great to use against a patrolling guard. Finally, you have grenades, which are probably the weapon least used by me. Very loud, and powerful, the grenade is not something you would use if you are trying to be stealthy. There are also rewire tools, which can hack enemy alarms and defenses such as the wall of light. The wall of light allows guards through, but will vaporize anyone without clearance. Use the rewire tool, and it switches to killing guards and letting you through. Now, onto the magical powers I mentioned. You get several abilities and spells by collecting runes to buy them with. Once bought, each ability can also be upgraded. The main powers (these require mana) are Dark Vision, Blink, Slow Time, Wind Blast, Devouring Swarm, and Possession. Dark Vision lets you see in the dark, as well as see living things through walls. Blink is a sort of quick travel, allowing you to move a short distance instantly and stealthily. Though don't get it confused as with teleportation. If you try and Blink through a wall of light, you'll get fried :P Slow Time does exactly what it name implies, and the upgraded version can actually freeze time completely! You could actually slow time as someone is shooting at you, posses them, and walk them in front of their own bullet, then speed time up again! Which brings me to Possession. This power lets you merge with a living creature's body, and control them. You have to upgrade it first to be able to control humans though. Wind Blast is pretty much like a Fus Ro Dah :P Devouring Swarm summons a swarm of rats that will attack anything that moves. There are also several passive abilities that upgrade movement speed, jump height, health regeneration, and a couple that add combat bonuses. It is very fun to use the powers, and very rewarding when you manage to complete a mission, killing only the assigned target, and leaving the building full of unconscious guards. Another example of slow time's usefulness is when I used it to kill my target, and knock out an innocent bystander. I entered the room, slowed time, selected my sleeping darts and shot the bystander, then I walked over to the target and finished him off. Total Matrix moment!
I've also been able to use Possession to take control of a dog patrolling with a guard, run to some secluded ally way and kill the dong, then go and knock the guard out. There are many creative ways to use the abilities, and I'm looking forward to finding more. So, hope you enjoyed my review of the weapons and abilities of Dishonored!
Keep being awesome!
I'm That Dude.
I've been playing some Dishonored! You know, that moderately new game, where you play as an assassin with magical powers. I just have to say, it is pretty epic! I have not played through the whole game yet, but I can definitely comment on how it plays.
I really like how open the approaches are to completing the missions. You can hack and slash your way through them, though that usually makes it harder to complete the mission. You can also choose the stealthy path, which is my favorite, and sneak on ledges, under tables, posses guards and animals to sneak around, and even scale buildings to enter through windows, rather than through the front door. And there are even underground pipes that lead into some buildings, giving you yet another way in. It is possible to posses a fish, and swim up pipes and infiltrate the building that way, or a rat and enter through vents. There are honestly way more options available to a more stealthy play through of the game. The weapons are also very cool. You use a short sword, but that isn't the particularly cool weapon. The mini crossbow is very useful, especially for stealthy players. I often use it to shoot a guard with a sleep dart, who would have been much harder to subdue via choke. That is the other cool feature. When in stealth, you can move behind an unsuspecting guard and either stab him in the neck, or choke him into unconsciousness. The crossbow can also fire lethal bolts, and fire bolts. You also have a pistol, which is definitely not for stealth. It's loud, fairly powerful, and moderately fast to reload. The game is in an older time period, so it is a flintlock pistol of sorts.
