Posts by electricmaker40

Kate Brown49 said:just send me a DM then.😉

So we're calling it a "Sweet Little Secret," huh? 😁

Kate Brown49 said:So you think you aren't going to promote it?! 🙂
Of course I'm waiting for the full name of the cream 😬

Look, we all know advertising and self-promotion are strictly against the rules here...

And since the Mods have already decided they have it out for me anyway... I'll just keep my secrets out of the public eye!
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Kate Brown49 said:Like someone else already mentioned, I’ve dealt with chronically dry lips my entire life. I swear, I’ve tried everything under the sun—from the cheapest drugstore stuff to high-end luxury brands—and it’s all just a temporary fix. It's driving me crazy. After two or three days, the skin starts peeling off in actual chunks. I drink plenty of water, but I've realized most lip balms actually make things worse. The only ones that seem to help even slightly are calendula from Alverde, Carmex sticks, or just plain honey.
The worst part, though, is that all these balms are just greasy. They add oil, but I think my lips actually need hydration. I need moisture/water, not just a heavy oily layer.
Out of everything I've used, the BEST thing is a DIY balm I make with honey, lanolin, wax, shea butter, and hemp oil. I was actually thinking about it during my commute this morning because my lips look noticeably worse now that I've run out.

edit: My current DIY balm has a little moisture thanks to the honey, but I'm planning to try making a thick cream that actually incorporates both water and an oil phase.

I know exactly how you feel... I went through the same thing myself!

Luckily, I stumbled upon this one cream with a hint of peppermint... it works wonders for blood flow and even gives the lips a little plump look. It's perfect for me!
I don't want to turn this into a commercial or anything...
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Any chance we could get a feature added to the forum that lets you jump straight to the "first unread post" within a thread? It would save a lot of scrolling.
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Samuel Lopez9 said:But seriously, can someone please explain to people that a CT scan isn't just some harmless little thing you go in for whenever you feel like it... there's radiation involved, after all.

Yeah... even if it’s ten times the radiation of an X-ray, that doesn't justify the risk if there's a chance of something fatal...

On a side note, I had a bit of a wipeout on my bike recently, and they ended up putting me through the wringer with ten X-rays and every other test imaginable—just to be absolutely certain everything was fine before they'd let me leave the ER...
Kudos to the trauma team, though... even if I did lose the whole evening, and didn't exactly land the number of a cute young doctor! 😢

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cosmicridge5 said:I'm not a medical professional (just so there's no confusion), though I have shared my credentials for this topic over on the Paddock 😁

I find the subject interesting enough to do some reading in my spare time, too. But regardless, I'm not just making things up as I go, so you can take my word for it. 🙂

Honestly, you seem a lot more level-headed than some of the folks in here... the ones who constantly puff out their chests acting like they're the ultimate experts 😁

And don't let Joe get to you... that's just how he is. If he isn't the center of attention, he starts sulking and getting worked up... he talks a lot of nonsense quite often, too ☕

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We finally managed to get a doctor's perspective in here... thanks for breaking all of this down for us! ☕

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coastalwolf6 said:Wikipedia makes the same claim regarding Hammond's experience.

There are some pretty significant differences when you look at what happened to Humster:
1. He was actually conscious after the crash—unlike Bianchi.
2. He was decelerating from nearly 250mph over several hundred meters, not dropping from 120mph to zero in just a few feet.
3. His car slid off into the grass, rather than slamming head-first into a tractor and tearing it apart.

So yeah, the medical diagnosis might be in the same ballpark... but the wounds themselves? They aren't the same. It’s like comparing a small nick to a strike from a samurai sword. Both are cuts, and both can kill you, but there are levels to this kind of damage—kind of like how we talk about different degrees of burns.

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mellowtiger83 said:Massa is living proof. And honestly, there are others too—take Berger after Imole, for instance. Then you have those who just don't seem affected at all, only to end up even more unhinged later on, like Kubica. 🙂

Guys... do you actually have any idea what you're talking about here?
Massa dealt with a minor suspension snap at 120mph... Berger hit a wall and lost consciousness...

