environment
“SpaceX’s Long-Term Water Pollution in Texas | Giga Gears”
SpaceX is, for all intents and purposes, the current state of American space flight. Sure, there’s that Boeing rocket, but we’ve all seen how that’s going — SpaceX is now how NASA gets shit done. It’s also, according to reports from two separate regulatory bodies, a massive polluter of Texan waters.
Car Buying Roundup: Futurliner, Justin Bieber’s Bugatti, and Forgotten Hybrids | Giga Gears
Wealthy Chinese businesspeople love to waft around in traffic in the absolute lap of luxury, and the local market has really figured out the best way to create a luxurious passenger experience. For starters, it’s electric, mostly for noise reasons, but also because China is significantly more electric-minded than we…
“Cruise Ships to Grow 8 Times Bigger than Titanic by 2050 | Giga Gears”
Modern cruise ships are all-inclusive luxury contagion incubators on the water, and they are only getting larger. A recent report released by climate advocacy group Transport & Environment projects the world’s largest cruise ship will be eight times larger than the Titanic by 2050. Admittedly, we’re already past the…
“Tesla Charging: Why Plugging into Power Line Isn’t the Shortcut You Imagine”
The owner of a Tesla Model 3 attempted to charge their car by plugging it directly into a power line in Mexico. The charge went about as well as you’d expect, with the car bursting into flames that spread to a nearby house after it was connected to the illegal hookup.
Typhoon Storm Surge Collides Barges with Bridge in the Philippines
We learned in Baltimore earlier this year that bridges aren’t as resilient as assumed. A bridge in the Philippines withstood the impact of multiple barges last week as Typhoon Gaemi, a Category 4 storm, swept across East Asia. The dramatic video of the crash shows a river’s rushing muddy current slam three…
