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Three Tennessee auto makers who built rat rods were on hand to exhibit at the 2014 Kingsport Mini Maker Faire in Kingsport, TN. This is a quick interview with them along with a tour of their creations. Tons of detail and creativity in their design including creative recycling. These cars are street legal works of art.

Some good ol’ boys with badass cars.

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A new week, a new set of fasties.

Backsault to toe hang

Wrong side of the gas pump

Aussie hoon blows his blower

On November 7th of 2014, François Gissy reached an incredible speed of 333 km/h (207mph) on a rocket-propelled bicycle.

One sandwich shy of a picnic basket.

Self-balancing motorcycle looks like it may have some potential. More than likely, it’s electric. Not a contender for the Isle of Man TT.

ABB robots demonstrate precision with swords and demonstrate a “fight.”

Medieval sword fighting does not just belong in movies. More and more people are taking it up as a serious sport. Around 13,000 fighters are now estimated to practice the longsword worldwide, and record numbers are taking part in elite contests.

Needs to get recognized and included in Olympic sports.

Small bots can travel in all directions.

Airtrax. We showed this back in ’09:

Another device for the repo man.

It’s Sunday. The weather is on that edge of decision to either do something outside, or just say screw it and watch the game inside on the recliner. Inside or outside, the Slinks will be waiting down below at the end of this Internet wire.

Kilauea – The Big Picture

Nice Pics

The Berlin Wall
Walled In [10:39]
The wall 25 years later [1:42]

The Electronic Afterlife [4:06]

VW Golf Mk 7 Production, Wolfsburg plant, 2014 [5:32]

980 Horsepower ’66 Chevelle – Jalopnik

Sunspot AR 2192 [7:54] – timelapse

Cricket explained [3:15]

How to pick a lock with hairpins [5:41]

The pay phone repairmen of New York City [3:14]

Metal is beautiful [1:31]

Animation
Minions  – official trailer [2:57]
Llama Drama [1:30]
Dum Spiro [6:21]

Music
Slide guitar blues street musician [5:00]
Sandu Ciorba – Sefule [about 3:05] – Romanian folk – stop whenever
 John Fred and his Playboy Band – Judy in Disguise [2:54] – ancient

 Quickies
Frozen lake methane [0:13]
Landing a small military drone [0:32]
RC car hits 200mph [stop at 0:30]

* Jiffs *

Beer
Clydesdale [0:31]
Foeder build timelapse [1:14]
Outlaw brewers in Thailand [10:58]

******

Robbie “Maddo” Maddison rides an Olympic park [4:47]

Heavy modified tractor pulls [6:23]

Jeremy Clarkson experiences heavy Gs [4:00]

1968 Shelby GT500KR Convertible 4-Speed [5:57] – Muscle Car of the Week

Forging an elephant head railroad spike [6:44]

Crash Compilation 2014 Nordschleife Nürburgring [5:13]

CES MMA highlights [5:03]

Polaris RZR XP1K2 [7:15]

Morgan Motorworks builds a car [8:38]

 Shaken [1:17]

Bob Seger – Hollywood Nights [5:02] – 1978

Everything’s cool with the site and the weather outside. Did a minor deletion to the categories. The adjectives: amazing, bizarre, clever, odd, sad, scary, stupid and weird have been eliminated. As the site gets older and matures (as do I) those categories seemed to have been my own minor opinion of the video. We have close to 12,000 posts on this site and how many visitors do you think will search on the category “bizarre?” And what’s the real difference between bizarre, weird and odd? There you have it. Along with the deletions will be the Click to open in a new window. prompt. We all know what to do. For fresh visitors, it may come as a surprise. Now, it’s a given. I may regret these decisions later. Your comments are appreciated.

Speaking of comments, no comments have been received in over two weeks. I wonder if there’s been an apocalypse that I haven’t heard about. However, voting is normal for the Weekly Babes. I think everything is still alright.

I checked again on the Next Gen Gallery plugin that we haven’t updated since v1.9.13. The plugin was sold to a company by the developer and since then it turned to shit. It’s now up to version 2.0.66.29 and people are still complaining about it in the forums. We have over 355 old NextGen galleries ranging from cars to babes to Honeys that are still in rotation, and I can’t see getting rid of the old plugin.

Before the temps get below freezing, I have to clean out “the pit” in the kegerator. Numerous samplings, bottlings and over-foamings have contributed to a carpet of mung at the lowest point. It’s a small, almost inaccessible area just in front of the compressor. Since the watering hose has been stored for the winter (thanks, Dear) the job will have to be performed with buckets of water. The kegerator will be unplugged and the lid propped open until spring. In the spring, I’ll build a small floor to cover up the pit and perhaps place a catch-all pad over it. It’s bottling season for a few months.

