schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoxkcd #2948: Electric vs Gasxkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square711fedilinkarrow-up11.15Karrow-down144file-textcross-posted to: evs
arrow-up11.11Karrow-down1external-linkxkcd #2948: Electric vs Gasxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square711fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: evs
Alt text: An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that’s the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.
minus-squarelimelight79@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·5 months agoChug-chug-chug? Are you sure you weren’t in a steam locomotive?
minus-squareTauZero@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoI knew that motion sickness is triggered by frequent starts and stops and frequent turns, but even I was not aware of how big a contribution the engine vibration makes until I got to experience a ride without it.
Chug-chug-chug? Are you sure you weren’t in a steam locomotive?
I knew that motion sickness is triggered by frequent starts and stops and frequent turns, but even I was not aware of how big a contribution the engine vibration makes until I got to experience a ride without it.