The DAI situation involving Bianchi is easily the biggest thing since Schumacher’s downfall... maybe the only thing comparable to that Sennin accident, where a tire and a chunk of suspension ended up hitting him in the head...

Bianchi has maybe a 10% chance of survival... and even if he does, most patients end up in a vegetative state... the ones who actually wake up usually deal with severe disabilities... maybe try doing a little research before you start posting on the forum!

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Chris Robinson25 said:After everything that happened, you have to wonder if he'll even want to get back in an F1 car.

It’s basically an addiction—once you get a taste, you're always hunting for that next hit. 😉

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Nicholas Nguyen said:In an accident like this, Bianchi's neck and spine definitely took a massive hit. When the impact happens, the head gets shoved violently downward into the cockpit, where there's absolutely zero room for any kind of movement.

I mean, how much movement could he even have had? They’re reclined so far forward in these cars nowadays... they haven't sat upright in years.

One thing is absolutely certain: if it wasn't for Hans, his neck would probably be a lost cause right now—either from the helmet snapping to the right or just the sheer torsion on the neck and helmet combined.

Speaking as someone who used to drive... my heart just breaks for the kid. He was pure talent—the kind of driver who would've been sitting in a Ferrari in two or three years. But with DAI involved? It's tough. Maybe a 10% chance he even pulls through, and even if he does, he won't be the same Bianchi. If he wants any hope of a normal life, he's going to need a literal miracle.
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ruggedhawk20 said:Honestly, Hans did more harm than good here—the energy that should’ve gone into snapping the neck just stayed trapped in the skull and pulverized the brain. Pure physics.

Look, here's what I've learned:
You can talk all you want about how the HANS works, but unless you've actually felt it during a high-speed impact, you haven't truly experienced it—actually, you probably haven't even seen one up close. If you had, you'd understand exactly why that restraint system exists in the first place.
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ruggedhawk20 said:Maybe toss a comment in with the link? Some of us are banned for life from Autosport—so what's the point of even posting it?

Well, who's really to blame here... me or you? 😁

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ruggedhawk20 said:Look, F1 is about moving forward, not backward. Besides—your logic is totally broken. If you're seriously pushing for manual gearboxes and old-school clutches, why aren't you demanding carburetors, aluminum chassis, lawnmower engines, and leather helmets too?

Can you even see how nonsensical you're being?!

Here’s the logic: your ideas focus entirely on technology rather than the actual skill required for a driver to handle the car!

Just to give you a quick heads-up on all the tech that's actually banned:
- traction control
- MASS damper
- FRIC
- active yaw control
- blown diffusers (exhaust & fan)
- 6 wheels
- 4wd
- special materials in engines (MMC, Br, Ti, etc)
and so on

Are you still insisting that F1 is purely an endless march of technological progress?
Honestly, you'll find more advanced tech in GT racing vehicles right now than you will in F1! 😢

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Once again, they won't amount to much with those electronic gearboxes and clutches... just like how they won't ever measure up to real F1, rather than these glorified gadgets... 😢

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ruggedhawk20 said:Anthony, don't embarrass yourself

Honestly, the only one looking ridiculous here is you... maybe go grab a drink and take a breather so you can settle down a bit...
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ruggedhawk20 said:Yeah, right—they totally smoked Audi and Peugeot—not to mention that Judd disaster in IndyCar 2012.

At this rate, I'll be reading this thread forever.

Since you clearly don't have a clue about what kind of engines we're actually talking about:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judd_(engine)

Also, it’s pretty obvious you haven't the slightest idea regarding the different classes in Le Mans racing—specifically GT racing—so here’s some light reading for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mans_Prototype
And a list of the actual "champions":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...s.27_Champions
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ruggedhawk20 said:Trashy Ilmor??? Give me a break. Ilmor is basically synonymous with engineering perfection. Mario Illien is one of the greatest engineers in F1 history—he’s the reason beryllium was even used as a material before they banned it. But back in the late 90s and early 2000s? Those Ilmor engines were absolute peak performance.

If you wanted to say trashy Mugen or trashy Judd—fine, whatever—but calling Ilmor trash? Good grief.