I don’t care to have my picture taken and I’ve quit using PhotoBooth on the Mac. In some Brew Review pics you might discern the small piece of electrical tape I have placed over the camera. I just want to keep a low profile. With that in mind, here’s a shot of me from years ago in the Manly Garage (click to enlarge. Pfft!):

Dark Frank

Thanks a lot for stopping by.

I was at the Minooka bottle shop and the very nice lady showed me what she had that was new. The beer was from Revolution Brewing out of the Chicago Logan Square district. The beer was called Unsessionable Imperial IPA in a sixpack of black cans with gold tops. To contrast, the pop tabs were black.

The can markings were very bold and blatantly advertised in large bold caps were “100 IBUs” and “10% By Vol.” The can was a billboard. The whole sixpack was shouting at me as I examined the label. No fancy artwork, just a partial hop cone on the front. On the other side in lesser but still large print were all the hop varieties used. Centennial, Chinook, Amarillo, Cascade, Galaxy, Citra. It must have been a challenge to balance those all out. Hop profiles page is here.

I thought it was odd. The printing and the giant numbers were going to sell this beer. Nowhere on the can was there an actual description of the taste. Lo be unto to those who are unsuspecting noobs.

The Revolution website describes the beer as such:

The biggest and baddest IPA we’ve ever made, but with the satisfying drinkability of a Revolution beer. It may look and feel like a sessionable beer, but it ain’t. Six hop varieties including tons of Galaxy infuse this giant IPA with flavors and aromas of pine, passion fruit, and citrus rind. With a surprisingly dry and crisp finish, this is the most drinkable imperial IPA you’ll likely ever have. Drink it fresh.

There was no “canned on” date and therefore it would be impossible to determine if the contents were fresh or not. But at 10%, and in a can, I really don’t think it matters. I have heard nothing conclusive on the results of cellaring canned beer, But I think the hop flavors would inherently mellow down over time.

Unsessionable Imperial IPA is now on Revolution’s calendar for release dates and the beer comes out in September and October. I assume that 2014 is the first year for this brew.

Let us begin.

As I popped the top, my nose was blasted with a small charge of hop aromas. First time for that. The liquid was a nice yellow color coming out of the can and poured up with a collective reddish gold. The large, pure white foam head rose up. Lots of nice micro carbonation. The beer smelled of hops toward the tropical fruit side of the spectrum.

The first sip was amazing. It had a big mouthfeel and some sweetness covered up by an unrecognizable (as yet) hoppy bitterness. This was a huge-ass tasty beer.The malt sweetness and the hop slap at the swallow seemed to complement each other. Absolutely delicious.

The sweetness grouped up and collected toward the back of the mouth. I felt as if I didn’t have enough taste buds for this beer.

The hops do in fact have flavors from the tropical fruit side. But not one taste would stand out for me. Grasping at straws, I offer up a bit of orange, tangerine and maybe pineapple. I keep getting slight taste reminders of ruby red grapefruit. But there is so much hop stuff going on in this beer that I just may be way off base or dead nuts right.

The finish was dry and left me wanting another sip right away. But that’s the road to trouble. At 10% alcohol, this luscious brew may sandbag an unsuspecting drinker. To paraphrase Harry Callahan, “A good man’s got to know his limitations.”

This beer reflects a well thought out recipe. It probably took weeks of trial runs to get the beer to taste like this and numerous attempts at getting the perfect blend of hops. This beer is in the Hopslam neighborhood for a similar price. In this case you truly get what you paid for.

If you live around these parts or find yourself visiting the Chicago area in the fall, you would be well advised to pick up a sixer of this elixir. Have a twenty ready for the register man and dig a little deeper for tax money. This is one of the best DIPAs I have tasted in a long time.

The SixPackTech summary for Revolution Unsessionable Imperial IPA:

Style: Imperial India Pale Ale
Taste: Big and fruity with mild bitterness.
Smoothness: Very easy going sip after sip.
Drinkability: Must sip. Share this beer with close friends or save some for another time.
Bang for the buck: Yes it’s expensive, but it’s a big taste.
Amount paid: $19.99 for 6 12-ounce cans.
Get it again? Yes. As long as it’s available. And I can afford it.
ABV: 10%
Brewer’s website
Wife’s all-encompassing opinion: Orangey. Depends on how you look at it. (sniff) Real tangerine-y… (sip) and very bitter. (sip) And dry. Not my cup of tea. It’s like eating the skin. (She’s now at the kitchen sink rinsing out her mouth. She nailed that “citrus rind” though. I do enjoy these times we spend together.)

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Kim Jong UN

Jam SESSION

The weekend is upon us. It’s a bit colder outside. Time to take care of those last minute outside chores before you’re wading in ankle-deep snow. Your Norm Abram flannels should already be in rotation.

Phonies are under here.

We close out the week with some more fasties and shorties. Watch quick lest they pass you by.

Chuck Norris and vs. a fly

The muffler pit

Hi-tech rubber duckie

A video game is shot from overhead with CGI added for effect. Nice.