# The Show **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=32 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 33 --- ## [Alternate Puzzler: two drivers start at sunrise,](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alternate-puzzler-two-drivers-start-at-sunrise/69442)
**Author:** [@Mechaniker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mechaniker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alternate-puzzler-two-drivers-start-at-sunrise/69442 "2011-11-12T16:59:14Z")
... one drives from city A to city B, while the other drives from city B to city A over the same route. (Assume sunrise occurs at the same clock time for both drivers.) They drive at constant but different speeds. They p… --- ## [The "Weather Ball"](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-weather-ball/69283)
**Author:** [@qazwart](https://community.cartalk.com/u/qazwart)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-weather-ball/69283 "2011-11-09T20:52:12Z")
Here's a picture of the Keller Texas "Weather Ball": http://dl.dropbox.com/u/433257/weatherball.jpg This thing is a radar station of some sort. --- ## [Puzzler: The farmer and the 40 lb stone (10/22/11) (NO ANSWER GIVEN)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-the-farmer-and-the-40-lb-stone-10-22-11-no-answer-given/68877)
**Author:** [@Mechaniker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mechaniker)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 6:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-the-farmer-and-the-40-lb-stone-10-22-11-no-answer-given/68877 "2011-11-09T06:35:11Z")
The Puzzle of Oct 22, 2011: A farmer has a 40 lb stone that he uses to measure out bales of hay on a 2 sided balance. He loans it to a friend who accidentally breaks it into 4 pieces. Instead of being angry, the farmer i… --- ## [2011-10-29 Show Segment 2: All locked up and no where to go](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-10-29-show-segment-2-all-locked-up-and-no-where-to-go/69185)
**Author:** [@crichtberg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/crichtberg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-10-29-show-segment-2-all-locked-up-and-no-where-to-go/69185 "2011-11-08T18:21:04Z")
I do not know much about auto locksmithing, but was surprised that you could not unlock a rear car door with typical tools that are used to unlock the front doors. No mention of it on the show. Is this possible? --- ## [Show Aired on 06/18/2011 Very Similar to Show Aired on 05/31/2008](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-aired-on-06-18-2011-very-similar-to-show-aired-on-05-31-2008/65644)
**Author:** [@MCPayne](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MCPayne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 6:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-aired-on-06-18-2011-very-similar-to-show-aired-on-05-31-2008/65644 "2011-11-08T06:13:51Z")
Hi everyone. I don't have a question so to speak, but more so of an observation. I thought I recognized the opening story, so I went back to my Audiobooks, where I found a very similar episode of Car Talk that aired o… --- ## [How to pronounce kilometer](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-pronounce-kilometer/64235)
**Author:** [@davidbbattin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davidbbattin)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-pronounce-kilometer/64235 "2011-11-07T23:16:23Z")
The answer is really pretty simple. In American English the accent is usually on the antepenult syllable or the third from the end of the word. The final syllable is referred to as the ultimate, the next to the last is … --- ## [Klatu barrato nicto](https://community.cartalk.com/t/klatu-barrato-nicto/69220)
**Author:** [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/klatu-barrato-nicto/69220 "2011-11-07T19:19:29Z")
I thought I was the only person who recalled that line from"The Day the Earth Stood Still." Apparently I am not the only person who recalls useless trivia. --- ## [Stripped oil drain plug](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stripped-oil-drain-plug/67081)
**Author:** [@pdcant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pdcant)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stripped-oil-drain-plug/67081 "2011-11-04T17:57:59Z")
I bought one of these and it saved me a lot of time and frustration: http://www.quickoildrainvalve.com/ It never leaked oil. I removed it when I sold the car and there was no more oil in the pan being "held back" by it… --- ## [Hamster in the car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hamster-in-the-car/69046)
**Author:** [@sparkystinks](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sparkystinks)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hamster-in-the-car/69046 "2011-11-03T18:11:08Z")
Put a hamster wheel in the car. Once the hamster finds the wheel, figure a way to rig it in the same place so the hamster can get to it but not get out of the box/cage. We used a ramp with an angled trash can.... A M… --- ## [Success story](https://community.cartalk.com/t/success-story/69157)
**Author:** [@ccook480](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ccook480)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/success-story/69157 "2011-11-02T01:37:18Z")
Recently changed the valve cover gasket on my 2000 Toyota camry (4cyl,A/T) & the check engine light finally went off LOL --- ## [The Puzzler of 10/29/2011 is a repeat of](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-puzzler-of-10-29-2011-is-a-repeat-of/69092)