You also get spring razors, which are very handy proximity mines. You are able to stick it to most surfaces, as well as living things, such as rats. When an enemy gets close to it, it fires a spray of shrapnel killing most in it's blast radius. They are great to use against a patrolling guard. Finally, you have grenades, which are probably the weapon least used by me. Very loud, and powerful, the grenade is not something you would use if you are trying to be stealthy. There are also rewire tools, which can hack enemy alarms and defenses such as the wall of light. The wall of light allows guards through, but will vaporize anyone without clearance. Use the rewire tool, and it switches to killing guards and letting you through. Now, onto the magical powers I mentioned. You get several abilities and spells by collecting runes to buy them with. Once bought, each ability can also be upgraded. The main powers (these require mana) are Dark Vision, Blink, Slow Time, Wind Blast, Devouring Swarm, and Possession. Dark Vision lets you see in the dark, as well as see living things through walls. Blink is a sort of quick travel, allowing you to move a short distance instantly and stealthily. Though don't get it confused as with teleportation. If you try and Blink through a wall of light, you'll get fried :P Slow Time does exactly what it name implies, and the upgraded version can actually freeze time completely! You could actually slow time as someone is shooting at you, posses them, and walk them in front of their own bullet, then speed time up again! Which brings me to Possession. This power lets you merge with a living creature's body, and control them. You have to upgrade it first to be able to control humans though. Wind Blast is pretty much like a Fus Ro Dah :P Devouring Swarm summons a swarm of rats that will attack anything that moves. There are also several passive abilities that upgrade movement speed, jump height, health regeneration, and a couple that add combat bonuses. It is very fun to use the powers, and very rewarding when you manage to complete a mission, killing only the assigned target, and leaving the building full of unconscious guards. Another example of slow time's usefulness is when I used it to kill my target, and knock out an innocent bystander. I entered the room, slowed time, selected my sleeping darts and shot the bystander, then I walked over to the target and finished him off. Total Matrix moment!
I've also been able to use Possession to take control of a dog patrolling with a guard, run to some secluded ally way and kill the dong, then go and knock the guard out. There are many creative ways to use the abilities, and I'm looking forward to finding more. So, hope you enjoyed my review of the weapons and abilities of Dishonored!
Keep being awesome!
I'm That Dude.
Bigger or Better!
Hello my awesome readers!
Sorry it took me a while to get a post up, but I had a crazy amount of Math work over the past few weeks, and two unit tests yesterday. I finally have some free time now! :D
Ok, so for today's post, I thought I'd tell about a game that I played at summer camp.
It's called Bigger or Better, and how you play is you start with a paper clip (or something small like that) and go door-to-door trying to trade it for something bigger or better. If you're going to try it, I suggest going with at least one or more friends, since it may seem a little weird for just one person to do it. Anyway, it's really easy, and you can get some crazy trades! When I played it at camp, we went from a paper clip to a pen, from the pen to some cheap orange sunglasses, and from those we got a jar of rocks, from BC :P This little girl was super exited to play, and she brought us this jar of rocks, and she was so cute that we couldn't possibly say no :P so then, we eventually traded the rocks for an air purifier, and that eventually got us a DVD player! It looked like it had never been used, and even had the remote with it in the package. We kept going and eventually got a pair of skis! These skis were probably worth about 200 bucks! We almost called it a day, but we kept going. At one house, we almost got a drum set, which would have been pretty awesome! And finally, we came to one house and traded the skis for a 42 inch flat screen TV! It may have been worth a bit less, but it was something the camp was able to use more than skis. And now, that TV is being used as a computer screen in the camp office. Hope you enjoyed my little story! I'll probably write up another post to make up for the lack of posts the past few weekends. Also, thanks so much to Cyby for writing up that post on cars! I know about twice as much about cars as I did before I read the post lol And I definitely am cool with you starting on that new song! I'll try and learn the lyrics today, or tomorrow for Eye of the Tiger, and maybe we can film on Wednesday! :D
Hope you enjoyed this post!
Keep being awesome!
I'm That Dude.
Sorry it took me a while to get a post up, but I had a crazy amount of Math work over the past few weeks, and two unit tests yesterday. I finally have some free time now! :D
Ok, so for today's post, I thought I'd tell about a game that I played at summer camp.
