Ryan Martinsen

How to get better MPG if you drive a truck

Posted by Ryan  June 14, 2008

Put a dryer in the back of your truck. Seriously.

So a few weeks ago I bought a washer and dryer off of craigslist for $25. I only needed the washer, but the guy I bought them from told me I couldn’t take the washer unless I took the dryer too. I have no idea if the dryer even works.

I haven’t figured out what to do with it yet so I’ve just left it in the back of the truck. The last time I filled up the gas tank I reset the trip odometer or whatever it’s called. The tank is now almost empty and I’ve driven about 75 miles over what I usually do on a tank.

Reason? The dryer.

No really. The dryer. Since it’s been back there I’ve been driving more cautiously, not taking corners as fast as before and not accelerating/decelerating so quickly. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not a crazy driver. With the dryer in the back I’m driving like I try to drive all the time. The dryer reminds me to drive slower when I’m in a hurry as I don’t want it sliding around in the back.

Funny.

Or at least slightly amusing anyway.

Or not at all.

Whatever.

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Stopping time

Posted by Ryan  February 21, 2008

This is so cool.

Over 200 New Yorkers recently walked into one of the busiest train stations in the world, New York’s Grand Central Station, and at exactly 2:30 pm, all froze in place. There’s one guy in the video who froze just as he was stooping down to pick up some scattered papers. Talk about commitment.

The Grand Central Station time stopping prank.

A bigger group of people did it in London.

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Ski Stunt Simulator: My Skillz vs. The Skillz of the Skilled

Posted by Ryan  October 23, 2007

My Ski Stunt Simulator skills demonstrated on the “Crash and Burn” level:

Now the skills of someone who has either spent a really long time playing with the game, or is the creator of it. I don’t know which it is, but it’s amazing.

Part of me wants really badly to play the game for hours and hours until I’m really good at it. Another part of me, which fortunately for me has a stronger voice, is content just watching this video.

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