What is the one life experience that made you mature significantly?
5 years ago, I went through a divorce as my wife ran away with her ex-boyfriend. I was devastated and looking for some companionship or happiness.As I was a teetotaler, I didn't have the confidence to ask women out in bars as I rarely visited them. Libraries were full of old women while I was still in late 20s.I started going to strip clubs which I had never done before. Somehow I had an idealistic view of marriage and relationships where I really agreed with “Till death do us apart" until my ex wife made me realize the brutal truth about human beings and life. However, the dark ambience of those places combined with a marketplace for flesh infested with desperate guys was never to my liking.So, I started hiring escorts. I was making pretty decent six figure salary in NYC. So, a thousand bucks a month was manageable for me. Mostly, they would come and get down straight to business. Sometimes, I tried to strike meaningful conversations with some of them but except for one nobody else was able to appreciate my thoughts.I still remember that woman. She was originally from Bulgaria and always offered to help me put on my socks even though I avoided that as I considered it demeaning to her as a human being. When I told her about my sad life and my self loathing thoughts, she told me the most important lesson in my life. She said: If you want others to like/love you, you should love yourself first. Positive people generate a positive vibe while negativity does the opposite.Honestly, I used to have a lot of meaningful conversations with her and I used to joke to her sometimes that we should live on an isolated island where I hunt for food while she manages our house in the jungle.Coming back to the point, she disappeared all of a sudden after 6 months but the lesson she taught me made me a better person.I managed to improve my health drastically, started socializing more and became more open about my shortcomings that I used to hide earlier. While Didn't remarry, I became a much more content person. Instead of spending money on carnal pleasures, I spend it on my own personal improvement.I sometimes wonder that perhaps there is a reason that many people like Buddha and Jesus had meaningful relationships with prostitutes. Probably those women have risen beyond the levels of temptation that still affects normal human beings and having met a diverse set of people can easily empathize with everyone equally.
Have you had a near death experience (NDE)? What did you learn from this?
Okay so a while back, a woman was run over her head by a hydraulic crane in my town. She was riding her scooter and had a helmet on, too, but she didn't survive.So my mom sent me the CCTV footage of the incident and needless to say, it was pretty harrowing. But having seen a few animals get roadkilled in front of my eyes and seeing spilt intestines on roads, it didn't affect me that much.A few days later I was en route to my coaching classes. I always go everywhere using my bicycle. The class was supposed to start at 18:30, which was the time of dusk during those days in October. This bus in front of me was moving agonizingly slowly and I was well past late. Then the driver stopped to let passengers out. I was approximately 50–100 meters fron my classes. I saw this as a good opportunity to overtake. I had just overtaken the bus when I slipped over a steep incline between the road's tar surface and the sidewalk. I immediately fell over to my right, and the bus started moving at that very instant. Since the driver was seated high and I was very close to the front of the bus, he wasn't able to see me, but he did notice SOMETHING had fallen down, much like a human. He immediately slammed the brakes and the bus stopped, the front tyre of the bus being just, like, 30 centimeters behind my head.I got up, as if nothing ever happened, and casually looked back to see that huge ass headlight of the bus shining right on my eye. 0.56 seconds later I realize that same hydraulic crane incident ALMOST happened to me.I just picked my bicycle up, put the chain back into the third sprocket of my front gear system and headed on to my class, everyone staring at me. exactly thirty seconds later I reach my classes, only to be told by a fellow classmate of mine, that the class was preponed. I never got the official message regarding this.I never told mom about this, or else she would've immediately grounded me.What I learnt from this is that, sometimes you're just a few meters away from your destination before you get oofed. I was lucky enough not to.Oh and when I reached back home and went to bed, I couldn't sleep. I got up, and at that very instant, big chunks of plaster fell from the part of the ceiling that was right above my head when I was lying down. Big enough to crush the ceiling of your car.2 near oofs in one day.
What happens when we put water in coolant?
