Ambitious but (not) Rubbish
Keen viewers of the television series ‘TopGear’ will immediately recognize the title phrase. For those who do not what TopGear is, well here you go. It’s the most watched car show in the world with over 350 million global audiences. Though the show is mainly supposed to focus on cars and the automotive sector at large, it’s not really the case. TopGear is known for its tongue in cheek comedy and outright fun ways of testing cars. The presenters always end up challenging the ordinary by building amphibious cars, electric cars, convertible people carriers; you name it. However, they all end with a fireball and ‘ambitious but rubbish’ statement. So, why am I talking about it here you ask? Well, the other day, when I was watching a formula 1 grand prix, my dad asked a simple question. (You can probably solve a differential equation easier than answering such honest queries.) It went something like this; “Who would pay a fortune to see these cars go round in circles?!” I’m sure those who ...