Wow, this thread brings back memories. I used to work part time at Houston Raceway Park, a drag strip about 40 miles out of downtown. Some nights, they would race jet cars vs. top fuel dragsters... Lots of noise and fire, etc, to rev up the crowd.

Anyway, the Top-Fuel dragster would always do a burnout to heat up the tires and thus get better traction. Obviously, the jet car had no need... and yet; someone would ALWAYS shout out, "DO A BURN!"

Even better, people would make excuses for the jet car, "That jet car COULDN'T do a burnout cuz if'n it did, it would melt the tires!" etc.

Oh well. Its what makes America "great," I suppose...

- Thousands of Americans shot at their local water towers after Orson Wells read the story of the "War of the Worlds" on the radio...

- MILLIONS of lemmings bought thigh masters...

- Tens of thousands of people use the flash on their cameras at sporting events, even though they only illiminate about 10 feet of area in front of the camera...

We (as a nation) aren't that smart, I guess frown MAKE your kids take science classes, please?
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