{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"163. The Pile Up: Brain Buster 16","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/163-the-pile-up-brain-buster-16","audioUrl":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotboxing/BB16.mp3?dest-id=1059140","description":"Look at us on Brain buster 16!!! This week Rose talks about the founder of Moon Eyes, Emily goes too deep into stoichiometric mixture.  Recorded @iapdx  Recorded & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans Editor: Emdognightmare  Production & research Queen of the Vans & Emdognightmare  Find us: Car Krush Stay updated w/ our newsletter  Hugs, thank you & high fives to Greg Meleney for the killer tunez! "},"annotations":[{"startTime":3.0,"endTime":4.0,"type":"concept","title":"lake bed racing","url":"/glossary/lake-bed-racing","quote":"he was into, lake bed racing, land speed, dry lakes, and wanted to make like safe quality products for racers.","canonicalId":"concept:lake-bed-racing","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"Lake bed racing refers to racing events held on dry lake beds, which are flat, open areas of dried-up lakes. These venues are popular for land speed racing due to their vast, smooth surfaces allowing high-speed runs.","simplifiedExplanation":"Lake bed racing means racing cars on big, flat areas where lakes used to be. Because the ground is very flat and open, cars can go really fast safely."}},{"startTime":3.0,"endTime":4.0,"type":"concept","title":"land speed","url":"/glossary/land-speed","quote":"he was into, lake bed racing, land speed, dry lakes, and wanted to make like safe quality products for racers.","canonicalId":"concept:land-speed","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"Land speed refers to the pursuit of achieving the highest possible speed on land, often measured in miles or kilometers per hour. It is commonly associated with specialized racing events on flat surfaces like salt flats or dry lakes.","simplifiedExplanation":"Land speed means how fast a car can go on the ground. People try to make cars go as fast as possible on special flat places."}},{"startTime":5.0,"endTime":7.0,"type":"company","title":"Moon","url":"/glossary/moon","quote":"But I think, Moon is just one of the greatest legacies. Like for me it was cool because as a kid, my dad would have the catalogs and I would draw stuff out of the catalogs.","canonicalId":"company:moon","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"Moon is a legendary company in hot rodding culture, known for producing high-quality parts and accessories for custom cars and racers. Their iconic stickers are a popular symbol among hot rod enthusiasts.","simplifiedExplanation":"Moon is a famous company that makes parts for custom cars called hot rods. People like to put their stickers on their cars to show they use Moon parts."}},{"startTime":8.0,"endTime":11.0,"type":"term","title":"air to fuel ratio","url":"/glossary/air-to-fuel-ratio","quote":"he perfect. And he says it's the perfect ratio of air to fuel, which is 14.7 to one. I also asked him Rose's question, but he had no idea. So no answer to that one yet. Yeah, that's the meat of it. 14.7 to one is best for emissions and fuel economy.","canonicalId":"term:air-to-fuel-ratio","priority":0.9,"confidence":1.0,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"The air to fuel ratio is the proportion of air to fuel in an engine's combustion mixture. The ideal ratio for complete combustion is 14.7:1, meaning 14.7 parts air to 1 part fuel. This ratio optimizes emissions and fuel economy, while richer mixtures provide more power.","simplifiedExplanation":"Air to fuel ratio means how much air mixes with fuel in a car's engine. The best mix is about 14.7 parts air to 1 part fuel to make the car run clean and use fuel well."}},{"startTime":10.0,"endTime":11.0,"type":"term","title":"rich mixtures","url":"/glossary/rich-mixtures","quote":"Now there is rich mixtures and that is for max power, usually high performance cars with or startup.","canonicalId":"term:rich-mixtures","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"Rich mixtures in an engine mean there is more fuel relative to air than the ideal ratio. This provides more power, especially in high-performance or startup conditions, but can reduce fuel economy and increase emissions.","simplifiedExplanation":"Rich mixtures mean the engine uses more fuel than air. This helps the car make more power but uses more gas and makes more pollution."}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Car Krush","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/163-the-pile-up-brain-buster-16/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}