Ferrari's implementation of the Heisenberg Uncertainty principle
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From: Ace on 2 Aug 2010 06:18 On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 10:14:10 +0000 (UTC), "SIRPip" <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Ace wrote: > >> Someone here once said there was a way to make the >> equivalent systems in a Skoda display true speed on the dash > >That's easy. A Post-It note stuck to the dash with a big "0" on it. > >Can be subbed for one showing "30" when on the back of the skip wagon, >of course. The old ones aren't always the best.
From: Dr Zoidberg on 2 Aug 2010 06:47 "Ace" <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote in message news:tm3d56t2ukh31poft7hvvhhsadj8bo1jv9(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:16:38 +0100, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > >>On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:45:52 +0100, "Oily" >><martinhill100(a)nospambtconnect.com> wrote: >> >>>And most satnavs display the speed at the bottom of the screen. >> >>Standalone ones do. >> >>Is the same true of built in systems in cars? > > Not in mine, no. Someone here once said there was a way to make the > equivalent systems in a Skoda display true speed on the dash, but I > can't remember who. > In the Mk1 Octavia you can display the speed on the climate control unit. I CBA to google the button presses now but there's a similar function on most VAG cars -- Alex
From: Gyp on 2 Aug 2010 12:51 Dr Zoidberg wrote: > In the Mk1 Octavia you can display the speed on the climate control unit. > I CBA to google the button presses now but there's a similar function on > most VAG cars And it gives a differently wrong figure. -- Gyp GSX1300RZ R80RT R65RS replace .co.uk with .com to reply
From: frag on 2 Aug 2010 16:26 In article <v50c56l1n84fgg0qbosqh3q3dvbnt87mme(a)4ax.com>, news(a)champ.org.uk says... > > I was amused to see that the new Ferrari 458, as featured in tonight's > top gear, places the electronic speedo and satnav display in the same > piece of screen real-estate on the dash, such that you can switch > between the two displays. This means that you can either know how > fast you're going, or know where you are, but not both at the same > time. > > I'm guessing there's someone at Ferrari secretly hugging themselves > with their little joke. Bottom right of LHS screen has the speed displayed as a (digital) number. AKA the usual Clarksonian "I love it but lets lie and be silly". I so, so, so, so, so love that car. Want. Seriously want. Have wanted since I saw the first pic of it ages ago. -- frag MicroPlanet Gravity Newsreader V3.0 http://mpgravity.sourceforge.net/
From: Ace on 2 Aug 2010 16:47
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 11:47:43 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOOO!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote: > >"Ace" <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote in message >news:tm3d56t2ukh31poft7hvvhhsadj8bo1jv9(a)4ax.com... >> On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:16:38 +0100, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >> >>>On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:45:52 +0100, "Oily" >>><martinhill100(a)nospambtconnect.com> wrote: >>> >>>>And most satnavs display the speed at the bottom of the screen. >>> >>>Standalone ones do. >>> >>>Is the same true of built in systems in cars? >> >> Not in mine, no. Someone here once said there was a way to make the >> equivalent systems in a Skoda display true speed on the dash, but I >> can't remember who. >> >In the Mk1 Octavia you can display the speed on the climate control unit. >I CBA to google the button presses now but there's a similar function on >most VAG cars Sounds unlikely to be coming from a GPS system, though, which is what I was talking about. |