Owner of brandy-new carbon fiber road racing bicycle: "I hit a pothole when I was riding fast and it made this CRACK noise."
Examining bike: "I can't see anything. It seems to ride fine... I love this bike. It's probably fine."
Yeah, man. I'm sure it's fine. Just stay behind me, okay?
yeah im just a bonehead who fell into the trap. im so sorry please dont pick on me
ReplyDeleteI'm too critical of the tech-weenies. I've toyed with the idea of a carbon fiber bike myself. But those warning labels make it sound like you have the choice between starving to death in orbit or burning to death in reentry if a few heat shield tiles get damaged.
ReplyDeleteAnd the engine hasn't been redesigned in thousands of years.