Search results

I just had this idea floating around in my head If I decide to develop this further, any and all updates will be here. -------------- Dirty Dozen: Vietnam Edition Date: Sometime in 1971 Premise: A group of elite soldiers with disciplinary issues is recruited by a CIA operations officer to...

By "seclusion", I don't mean "closed off" in a North Korean, Juche like sense. More like Bhutan or something.

Let's just say that for whatever reason, the West decides to largely ignore Japan, making only cursory requests to trade as they had been doing. Perry's fleet never shows up and Japan is never forced to open up trade with the West. How long could Japan sustain Sakoku assuming continued Western...

To Do List, Reposted Again: -Fuller Motorsports 1976 Porsche 934 (DONE) -Camilla's '79 Civic (DONE) -2015 Alpina B5 (DONE) -1972 Pontiac Lemans Beater (V12 swap) (DONE) -2015 Nissan Skyline GTR Nismo (DONE) -Hitman Mustang Mach 1 Repromod (DONE) -2015 Team Shinoda Yumi Mustang (DONE) -2015...

M4 Sherman: This alternate M4 Sherman should be just as easy to manufacture as the older M4 Shermans, in terms of being assembly line friendly and not requiring an excessive amount of hand welding. Material costs would be higher and footprint would be slightly larger but this Sherman...

Hell yeah, this looks awesome.

Alt. Sherman would be noticeably more compact than the Tiger I, thanks to the lower engine deck resulting in a lower hull. Also, IIRC, the tank would have about as much armor as the Sherman Jumbo and (thanks to the diesel engine) significantly more torque. That being said, due to the lower...

So...there's this idea that's been bouncing around in my head for quite some time, an alternate M4 Sherman. I was wondering whether any of you folks would be able to draw up a sketch for me. The specifications are below: Alternate M4 Sherman (new Sherman): Rationale/PoD: A US observer...

Hiroko's the crazy one. (273 mph in a 40 mph zone).

Timeline: The East is Red Model Name: Dodge Hellcat ACR Manufacturer: Fiat SpA Model Type: Muscle Car Model Year: 2015 Origin: Auburn Hills, Michigan Production Run: 2008- Engine: Front-mid mounted, 8.4L V10, supercharged (Viper V10) Aspiration: 2.3L Lysholm twin screw supercharger Compression...

Timeline: The East is Red Model Name: Ford Fusion RS Manufacturer: Ford Motor Corporation Model Type: Muscle Car Model Year: 2015 Origin: Dearborn, Michigan Production Run: 2006- Engine: Front mounted, 3.6L inline 6, twin turbo (Voodoo 217) Aspiration: Twin Ecoboost variable geometry...

We can also put Shanghai Jiaotong on there somewhere...maybe T-2nd with Harvard. :p

I'll get to the gaokao later. Also, my dad graduated from Nankai and my mom from PKU. So there's that. Also, Singapore is technically southern Chinese I guess... :D

That sounds about right thus far. Thanks for making the list. As always, this TL isn't dead.

Spoiler: World University Rankings, c. 2010: 10.) Free University of Africa, Kinshasa-Brazzaville, The Republic of the Congo 9.) National University of Singapore, Xinshan, Republic of Singapore 8.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 7.) Nankai University...

I previously mentioned the South African government was providing freeholds to white people willing to provide military service to the South African government. The non-aligned movement has yet to make an appearance. It'll show up eventually though. As for other literary characters, well...

KERS cars vs. non-KERS cars? That's gonna be interesting.

Another Micro Update: November 6th, 1964: Outgoing President Strom Thurmond orders the FBI to investigate former Presidential candidate Jesse Helms, due to rumored irregularities in Helms' fundraising practices. Chances are that President Sanford is going to go after Helms anyway, since...

1.) 9.5:1 is the actual compression ratio of the Dodge Charger/Challenger Hellcat. 2.) The engine on that Miata utilizes Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition, which allows for unusually high compression ratios. It's probably going to cause the engine to explode but the Miata is a race car...