It's fucking tragic. Abysmal job of putting it together. Only painted the outside panels. One of a milllion heinous C-west kits. That car is everything that's wrong with the New Zealand car scene.
It's bro, and it's shit.
What ever causes it, I'd say it's by design. Generally people don't have it in tippy mode when cruising in a straight line - the higher revs will give a faster response, much more idea when carving up some mountainous corners
The overdrive theory is a good one.
Haha yeah, I'm sorry silicon is nigh on chemically inert... It has the potential to actually react and neutralise acids. So I don't know what Blazd was smoking.
The reason it discolours is likely oxidiation, heating it up will break the bonds and return original form when it cools and re-crystallises. So effectively, yes you are melting the plastic to return its original molecular structure. The other option is of course chemical restoration - results may vary; I had some mother's stuff that worked for about a week and then the original grey/whitish tinge returned.
That is insane, looks like we should be having some commercially related product in 30 years
Possibly, the holy grail is the room-temperature superconductor. If one is discovered, it would be a giant leap forward in many technologies.