**Author:** [@Mechaniker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mechaniker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-puzzler-of-10-29-2011-is-a-repeat-of/69092 "2011-11-01T22:52:06Z")
... the Puzzler of 11/14/2005: Puzzler Archives: The Hall of 20,000 Ceiling Lights, Nov. 12, 2005. The Puzzler part of the show is getting stale. --- ## [Are Tom and Ray alive and well?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-tom-and-ray-alive-and-well/69055)
**Author:** [@tayinnawin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tayinnawin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-tom-and-ray-alive-and-well/69055 "2011-11-01T21:15:23Z")
Last month some time, Doug Meyer replied in a thread on this forum that there was going to be a new show. Maybe there was one. But now we're back to old puzzlers and old chump-stumpers and old bits. Guys, if you're going… --- ## [Car that doesn't restart](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-that-doesnt-restart/68145)
**Author:** [@Mulligan55](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mulligan55)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-that-doesnt-restart/68145 "2011-11-01T12:24:41Z")
We also had the problem. We would sit for hours in parking lots. We also thought it was something with the wiring for the battery. It ended up being the rebuilt starter we had installed about 4 months before the problems… --- ## [Andy's Automotive Urinal](https://community.cartalk.com/t/andys-automotive-urinal/68637)
**Author:** [@Car\_Talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Car_Talk)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/andys-automotive-urinal/68637 "2011-11-01T05:01:00Z")
Doesn't anybody screen these calls? Apparently not. This week on Car Talk, Tom and Ray heard from Andy, whose car overheated while driving through Moab. (You can here his call right here. Out of water and out of ide… --- ## [My new video about a Mercedes Benz 230SL Pagoda](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-new-video-about-a-mercedes-benz-230sl-pagoda/69016)
**Author:** [@repuding](https://community.cartalk.com/u/repuding)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-new-video-about-a-mercedes-benz-230sl-pagoda/69016 "2011-11-01T03:58:16Z")
Hi! I'm new in this forum, the reason I signed up to this site ,that I recently made a short video clip about a Mercedes Benz 230 SL Pagoda from 1964. I hope you will like it!:slight\_smile: here is the video: http:/… --- ## [94 olds 88 royale has a mind of its own](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-olds-88-royale-has-a-mind-of-its-own/69118)
**Author:** [@bortman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bortman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-olds-88-royale-has-a-mind-of-its-own/69118 "2011-10-31T18:51:58Z")
My 94 old 88 starts and runs for 10 min, till check engine light comes on. In another 5-10 min it will shut off, if you come to a slow stop or to turn. It will start up right away and be on its way OK, till it does it al… --- ## [Ramifications of GPS and Domestic Violence](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ramifications-of-gps-and-domestic-violence/67106)
**Author:** [@britton1923](https://community.cartalk.com/u/britton1923)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ramifications-of-gps-and-domestic-violence/67106 "2011-10-31T02:32:08Z")
Hello. Not sure where to post this but it seems like a good place. Although not a lover of cars, I always enjoy this show. The most recent episode included a woman named Myrna whose estranged husband had placed a G… --- ## [Fiat 500 Sport 2012](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fiat-500-sport-2012/68513)
**Author:** [@smonsalve](https://community.cartalk.com/u/smonsalve)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fiat-500-sport-2012/68513 "2011-10-30T13:31:22Z")
Listened to your great show on Saturday, Oct 8th and loved the discussion you had with the VW Bug lady! Your advice for her to buy a new Fiat 500 was perfect! I just wanted to share that I just did purchase a new 2012 … --- ## [Jeep Tipping](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-tipping/67900)
**Author:** [@JimBow](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JimBow)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2011, 11:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-tipping/67900 "2011-10-29T11:49:40Z")
Another reason not to tip the 1947 Willys jeep on it's side in order to replace a $20.00 speedometer cable is that doing so will result in $1,900.00 in damage to the body. Besides, the hard part is not undoing the cable… --- ## [Looking for Toms' "Last person working in America" humorous statistics](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-toms-last-person-working-in-america-humorous-statistics/69015)
**Author:** [@pmg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pmg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-toms-last-person-working-in-america-humorous-statistics/69015 "2011-10-28T13:47:43Z")
Many years ago Toms' intro to the show was a statistical run down on the working population of America. It went something like this: "There are 25 million people employed, 10 million work for the government, 7 million a… --- ## [MG VS Miata Caller](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mg-vs-miata-caller/68871)