I wouldn't go that far with Mugen or Judd, though... those engines have proven themselves plenty of times in endurance racing! 😉

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ruggedhawk20 said:They were being loud as hell even before this—you could barely hear anything over the engines

Look, Formula 1 existed way before 2014 too

If that’s how they’re actually driving... then how on earth can you say they aren't living on the edge?
Is he even driving with any guts?
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Jason Campbell70 said:Five years ago, they could. Now, all of a sudden, they can't. Why the change?

Just think back to the '96 Spanish GP.
Or maybe both Monaco races in the same year?

Belgium, '98.
The 2007 Japanese GP.

With today’s mindless rules, would we even be holding these races anymore?

ruggedhawk20 explained. ☕

I can still see all those races playing back in my head... and honestly, the one thing that truly sets them apart is just how much water is sitting on the track. It doesn't actually matter how hard it's pouring if:
There isn't a stream crossing over the track.
It looks like we've got two cars out there absolutely shredding their tires—just constant sliding all over the track.

They just aren't willing to take those kinds of risks like they did back at Spa in '98—not if it means dealing with those massive pile-ups again.

Let’s be honest—the rubber our current supplier is putting on the table right now? It’s absolute garbage. I think we can all pretty much agree on that, can't we?

And let’s not forget how they used to handle those cars back when traction control was still a thing—it's a completely different world now. They just don't drive like that anymore. These modern cars? They aren't forgiving. Not even close. Back in the day, the older machinery gave you a bit of a grace period, but today, if you make one tiny mistake, the car will punish you instantly. No second chances.

Throw it all into a blender, and you get exactly what we’re looking at right now. Honestly, I feel like we're still just sitting around waiting for that one rainy race—you know, the kind where traction control is off the table and they actually have to deal with a massive surge of torque. It’ll be interesting to see who holds it together and who ends up looking absolutely ridiculous out there when things get messy.

darkmarlin16 said:Honestly, the asphalt zones even end up rewarding mistakes sometimes. Just look at La Source, or how they messed up at Blanchimont, though I guess you could forgive them there since it's such an insanely fast part of the track.

We need a middle ground here.

They should put about 5 meters of gravel around the track, and then after that, they can pave it.

Basically, just surround the circuit with a minimum 5-meter ring of gravel.

A few millimeters of low pressure doesn't actually mean much in this context... honestly, if you could get the surface to feel more like what we see at a track like Sonoma, that would be the sweet spot. You’d probably end up flying right off the asphalt, but hey, is that really what you're looking for?
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stormybadger8 said:Basically, the issue is that every single attempt at a gutsy overtake gets slapped with a penalty. Whether the move was actually clean or just a complete momentary lapse in judgment, the result is pretty much the same...
Under the guise of "safety," they’re overregulating everything, which has basically killed off any actual racing. It’s not about making the cars safer; it's about rules that kill the spirit of competition in the name of safety, forcing drivers to either dive down the pit lane or wait for the DRS zone just to get past someone...

As for cars flying off track, that’s an easy fix.😁
If a driver goes wide, the team should just get an automatic software command that limits their fuel flow to 25/50/75% for the next few seconds, or maybe forces them to run at 90% fuel flow for the entire following lap.🤣
Since they already have the tech to mess with them using all these different software schemes, why not use it to hand out penalties?😁

I have to disagree there... just look at what happened with MS and those excursions through Rascasse a few years back... or those times we saw them going wide at the Hairpin...
And remember, just a few years ago, we only ever saw people going off at St. Devote or right as they were exiting the Tunnel...
And all of this happens on a track that offers almost zero chance for overtaking! I honestly think some people have become a bit spoiled—you don't seem to realize what it actually means to overtake when you're driving modern F1 cars that are essentially identical in performance...
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Modern Formula 1 cars just aren't built for driving in the rain—not in the way you’d actually want to experience it. Everything feels so sanitized now; just listen to the sound of those tires squealing through the corners... it's all so controlled.

I'm not sure what you used to get behind the wheel of, but it's clearly been a long time since you've actually driven anything.

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