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Once again, it's time for the FNGT!

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**Once again, it's time for the FNGT!** If you don't know how this works, [click this link](https://fngt.gq/index.php?page=intro). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down. **NOTE:** That site is by invitation only. If you want an invite, and you're a regular participant, then just ask Crazy, or myself. If you do know what's going on, you probably don't need to click that link - but you may want to, to make sure you know of the other features, such as the archive or a separate forum that's invite only. Remember, we are guests here on Poal. Let's act like it. If you're interested in supporting Poal, then [you can donate](https://poal.co/donate).

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Time itself - plus it inevitably has to be run from time to time. So, it's expanding and contracting. 230 years is a long fuckin' time.

Shit... Never mind the metal - think of the onboard computers. Do you really think those are gonna work in 230 years? I'm skeptical. I'm very skeptical.

But, yeah... Metal fatigue is gonna take its toll. The precision these run at means they've got parts cycling thousands of times in a minute with tolerances like 0.0005".

Everything not metal would need to be replaced along the way. Even things like the rubber door seals.

My plan for the cars is that they continue to get use - use enough to maintain and show them. Unused cars die pretty quickly. So, we don't want that. I like people able to see them in their natural habitat. I like people seeing them go down the road.

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The computers are going to be the more likely issue than the engine metal. The seals are going to wear out, but even if they are not replaced and have been lubricated monthly or so they should be good for one good run in 230 years. But the computer boards are going to disintegrate and you know they only use the bare minimum of metal to complete the circuits so if they have circuit boards they will not last. I do believe that a 60's or 70's vehicle would indeed start and run in 230 years, though it may run really rough, just give it more gas!

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I think I'm gonna try sleeping. If I can't, I'll be back.

I suspect I can, it's just gonna take a minute. Enjoy the rest of your night!

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I drank every single one of those 15 beers and now I have put this lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9c0MRooBzQ on the PA loud as fuck for everybody to hear and am loudly mocking it! This is fun to me!

Thank you!

I truly appreciate your help in making this happen

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Plus they mandated lead-free solder, which means dealing with 'tin whiskers' (if you wanna look that up).

But, yeah... I think metal fatigue is gonna be the most damning (outside electronics). Given that it will have been 230 years, that might be enough time to easily replace the electronics with something else. So, there's that...