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...want doors that open vertically, like a pair of steel scissors? Check. A 580-h.p., 6.2-liter V-12 engine? Yup. A spoiler that pops up when you reach 85 m.p.h., for aerodynamic stability? You got it. Lambo designed the cockpit to be asymmetrical, orienting it toward the driver with touches like perforated leather upholstery on the left side and a smooth finish on the passenger side. The interior is race-car minimalist, with metallic trim and analog dials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Bull on Wheels | 3/20/2005 | See Source »

...went to Chuck E. Cheese’s for a friend’s 20th birthday. Looking back, a few things stand out in my mind. One is how sick I felt crawling through a maze of plastic tunnels after eating five slices of cake and drinking a liter of orange soda; my knees hurt, my back ached, and I felt lost and scared as the sight of two third-graders in Osh-Kosh-B’gosh barreled down on me and caused me to throw up a little bit in my mouth. The other thing I remember thinking...

Author: By Christopher Schonberger, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: V.D. Revolution | 2/10/2005 | See Source »

...study included 11 healthy males and measured the number of bioaerosol products per liter which were exhaled during the course of normal breathing...

Author: By Lauren R. Foote, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Saline Solution Halts Spread of Pathogens | 12/3/2004 | See Source »

...Escape Hybrid's gas engine is a modest four-cylinder, 2.3-liter unit. But its electric motor gives it extra juice for a combined 155 hp. The motor is powered by a 250-lb. battery pack that lies flat beneath the cargo area, where the spare tire would normally go. The battery is automatically recharged during driving and braking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tech: A Gas-Sipping SUV | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

When a reporter suggested that he might purchase another beverage instead, the vendor told him not to worry and promptly handed over the missing cap—after she received the $3.75 for the half-liter of water...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, Jessica E. Schumer, and Joseph M. Tartakoff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Crimson on the Floor | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

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