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Seems more like a Go-bot than a Transformer to me.
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
Seems more like a Go-bot than a Transformer to me.
well in todays world of driverless cars it is fitting.
No it's not, driving means behind the wheel. This is definitely radio controlled
so driverless cars are not driven?
No. By definition, it's no more driven than a drone is flown. They're both operated remotely or autonomously.
and yet the Government would disagree with you.
...so what the government says is your definition? That's scary
driverless cars also called Self-Driven cars with the word Driving inflecting driven in another sense. Driven is not quite what you think it is.
driv·en
ˈdrivən/Submit
1.
past participle of drive.
adjective
1.
operated, moved, or controlled by a specified person or source of power.
"a chauffeur-driven limousine"
2.
(of snow) piled into drifts or made smooth by the wind.
i'm sure the one definition is very apt.
Thinks Palladium books screwed the pooch on the Robotech project.
Seems more like a Go-bot than a Transformer to me.
well in todays world of driverless cars it is fitting.
No it's not, driving means behind the wheel. This is definitely radio controlled
so driverless cars are not driven?
No. By definition, it's no more driven than a drone is flown. They're both operated remotely or autonomously.
and yet the Government would disagree with you.
...so what the government says is your definition? That's scary
driverless cars also called Self-Driven cars with the word Driving inflecting driven in another sense. Driven is not quite what you think it is.
driv·en
ˈdrivən/Submit
1.
past participle of drive.
adjective
1.
operated, moved, or controlled by a specified person or source of power.
"a chauffeur-driven limousine"
2.
(of snow) piled into drifts or made smooth by the wind.
i'm sure the one definition is very apt.
Operated, moved, or controlled by a specified person or source of power does not specifiy remotely, which this is the case. Saying that you can drive this car is the same as driving an RC car, which is not the same as driving a muscle car. But sure, keep trying to act superior.
Seems more like a Go-bot than a Transformer to me.
well in todays world of driverless cars it is fitting.
No it's not, driving means behind the wheel. This is definitely radio controlled
so driverless cars are not driven?
No. By definition, it's no more driven than a drone is flown. They're both operated remotely or autonomously.
and yet the Government would disagree with you.
...so what the government says is your definition? That's scary
driverless cars also called Self-Driven cars with the word Driving inflecting driven in another sense. Driven is not quite what you think it is.
driv·en
ˈdrivən/Submit
1.
past participle of drive.
adjective
1.
operated, moved, or controlled by a specified person or source of power.
"a chauffeur-driven limousine"
2.
(of snow) piled into drifts or made smooth by the wind.
i'm sure the one definition is very apt.
Operated, moved, or controlled by a specified person or source of power does not specifiy remotely, which this is the case. Saying that you can drive this car is the same as driving an RC car, which is not the same as driving a muscle car. But sure, keep trying to act superior.
and yet it was driven by the person operating the remote control and driven by the remote control, both parameters follow the definition, admit it you are wrong, or are you just trying to Troll me? which is most likely.
Thinks Palladium books screwed the pooch on the Robotech project.
A man just made his car stand up, look around, piss smoke, finger-taunt some other guy awkwardly trying not to be in the shot, turn back into a car, and drive off backwards... and here we are arguing semantics.
But because I can't help myself: "can be driven" implies I'm riding inside as the car becomes a robot, which is something I always wondered about with Transformers. I think in the cartoons the humans were always kicked out before the Bots did their thing. You never see if someone could safely stay inside or if they'd become stuck, or even flat-out pulverized...
Rootbeard wrote: A man just made his car stand up, look around, piss smoke, finger-taunt some other guy awkwardly trying not to be in the shot, turn back into a car, and drive off backwards... and here we are arguing semantics.
But because I can't help myself: "can be driven" implies I'm riding inside as the car becomes a robot, which is something I always wondered about with Transformers. I think in the cartoons the humans were always kicked out before the Bots did their thing. You never see if someone could safely stay inside or if they'd become stuck, or even flat-out pulverized...
OT, yeah, I never believed people rode inside it when it changed. I thought they always kicked them out or ejected them first. Otherwise, it'd be a little too garbage compactor-y.
Rootbeard wrote: A man just made his car stand up, look around, piss smoke, finger-taunt some other guy awkwardly trying not to be in the shot, turn back into a car, and drive off backwards... and here we are arguing semantics.
But because I can't help myself: "can be driven" implies I'm riding inside as the car becomes a robot, which is something I always wondered about with Transformers. I think in the cartoons the humans were always kicked out before the Bots did their thing. You never see if someone could safely stay inside or if they'd become stuck, or even flat-out pulverized...
OT, yeah, I never believed people rode inside it when it changed. I thought they always kicked them out or ejected them first. Otherwise, it'd be a little too garbage compactor-y.
if you look at the Transformers revenge(rise?) of the fallen it shows whats his name being kicked out of BumbleBee as he transforms.
Thinks Palladium books screwed the pooch on the Robotech project.
Rootbeard wrote: A man just made his car stand up, look around, piss smoke, finger-taunt some other guy awkwardly trying not to be in the shot, turn back into a car, and drive off backwards... and here we are arguing semantics.
But because I can't help myself: "can be driven" implies I'm riding inside as the car becomes a robot, which is something I always wondered about with Transformers. I think in the cartoons the humans were always kicked out before the Bots did their thing. You never see if someone could safely stay inside or if they'd become stuck, or even flat-out pulverized...
OT, yeah, I never believed people rode inside it when it changed. I thought they always kicked them out or ejected them first. Otherwise, it'd be a little too garbage compactor-y.
if you look at the Transformers revenge(rise?) of the fallen it shows whats his name being kicked out of BumbleBee as he transforms.
Right, that's kinda what I was drawing from. In the 80's cartoon, I don't remember the humans ever riding with them, it was usually they got left behind while the Transformers went out to kick butt.
Rootbeard wrote: A man just made his car stand up, look around, piss smoke, finger-taunt some other guy awkwardly trying not to be in the shot, turn back into a car, and drive off backwards... and here we are arguing semantics.
But because I can't help myself: "can be driven" implies I'm riding inside as the car becomes a robot, which is something I always wondered about with Transformers. I think in the cartoons the humans were always kicked out before the Bots did their thing. You never see if someone could safely stay inside or if they'd become stuck, or even flat-out pulverized...
OT, yeah, I never believed people rode inside it when it changed. I thought they always kicked them out or ejected them first. Otherwise, it'd be a little too garbage compactor-y.
if you look at the Transformers revenge(rise?) of the fallen it shows whats his name being kicked out of BumbleBee as he transforms.
Right, that's kinda what I was drawing from. In the 80's cartoon, I don't remember the humans ever riding with them, it was usually they got left behind while the Transformers went out to kick butt.
actually Spike and SparkPlug were usually riding in BumbleBee most of the time when they went with the Autobots. and in the cartoon Movie Daniel rode with Hot Rod and him and his father rode with Rodimus Prime.
Thinks Palladium books screwed the pooch on the Robotech project.
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