Jim Moyer's hobby is building miniature engines. The one above, which he claims is the smallest V-8 engine in the world, is a 1/6 scale model of the 327 cubic inch motor in a 1964 Chevrolet Corvette.
Awww, it's such a cute widdle V8. I just want to pinch its valve covers. I like the miniature engines and all, but just as long as they serve a purpose, like the scale miniature Viper V10 that powers a pencil sharpener.
Really imnpressive - and possibly the smallest /scale/ model. I've seen a much smaller V8 glow-plug aero engine running, but that wasn't a model of anything in particular, just a small engine. About 6" long and perhaps 5" squarish - made an amazing whooshing sound.
On a scale, form 1 to 10, with 10 being the most intelligent and 1 being worse than useless, the difference between a 9 and a 10 is that a 9 knows everything and a 10 knows nothing.
Dumb people are over-confident in their abilities, and they never ask questions before doing something. Intellectuals not only have less confidence, but assume everyone thinks about things the way they do. And they ask how to do something the right way, instead of assuming they're doing it the right way. Obviously there's exceptions to every rule, but overall it's mostly true I'd say. (Having worked the last 25 years in Retail)
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I like the miniature engines and all, but just as long as they serve a purpose, like the scale miniature Viper V10 that powers a pencil sharpener.
ROOBOy the almost hysterical laughter of mr. Clarkson during the interview- Priceless :-D
...And so now we look out for someone who builds the tiny robot-driver to take a seat in that masterpiece to take that for a spin.