It's called Bigger or Better, and how you play is you start with a paper clip (or something small like that) and go door-to-door trying to trade it for something bigger or better. If you're going to try it, I suggest going with at least one or more friends, since it may seem a little weird for just one person to do it. Anyway, it's really easy, and you can get some crazy trades! When I played it at camp, we went from a paper clip to a pen, from the pen to some cheap orange sunglasses, and from those we got a jar of rocks, from BC :P This little girl was super exited to play, and she brought us this jar of rocks, and she was so cute that we couldn't possibly say no :P so then, we eventually traded the rocks for an air purifier, and that eventually got us a DVD player! It looked like it had never been used, and even had the remote with it in the package. We kept going and eventually got a pair of skis! These skis were probably worth about 200 bucks! We almost called it a day, but we kept going. At one house, we almost got a drum set, which would have been pretty awesome! And finally, we came to one house and traded the skis for a 42 inch flat screen TV! It may have been worth a bit less, but it was something the camp was able to use more than skis. And now, that TV is being used as a computer screen in the camp office. Hope you enjoyed my little story! I'll probably write up another post to make up for the lack of posts the past few weekends. Also, thanks so much to Cyby for writing up that post on cars! I know about twice as much about cars as I did before I read the post lol And I definitely am cool with you starting on that new song! I'll try and learn the lyrics today, or tomorrow for Eye of the Tiger, and maybe we can film on Wednesday! :D
Hope you enjoyed this post!
Keep being awesome!
I'm That Dude.
Thursday, 1 November 2012
I'm Back Again...
All right! Your favourite random fact-storing meatbag is back!
I'm afraid I can't offer anything as deep or thought provoking as something like Thoughtful Thursdays, but since Eye of the Tiger isn't going to happen any time soon, here's that promised over and over again post of mine.
After many months of... gathering information, Cyby's Car Post is here.
So, to start off this post about those wondrous whirring hunks of metal that ferry you to and from selected destinations, I should give you a wee bit of background info first.
I like cars.
I know, shocking, right?
But it's true. I just like anything mechanical, and cars fall under that category.
The basics of any car is this:
So, to ‘wrench,’ meaning to work on cars, you have to have some knowledge as to what goes on under the hood and a descent supply of tools and funds. Anyone should know a bit about cars, even if you don’t like them, such as how to change a tire, when to shut the engine off if there’s suddenly a bad noise, or where the cup holders are. Most cars are stunning, some are part of history, and all are horribly inefficient, with the older cars and the new supercars being the most. Almost all car engines use a simple four stroke process: injection of fuel as the piston is down, compression of the fuel by the piston as it comes up, ignition of the fuel from the spark plug with the resulting explosion pushing the piston back down, and then removal of the exhaust from that explosion by the piston coming back up. The engine uses a crankshaft to transfer the up and down movement of the pistons into rotational movement, which is transferred to the fly wheel, which is connected to the transmission, which is connected to the driveshaft, which is connected to the differential, which finally connects to the rear wheels. There are some variations in different engines, such as in the rotary engine which has an odd number of pistons arranged in a circle with every other piston firing, or the Wankel engine, which has a single piston shaped like a triangle, but either way, only about thirty percent of their potential is used, with the seventy percent lost due to heat or friction.
To make a car stop, you jam your foot on the left of those two peddles under your right foot, which causes a box in the engine compartment to squirt brake fluid through a series of tubes to the calliper (the brightly coloured semicircle shaped thing seen on the inside of wheels on sports cars) which squeezes on the rotors (the circular thing that glows bright red after intense braking of the car) effectively stopping a car and saving your life once again. That is basically how a car works, and if you want it in much more detail with diagrams and videos, look it up online. And info on the third most important part, steering, too.
I actually wrote that techy stuff for an essay about cars a while back. It's astounding how useful copy and paste is.
Now for something even less deep: I give you the top five coolest cars ever.
Number 5: 1936 Stout Scarab.
Reminiscent of a VW bus, but it's so much cooler. Plus according to Wiki, it was the first van ever, but because they cost so much, very few were produced and purchased. Thankfully, there is a working SS still out there in a museum.
Number 4: Holden Efijy Concept.
I am a big fan of any car that looks good with a purplish paint job. Apparently based off of their Holden FJ.
Number 3: 2010 Morgan Aero SuperSports.
I am also a big fan of cars that have protruding fenders. It looks like a classic, but being a convertible with 300someodd horsepower, there will be many bugs in your teeth.
Number 2: 1975 Pontiac Trans Am.
I know, I am a little biased when it comes to this one, but they just look so sleek.
