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Here's What Those Little Shapes On Car Bumpers Are For

That little plastic square hides a weld-nut, which is part of the bumper beam. The purpose of that weld nut is to provide a provision for a tow eye. Here’s a look at that weld nut in the bumper beam:

The tow eye cover simply pops out with a push of the finger:

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And The Name For The Visual Effect Is . . . . .

Why Do Wheels Look Like They Rotate Backwards At A Certain Speed? 

Sometimes, it looks as if a forward-moving wheel is stationary or even rotating backwards. So what causes this optical illusion?

This illusion is known as the ‘wagon wheel effect’ and it all comes down to the function of the human eye and the way in which our brain manages to interpret and process the images it is presented with. The human eye is capable of operating at frame rates upwards of 200 frames per second (FPS) when processing light but things work differently when it comes to detecting motion. Studies have shown that the human visual system can detect changes in motion - like a wheel spinning - up to only 13 FPS.

Although your eyes can detect frame rates higher than that, the brain can generally only compute and react to 10-15 images per second, although this figure can be increased with specific brain training and depending on which part of the eye is reporting back the information.

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Quite An Impressive Feat

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This Is An Awesomely Creepy Floor

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Some Thoughts To Ponder

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Talk About A Wild Ride

Watch This Ford Mustang Wheelie The Entire Drag Strip And Still Win

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They See Me Rollin' - Nissan Skyline GTR Edition

Nissan Skyline Nismo 400R

Potentially the peak of the Skyline road car family, this limited-edition GT-R completely reworked the R33 using inspiration from the GT-R LM that had raced in the 1994 and 1995 Le Mans 24 Hours. Swapping out the RB26DETT for the RB-X GT2 produced by tuning company Reinik, displacement was increased to 2.8 litres due to boring and stroking.

This made for 395bhp and 347lb ft of torque which was combined with carbon driveshafts and a carbonfibre rear wing making for the most extreme road-going Skyline yet. Considering the RB-X engine proved itself at Le Mans and Pikes Peak, the 400R has some solid motorsport DNA within it and as only 44 examples were ever produced, you’ll struggle to find one for much less than $85,000 (£68,000).
 

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