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 Jake band programs. On June 20, 2011, the band released an EP, entitled "Greetings from Less Than Jake", which was made available on the group's online store and was sold on Warped Tour 2011 as well. On February 16, 2012 Less Than Jake released a follow-up EP, entitled "Seasons Greetings from Less Than Jake". The band announced both EP's would be re-released, with 2 unreleased songs, as part of a new album called "Greetings and Salutations from Less Than Jake", released in October 2012 through Fat Wreck Chords, who had released "Borders and Boundaries". On April 17, 2013, Less Than Jake