Chevy and Pontiac battled it out with similar cars over the years (T/A vs. Z28, Chieftan vs Bel Aire, etc.), but Pontiac shut down a while back. That's one of the reasons Pontiacs are so alluring to me. Not many people will say "Pontiac" if asked the question "What's the first car manufacturer that comes to mind?" Chances are, "Chevy" or "Ford" will come blurting out. I, however prefer those good old Iron Indians. They just have a bit more style and finesse to them.
And now, the all time coolest car according to me is...
The 1941 Ford Pickup.
It's just a beautiful vehicle. The way the lines swoop, the fenders that stick out from the body, and the fact it looks awesome and carries stuff at the same time.
And the chrome. Can't forget the chrome.
It's my goal to own one of these sometime in the future, restoring one from the ground up. I've seen a promising candidate on Auto Trader Classics, but I'm not sure she'll still be there when I eventually get a job and save up enough.
And now the honourable mentions: 1937 Timbs Special, 1939 Delahaye 165 Cabriolet, and the 1939 Duesenberg Coupe Simone.
And that is it.
That's the end of my car post.
I hope you all enjoyed it and learned a little something.
Peace and chicken grease and I bid you good car Googling.
~Cyby
P.S. I'm with James in thinking after EOTT, Back in Black should be next...
Sources:
Efijy pic: fluxauto.com
Morgan pic: ultimatecarpage.com
Stout Scarab pic: vwvortex.com
Trans Am pic: aaca.org
Ford pic: streetrodderweb.com
I'm afraid I can't offer anything as deep or thought provoking as something like Thoughtful Thursdays, but since Eye of the Tiger isn't going to happen any time soon, here's that promised over and over again post of mine.
After many months of... gathering information, Cyby's Car Post is here.
So, to start off this post about those wondrous whirring hunks of metal that ferry you to and from selected destinations, I should give you a wee bit of background info first.
I like cars.
I know, shocking, right?
But it's true. I just like anything mechanical, and cars fall under that category.
The basics of any car is this:
So, to ‘wrench,’ meaning to work on cars, you have to have some knowledge as to what goes on under the hood and a descent supply of tools and funds. Anyone should know a bit about cars, even if you don’t like them, such as how to change a tire, when to shut the engine off if there’s suddenly a bad noise, or where the cup holders are. Most cars are stunning, some are part of history, and all are horribly inefficient, with the older cars and the new supercars being the most. Almost all car engines use a simple four stroke process: injection of fuel as the piston is down, compression of the fuel by the piston as it comes up, ignition of the fuel from the spark plug with the resulting explosion pushing the piston back down, and then removal of the exhaust from that explosion by the piston coming back up. The engine uses a crankshaft to transfer the up and down movement of the pistons into rotational movement, which is transferred to the fly wheel, which is connected to the transmission, which is connected to the driveshaft, which is connected to the differential, which finally connects to the rear wheels. There are some variations in different engines, such as in the rotary engine which has an odd number of pistons arranged in a circle with every other piston firing, or the Wankel engine, which has a single piston shaped like a triangle, but either way, only about thirty percent of their potential is used, with the seventy percent lost due to heat or friction.
To make a car stop, you jam your foot on the left of those two peddles under your right foot, which causes a box in the engine compartment to squirt brake fluid through a series of tubes to the calliper (the brightly coloured semicircle shaped thing seen on the inside of wheels on sports cars) which squeezes on the rotors (the circular thing that glows bright red after intense braking of the car) effectively stopping a car and saving your life once again. That is basically how a car works, and if you want it in much more detail with diagrams and videos, look it up online. And info on the third most important part, steering, too.
I actually wrote that techy stuff for an essay about cars a while back. It's astounding how useful copy and paste is.
Now for something even less deep: I give you the top five coolest cars ever.
Number 5: 1936 Stout Scarab.
Reminiscent of a VW bus, but it's so much cooler. Plus according to Wiki, it was the first van ever, but because they cost so much, very few were produced and purchased. Thankfully, there is a working SS still out there in a museum.
Number 4: Holden Efijy Concept.
I am a big fan of any car that looks good with a purplish paint job. Apparently based off of their Holden FJ.
Number 3: 2010 Morgan Aero SuperSports.
