Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 6:37PM | John Cadogan Hollywood Bowl Ram Raid Follows Facebook Dump
Hell hath no fury like Claire Holley after being jilted on Facebook
Awesome video captured on Jilted Lover Cam (below).
When Davey Jones dumped Claire Holley - virtually - by changing his Facebook status to 'single' he set in motion one of the
Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 3:19PM | John Cadogan Tough at the Top: CEO Salaries Out of Control
The US Treasury has handed GM CEO Dan Akerson a $9 million slap in the face
Perhaps because of the pesky detail that General Motors still owes the US taxpayer the paltry sum of $25 billion, GM’s largest shareholder (the US Government) has stepped in and capped CEO Dan Akerson’s salary at just $9 million – less than half what the other big boys get paid.
Bastards.
GM CEO Dan Akerson
- $9 million income
- $173,000/week
- $34,000/day
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne
- $22.2 million income
- $427,000/week
- $85,000/day
Ford CEO Alan Mullaly
"Yeah - mine is the biggest." Ford CEO Alan Mulally on the size of his package, recently
- $29.5 million income
- $567,000/week
- $113,000/day
Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 1:49PM | John Cadogan Russian Road Rage: Gynaecologist Goes Postal in Car Dealership
Muscovite meltdown: It's been a bad week for Russian gynaecologists
A 35-year-old Russian gynaecologist let frustration become the better part of valour this week, at the Pelican Cars dealership in northern Moscow.
Forced to endure a wait of at least 20 minutes - you got that right; 20 minutes - in the service queue, our hero sormed out, and then stormed right back in - driving his Suzuki Grand Vitara into a ram-raiding frenzy, captured on
Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 1:37PM | John Cadogan PAL-V $326k Roadgoing Gyrocopter
Meet George's jet, son...
Is it a bird? Is it a helicopter? Well, the PAL-V is neither really. Nor is it a helicopter. It's a prototype three-wheeled gyrocopter, which offers motorcycle-like road performance, plus two seats, as well as short takeoff and landing capability. Theoretically you could whip yourself up into the wild blue yonder and cruise at 180km/h above the gridlock, with as little as 165 metres of clear road ahead. (You need a little run-up to take off, but less runway to land.)
Key difference between an auto gyro (gyrocopter) and a helicopter? The main rotor isn't powered with an auto gyro. Propulsion comes from a fan/propellor at the rear (neat fold-out jobbie a la Transformers). The main rotor overhead is merely a rotating wing - but like a helicopter it is articulated for directional control purposes.
Additional video below.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 5:43PM | John Cadogan Road Rules Test for Dummies
Are you a road-rule idiot? Take this multiple-choice road rules test for dummies and find out
Note: This road rules test is based on road rules for NSW (Australia) – but it's broadly applicable to the rest of Australia too. Should prove very confusing for overseas visitors – especially those from left-hand drive markets (like Europe, America, China, Korea, etc.) If that’s you, just imagine what driving looks like in the mirror…
Scroll to the bottom for the correct answers.
There are 25 questions. Give yourself 4 points for each correct answer for a mark out of 100. If you scored abysmally, you might like to download the Australian Road Rules to refresh yourself on today’s rules. Warning - it's 400-ish pages long, so if you print it out you could probably use it to stop a bullet or foil a knife attack.
The Questions:
Question 1
When approaching a roundabout you must:
a) Give way to vehicles on your right
b) Give way to vehicles already in the roundabout