At early stages we use water as a coolent but due to its low boiling point it cannot cool the engine fast and also it vapour easily and cause damage.also water is a good corrosive agent.Whena runs onwater a breakdown of vital mechanical parts can occur. Aside from mechanical damage, water can also reach a boiling point faster than a coolant mixture, and this causes cars to overheat easily. In the event that a car has overheated and pushed out coolant, water can be added as a temporary substitute. To add water, allow the entire car to cool, then begin adding water through the reservoir. Next, drive to the nearest repair shop so the cooling system can be repaired and the correct coolant mixture can be added.
Does a fully filled petrol tank really lead to an explosion when it's exposed to high temperatures?
When I first started at secondary school (11 to 12 years old), everyone's favourite physics/chemisty experiment (including the teacher's) was known affectionately as "the exploding treacle tin experiment". It consisted of an ordinary metal tin with a push tight lid, with a hole punched in the lid by a big nail, and a bigger circular hole cut in the base, tailor made to fit the stack of a bunsen burner. The experiment consisted of putting the bunsen burner under a tripod, and the tin on the tripod, with the stack of the bunsen burner just inserted into the hole in the base of the tin. The gas supply was turned on, and the flame lit where the gas was coming out of the hole at the top, in the lid of the tin. Then, the air vent of the bunsen burner was opened, and the gas supply was turned off. The flame at the top of the tin continued to burn, using up the store of gas in the tin. But it gradually became smaller and smaller (and blue, because the gas was burning efficiently in the abundant air that was steadily mixing inside the tin with the gas). Then, all of a sudden, after something like 30 seconds of nothing much happening, and the flame getting smaller and fainter, and seemingly going out, the whole thing suddenly exploded with an enormous bang. Since the lid of the tin was only one of the push-on ones, the explosion merely popped the lid off the tin, and into the air. But it never ceased to surprise the class. The moral of the story (and the point of the experiment, of course) was to demonstrate that fuel on its own is not particularly explosive, just as air on its own isn't explosive. It is only when the enclosed space (the treacle tin, or the fuel tank of a vehicle) contains the optimum mix of fuel vapour and air that it explodes in the way that they seem to think is normal in Holywood films.
What is the best way to reduce fuel consumption while riding a motorcycle?
Proper bike maintenance is something you must do anyway. Not only is it instrumental in keeping you (and others) safe on the road, but it can also bump down your monthly petrol bills.Driving at a steady speed is the tried and true way to save on fuel. Increasing and dropping the speed suddenly puts more pressure on the engine and the tank is empty in no time.2. Keeping up the right tyre pressure and adjusting drive chain tension the right way are important. Riding zig zag at top speed upset these factors and use up more fuel.3. See that your engine is always tuned and serviced frequently by a company authorized garage.4. Always maintain low emission levels.DONT’s OF FUEL CONSUMPTION:. Do not keep the clutch lever hard-pressed when you are riding.. Do not run the engine in low gear for prolonged time.. Do not park your bike or two wheeler under direct sunlight as it leads to fuel vaporization.. Do not keep brake pedal pressed when on the move.. Do not increase the engine rpm through traffic stops. Turn down the engine if you have to wait more than 30 secs.. Do not cover firth of air filter assemblage.. Do not cover the engine in the front and sides as it can limit the air flow to the engine fins needed for air cooling. And high temperature leads to additional fuel usage.Few Important tips to maintain low emission levels:. Keep your spark plug clean and preserve stated space between electrodes.. Always see that the air filter is clean.. Keep the carburetor regulated at any company approved workshop.. Do not fill engine oil more than necessary and stick to the replacement schedule.. Never use adulterated petrol.. You should get the emission level certified once every 3 months at any of the authorized emission checking centers.I hope the above information will be helpful to you.
At what temperature do you stop riding your motorcycle?
