Hehe, I do hope everyone knows I was just joking.

This Michael Long guy...he's not the level. The Garth Brooks reference tipped me off. No one would have had a Brooks tape in the early 80s...Brooks never made it big until the early 90s, a decade later! Therefore, Michael Long cannot be who he says he is. I do hope this doesn't upset too many here. ...

All I can say is, I'd buy it! If nothing else, I would like to see whether he raps any better than Randy Savage or nt.

DK

Just for fun, a little off-the-cuff poem to add to this thread. :) Dedicated to all, A selfless pair -- Town large or small You know they'll be there. Whenever there's trouble Like the Bloodhound Gang, They're there on the double; It ain't no big thang For Michael and KITT On an average day To shut ...

Hey everyone. It's always great to see two of my favorite things together, KR and poetry, and its even better to see others who feel the same way! :) By the way, just for the record, I wrote "Knight Visions" as a way of tribute since my webmaster abilities and such aren't that great, haha....

I have a confession, Mike. You are right. I don't know what I've been thinking. I knew that all along. I don't know why I said what I did. Mark this moment. :lol: I stand by the rest of my case except that one part, though. I'll chalk it up to stress...I really did know it, but it just didn't regist...

More mass leads to more inertia due to its increased weight, yes. It's like rolling two balls down a hill. The lighter ball will take off faster, but the heavier ball will pass it once it gets moving. The height of the fall would determine the difference in descent between the nose and tail of the c...

If you believe "the greater the mass, the greater the force," then even without an atmosphere, the heavier end of the car would descend faster. I don't see how it couldn't. By the way, about inertia... It is the combined force of gravity from every point of mass in the universe on every ot...

Mike, you are right that the relationship between thrust and angle isn't that linear. A 30* launch with 6 times less gravity would probably not literally result in a 180* launch. Yet, given the basic information, I was extrapolating an answer that I think is close to the truth. For example, it would...

Terminal velocity is the speed at which the resistance of the atmosphere equals the accelerational force (though not the inertial force, or the object would stop in midair) of a falling object, thus preventing the object from accelerating further. Gravity, in the absence of an atmosphere, accelerate...

Ahhh...this is better. The board has lacked somewhat in these technical questions for a while. If KITT were to turboboost on the moon, using the Earth's calibration, it's very likely that he would flip backwards. I say that because his front always rises first, and the rear follows. On Earth, there'...

I think there's a superficial similarity in the voice tones used, since they're both played by Peter Cullen, but I think it pretty much ends there. As I remember Optimus, yes, he could be a little intimidating or threatening, but he really was a good guy, as opposed to KARR. Prime also had to be tou...

I love bikes almost as much as cars. Even so, I can't imagine doing 200mph on one. Even 100mph would be darned scary. I've been to about 115 or so in a car, and that wasn't too scary, but I've ridden enough ATVs to know that riding on something is entirely different from riding in it. Anyway, I neve...

From the continual KR jokes and references Hasselhoff has made since KR ended, and the fact that he does seem to genuinely love the show's core concepts, I seriously doubt that he would talk something up like he did with this movie, only to let it fall apart. David seems quite committed to making it...

If it weren't for money orders, I'd be really out of luck for ordering online. I despise credit cards and most forms of paying electronically. The days of the cashless society are far too fast approaching for me.

DK

That was quite entertaining, Sith. You show strength in dialogue construction. Ever considered taking some classes toward a writing degree?

DK

I think KARR perceived KITT as a threat to his own existence in KvK. In TDR, (I hope I'm not reversing the episodes) KARR didn't want a direct confrontation with KITT because he wasn't quite sure of KITT's abilities. He put out a front of confidence, appearing sure of himself as "superior,"...

I'd take a 3rd gen for a daily driver, but the stock drivetrain, or at least the motor would have to go. A manual tranny with a forced induction 3.8 would rock the block. There are turbo Buick Grand Nationals that do the 1/4 mile in under 9 seconds. Now, I wouldn't need that much power in daily driv...

I think the AI would certainly make the other technologies work best together. Some people, though, romanticize the AI to the point that they almost forget the rest. Take power production, for example. Who has come close to developing an engine that produces KITT-like power and efficiency, while ret...

KITT is a possibility that I intend to make a reality. I think people get so caught up in the AI that they forget about the other engineering challenges. Turboboost, MBS and such are nearly as daunting as AI. In fact, some forms of AI are easier to achieve than say, MBS, because supermaterials are s...

Every once in a while, one or more brilliant minds come together to project an image of some ideal that is worth attempting to carry out in reality. It might be in literature, the movies, or even TV, but it happens all the same. KITT is, in my opinion, a goal well worth pursuing. To that end, I have...

You're thinking of retro rockets, and yes, they would certainly help.
I could've used them on my Olds a time or two.

DK

The classic question, how to make Turboboost a reality. Well, I've always been a huge fan of compressed air, but hydraulics has its place also. It would be good to have hydraulics for the lower jumps, and compressed air for the higher jumps. Turboboost also had an effect at times of just increasing ...

I think what's important to consider here is whether or not KITT's throttle stays at the same position. If KITT comes onto the ramp with his throttle still open at the same level as at 50, then he will get traction and go shooting through the semi. However, if KITT (or Michael) lets off the gas just...

SID was an excellent idea in concept, as Neil said, but unfortunately, they brought it about in a rather hokey manner. Maybe something like a continously flying solar powered craft which followed FLAG wherever it went would work. It could act like a mobile satellite or something, taking pictures whe...