Degrees of freedom (mechanics) has only one degree of freedom because the positions of the cars behind the engine are constrained by the shape of the track. An automobile with highly stiff suspension can be considered to be a rigid body traveling on a plane (a flat, two-dimensional space). This body has three independent degrees of freedom consisting of two components of translation and one angle of rotation. Skidding or drifting is a good example of an automobile's three independent degrees of freedom. The position and orientation of a rigid body in space is defined by three components of translation and three components of
Less Than Zero (novel) School in Encino, California, where Bonaduce, recording artist Michael Jackson, film actor Christian Brando, and other children of wealth and celebrity went to school together. In commenting on the novel, Bonaduce notes, "When the book "Less Than Zero" came out, all my classmates were pissed. Not because it was an exact portrayal of our school - but because we failed to get any royalties." "Less Than Zero" has an extensive cast of characters; the ones listed play major roles throughout the novel. The book "Less Than Zero" was very loosely adapted into a movie in 1987 by 20th Century Fox