The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Monday, July 10, 2017
Sexist? Sure. Funny? Oh, hell, yes!
Received via e-mail over the weekend: the difference between German and Italian technology.
I've said this for years about the way different nationalities engineer cars. Let's say you have two parts that move against each other.
Americans: Make one part of very good steel, the other of inferior (cheap) steel, but make it easy to replace, to every 25K miles you have a $600 repair.
Japanese: Make both parts of very good steel, so they last 100K miles but then you have a $3,500 repair.
German: Same function is performed with 17 parts, in a mix of steel, plastic, titanium and unobtainium, none of which are available separately.
British: The parts will never wear out because the car won't start when it's raining.
Italian: Screw it, paint the car red and put a beautiful woman in the passenger seat.
Except...that German example is a Jeep Grand Cherokee...so American...or even Italian in a way... (Fiat-Chrysler America)
ReplyDeleteThe vehicle is superfluous.
ReplyDeleteI've said this for years about the way different nationalities engineer cars. Let's say you have two parts that move against each other.
ReplyDeleteAmericans: Make one part of very good steel, the other of inferior (cheap) steel, but make it easy to replace, to every 25K miles you have a $600 repair.
Japanese: Make both parts of very good steel, so they last 100K miles but then you have a $3,500 repair.
German: Same function is performed with 17 parts, in a mix of steel, plastic, titanium and unobtainium, none of which are available separately.
British: The parts will never wear out because the car won't start when it's raining.
Italian: Screw it, paint the car red and put a beautiful woman in the passenger seat.
Mark D
Fiat Uno. Wife used to have one but I'll be damned if I show her this video.
ReplyDeleteI like breathing.
My wife is 2nd generation Italian and I won't try that with her.
ReplyDeleteThere is a common myth that the Germans are the world's premier engineers.
ReplyDeleteI have worked for a German technology company for over 32 years. Trust me. It is indeed a myth.