I know it stands for Limited Slip Differential but what does it do?

 

LSD-A mechanism that limits the speed and torque differences between the two wheels on an axle (or front and rear axles in the case of 4WD/AWD). Limited slip ensures that some power is always applied to each of the wheels, even when one is on a slippery surface. This is the essential element to avoid getting a vehicle stuck in snow or mud.

 

"Background D-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is the most potent hallucinogenic substance known to man. Dosages of LSD are measured in micrograms, or millionths of a gram. By comparison, dosages of cocaine and heroin are measured in milligrams, or thousandths of a gram. Compared to other hallucinogenic substances, LSD is 100 times more potent than psilocybin and psilocin and 4,000 times more potent than mescaline."

I wouldn't mess with it if I were you

 

So if there was a LSD on a FWD car then it could route more power to one wheel or another? So this could dramtically help handling and cornering right?

 

LOL, I said what is a LSD, not what is LSD. I'm very well aware of what LSD is and what it does but thanks for the info.

 

just making sure.
i worry about my fellow acura tl enthusiasts

 

Nobody has yet expanded the acronym...

LSD == Limited Slip Differential. As opposed to an open differential.

 

LSD was discovered by one Albert Hoffman, in 1943. It was May 2, hence the official name LSD-25. Hoffman was investigating ergot compounds, which are funguses which grow on wheat and other grains. It is known to be a potent vasoconstrictor, and Hoffman's compnay, Hoffman- LaRoche, was looking for effective anti-migraine compounds

Hoffman got a tiny bit (about 25 micrograms) under his finger and had the first acid trip - his journal is full of funny scientific descriptions/expressions. For example, he was riding his bike back from the lab in Basel, Switzerland when he started to notice "geometric shapes of amazing plasticity".

He subsequently injested about 250 mics, which he thought was a really small dose, but which we know know is a pretty good hit. Later, he introduce his lab mates to the stuff, so I guess they had a fun summer of Love.

BTW, we do not know how it works. It does not seem to work the way normal drugs do - in fact, as I recall, it is not metabolozed - it passes out of the body intact very quickly, and then the next 8-12 hours seem to be the body trying to make sense of everyuthing. It is believed to affect serotonin uptake, causing this "happy juice" to slosh around across the synapses.

 

Thanks for the definition, RoadRage!
However, I don't think that is what he was looking for, at least I hope not.