**Author:** [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 7:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mg-vs-miata-caller/68871 "2011-10-28T07:13:02Z")
The MGB's ( I Presume) that Tom & Ray were referring to can be reliable cars if sorted out correctly. Sports Car Magazine ran a team of three from Portland Oregon to Reno Nevada with no notable issues other than getting … --- ## [Bird poop and the exploding windshield](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bird-poop-and-the-exploding-windshield/67768)
**Author:** [@Car\_Talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Car_Talk)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bird-poop-and-the-exploding-windshield/67768 "2011-10-27T01:49:43Z")
Can bird poop explode a windshield? It seems that might actually be the case. A few weeks back, Tom and Ray heard from Manette in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, whose windshield seems to have been shattered by-- get this… --- ## [Running gags of the past](https://community.cartalk.com/t/running-gags-of-the-past/68948)
**Author:** [@dadoctah](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dadoctah)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/running-gags-of-the-past/68948 "2011-10-25T23:34:47Z")
A couple of weeks ago the name of Tom's friend Les Block from Minneapolis came up in passing. Has enough time passed that newer listeners could use an explanation of the reference? How about other names and phrases fa… --- ## [Hanna's Practical Joke](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hannas-practical-joke/68476)
**Author:** [@tayinnawin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tayinnawin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hannas-practical-joke/68476 "2011-10-23T22:49:14Z")
I like the idea of Hanna getting a henna tattoo. But it seemed to me that the obvious prank would be for her to get one of those compressed-air horns and use it at an appropriate time with the old man. Like when he just … --- ## [Your Rewrites of Baby Boomer Tunes?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-rewrites-of-baby-boomer-tunes/66889)
**Author:** [@Car\_Talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Car_Talk)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-rewrites-of-baby-boomer-tunes/66889 "2011-10-23T22:14:26Z")
"Papa's Got a Kidney Stone"; "I Get By with a Little Help from Depends"; "Bad Prune Rising." This week on Car Talk, Tom and Ray shared some of their favorite rewrites of classic baby boomer tunes. (Y… --- ## [Clock puzzler](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clock-puzzler/68479)
**Author:** [@mathematrucker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mathematrucker)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clock-puzzler/68479 "2011-10-22T14:46:45Z")
Last week's puzzler (divide the clock with two lines so the sums of the numbers in each segment are all equal), is a special case of what might be an interesting math problem: for which positive integers m and n is it po… --- ## [Lousy CDs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lousy-cds/68792)
**Author:** [@vchris314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vchris314)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 11:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lousy-cds/68792 "2011-10-22T11:42:01Z")
Dear Tom and Ray, I have a long commute to work. To pass the time I listen to audio books that I check out from my local library. Most of the time there are significant scratches on the CDs that provide a less than o… --- ## [Geoff with a G](https://community.cartalk.com/t/geoff-with-a-g/68652)
**Author:** [@sarasmile32](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sarasmile32)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/geoff-with-a-g/68652 "2011-10-22T01:56:00Z")
So there I was minding my own business, eating my breakfast, my kid glommed on to the TV for the two hours I allow her every week, and I'm reading the NYer while listening with half an ear to Jeff with a J maundering on … --- ## [McKinley Puzzler](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mckinley-puzzler/68590)
**Author:** [@littlemouse](https://community.cartalk.com/u/littlemouse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mckinley-puzzler/68590 "2011-10-21T23:56:55Z")
I'm wrestling with this one. I don't see all the clues supposedly in the puzzler. Possible bogus answers: Ford didn't have a car in 1898. True, but he had already built and sold one. He could build another. Inau… --- ## [Van that smells like marajhuana](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-that-smells-like-marajhuana/68470)
**Author:** [@Triwalla](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triwalla)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-that-smells-like-marajhuana/68470 "2011-10-19T00:45:16Z")
I had the same problem in my Company Warehouse. I was convinced one of my Employees had stashed some. I finally followed my nose to a dense rubber product..very close to what engine mount rubbers ae made of...smell the m… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=31) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=33)