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13 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - The Rich Invest in ‘... · 1 reply · +2 points

A genuine Catastrophe Portfolio has to include a few dozen flawless diamonds. Their value density is much greater than gold; your valet can sew them into the waistband of your favorite trousers. When evacuating one step ahead of angry hoards, they are all but undetectable. They won't be revealed by a metal detector and only the sharpest body-scan-reading TSA officer would be able to spot them since they are (except for some refraction) all but transparent. If really desperate, you can swallow them if necessary and, ahem, "retrieve" them later...

13 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - Monthly Parking Rates ... · 1 reply · +1 points

What happened to Monte-Carlo?

13 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - Who Killed the Convert... · 0 replies · +2 points

My family owned convertibles from 1958-1972, but none of us own one today.

With ever-increasing traffic density, it becomes less and less pleasant to ride in a car with the top (or even windows) lowered. When doing so, one is inevitably surrounded by loud motorcycles, blaring audio systems or large trucks spewing exhaust fumes.

Also, riding in the rear seat of any four-place convertible is most unpleasant at anything over about 35 mph unless you are riding in the back of a pre-war dual-cowl phaeton with its second windshield behind the front seat.

13 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - Guide to Writing About... · 0 replies · +1 points

Extra credit if the article incorporates a clever reference to Telly Savalas.

13 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - Led Zep at Knebworth ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Love that telephone on top of the organ! '70's rock star hedonism!

13 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - Pounds that Kill: The ... · 1 reply · +3 points

What many people forget is that heavier vehicles are safer for their occupants only when striking a "soft" target such as a lighter vehicle, house or convenience store. When striking an immovable "hard" target, such as a large tree or bridge abutment, extra mass is of no advantage. In this instance, 100% of the impact energy must be absorbed by deformation of the ramming vehicle, and this energy increases with vehicular mass in accordance with E=mc2.

13 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - Pounds that Kill: The ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Airbags weigh from 3-9 pounds each, depending on their location in the vehicle. On a car like the BMW 7-Series (which I believe has 10 bags) the total weight of all bags and associated sensors and wiring would be less than 80 pounds.

13 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - Spain’s Cucumber Cri... · 0 replies · +1 points

This cucumber debacle could really put Spain in a pickle.

13 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - The Rapture: Sign of t... · 0 replies · +2 points

Look at me Damien! It's all for you...

13 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - Day Trading for Canadi... · 0 replies · +3 points

Do you suppose it covers the basics of trading in and out of Maple Syrup and Canadian Bacon futures?

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