On the high end, I stop in the high 90’s (Fahrenheit) depending on the humidity levels. Once the air temp is higher than body temp, you have to switch to different methods to cool down and I have not done any testing in that manner. Being a pure New England native, I also don’t function well in the heat. But that kind of heat isn’t all that common, so maybe a week or so a year I don’t ride because of heat.On the other end, so long as there is no ice or chance of ice (morning black ice from dew is a real hazard) I can ride. I also avoid riding when the roads are coated in salt. The crap gets on everything and cleaning the bike and the riding gear is a royal PIA when you can’t hose it down.I’ve ridden as low as -5 Fahrenheit. I’ve also done multiple hundred mile runs in the zero to 20 degree range. No big deal. It’s always road conditions, not temp that matters most. I have a heated jacket liner and pant liner along with heated gloves that work great. Pretty much any time the temps are below 50 I put on the jacket liner. I can then just dial up some heat as needed. It’s like riding wrapped in an electric blanket. No matter the temp, I just have on my normal clothes, the heated layer, and my riding gear. No super thick multi-layer Michelin Man look. Sure, if the heated gear failed, I’d have to find someplace fairly quick, but in 15 years, I’ve never had any heated gear give me a moment of trouble.My favorite time of year is the fall. Soon after the leaves begin to turn in the mountains. The Leaf Peepers are not out yet, but the days are cool so I’m not sweating, but no so cold I need the heated gear. Damn near perfect. Unlike spring, there is no sand on the road and no frost heaves to make it extra bumpy.Nothing like being on a bike to really feel the seasons and how the weather changes from day to day. I loath the days I have to commute in the car.
How long should I warm up my car before driving?
Most vehicles built before 1995 used a carburetor, a device that combined air and fuel. However, the U.S. automobile industry changed over to a fuel injection method in the 80s and 90s, eliminating the need for the carburetor.With a carburetor, it was essential to let the car idle for minutes before driving it in order to make sure the engine would run properly. But with modern cars, it's not the engine itself that needs to be warmed up when it's cold outside.Experts are torn on this issue. Some say the car can be driven immediately, just at a neighborhood speed. Others argue that cars need to idle for a couple of minutes to get the oil properly flowing."The oil is the lifeblood of the engine," Joseph Henmueller, president and COO of Automotive Maintenance and Repair Association, said.Experts weigh in: Do you need to warm up your car in cold weather?Henmueller suggested that cars should idle one to two minutes before driving in cold weather. When temperatures drop to freezing, or when it's cold enough that windshields will frost over, the oil needs to warm up before it can move smoothly throughout the car.Modern oils are less viscous at low temperature than old oils, and will flow faster from the pan to the upper parts of the engine.However, an engine is built from different materials, with different coefficients of expansion, and it takes time for its temperature to get uniform, and its clearances to get close to specs.Exactly Why You Need To Warm Up Your Car When It's Cold
How many motorcycle accidents have you been in?
I consider myself very fortunate that in 36 years of riding I have only been involved in two motorcycle accidents.The first one I was riding an old 2 stroke water cooled Suzuki GT750 water buffalo. I had bought it used and in checking it over and replacing what I needed to I neglected to inspect the oil pickup tube. 3 months later it collapsed on me going down the highway at 80 miles an hour and the entire drivetrain, including the back tire, locked up on me.Needless to say I lost control of the bike & went for a wild 300+ ft slide down the side of the road. Fortunately I was wearing chaps and a jacket but I came away with a lot of scrapes and scratches where I wore through them. Aside from being covered in bruises and moving rather carefully for the better part of two weeks I came through it pretty good. Unfortunately the bike was a total and complete loss.The second time was somewhat minor as I was rear-ended while sitting at a stop sign buy some moron in a cage behind me who didn't think to look twice. A few bumps and bruises and then couple hundred dollars later the bike and I were fine.The second one was 15 years ago and fortunately I haven't been in one since. But I credit my lack of serious injury by riding ATGATT. (All the gear all the time).