I am also a big fan of cars that have protruding fenders. It looks like a classic, but being a convertible with 300someodd horsepower, there will be many bugs in your teeth.
Number 2: 1975 Pontiac Trans Am.
I know, I am a little biased when it comes to this one, but they just look so sleek.
Chevy and Pontiac battled it out with similar cars over the years (T/A vs. Z28, Chieftan vs Bel Aire, etc.), but Pontiac shut down a while back. That's one of the reasons Pontiacs are so alluring to me. Not many people will say "Pontiac" if asked the question "What's the first car manufacturer that comes to mind?" Chances are, "Chevy" or "Ford" will come blurting out. I, however prefer those good old Iron Indians. They just have a bit more style and finesse to them.
And now, the all time coolest car according to me is...
The 1941 Ford Pickup.
It's just a beautiful vehicle. The way the lines swoop, the fenders that stick out from the body, and the fact it looks awesome and carries stuff at the same time.
And the chrome. Can't forget the chrome.
It's my goal to own one of these sometime in the future, restoring one from the ground up. I've seen a promising candidate on Auto Trader Classics, but I'm not sure she'll still be there when I eventually get a job and save up enough.
And now the honourable mentions: 1937 Timbs Special, 1939 Delahaye 165 Cabriolet, and the 1939 Duesenberg Coupe Simone.
And that is it.
That's the end of my car post.
I hope you all enjoyed it and learned a little something.
Peace and chicken grease and I bid you good car Googling.
~Cyby
P.S. I'm with James in thinking after EOTT, Back in Black should be next...
Sources:
Efijy pic: fluxauto.com
Morgan pic: ultimatecarpage.com
Stout Scarab pic: vwvortex.com
Trans Am pic: aaca.org
Ford pic: streetrodderweb.com
Sunday, 21 October 2012
The Return of That Dude
Hello my awesome reader!
I'm finally back, after my extremely long leave of absence.
Well, it looks like I have some explaining to do.
I am really sorry for not posting in so long. I've really missed writing, and making videos for you all, and I'm planning on getting back to my master plan, that I set up for my post format. School has started up again, and I'm really busy, so my posts may be reduced to weekends only, instead of my usual everyday post. Though I haven't been doing any for a while, so at least some posts will be a change for the better :P
Anyway, here is some of why I haven't been posting.
After camp, I was really drained. It was a great experience, and it taught me how to work hard. During the last two weeks of camp, I got the flu, or something, and when I got home I was still fighting it. I just really needed a break to relax, so I took the rest of summer break. After school started, I was just super busy and couldn't find time to write, or make videos. I also went through a few personal struggles, and questions in my faith. All that being said, I feel ready to start posting again :D
And let me tell you, I have many plans for posts, including many stories I can tell about my experiences at camp :) So, look forward to reading those, and I am also planning on doing the Eye of the Tiger vlog with Cyby very soon! :D
I just need to find time to learn the lyrics again :P
Until next I post,
keep being awesome!
I'm That Dude
I'm finally back, after my extremely long leave of absence.
Well, it looks like I have some explaining to do.
I am really sorry for not posting in so long. I've really missed writing, and making videos for you all, and I'm planning on getting back to my master plan, that I set up for my post format. School has started up again, and I'm really busy, so my posts may be reduced to weekends only, instead of my usual everyday post. Though I haven't been doing any for a while, so at least some posts will be a change for the better :P
Anyway, here is some of why I haven't been posting.
After camp, I was really drained. It was a great experience, and it taught me how to work hard. During the last two weeks of camp, I got the flu, or something, and when I got home I was still fighting it. I just really needed a break to relax, so I took the rest of summer break. After school started, I was just super busy and couldn't find time to write, or make videos. I also went through a few personal struggles, and questions in my faith. All that being said, I feel ready to start posting again :D
And let me tell you, I have many plans for posts, including many stories I can tell about my experiences at camp :) So, look forward to reading those, and I am also planning on doing the Eye of the Tiger vlog with Cyby very soon! :D
I just need to find time to learn the lyrics again :P
Until next I post,
keep being awesome!
I'm That Dude
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