• towerful@programming.dev
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      4 months ago

      I’m going to start a meme crackpot theory.

      Torque doesn’t exist.
      Cars move because of the exhaust gasses.

      “What about trucks with an exhaust that points up?” I hear you ask, well why are they always bent over at the top to point backwards?

      Tractors that have an exhaust on the top use it to keep the tractor on the ground, otherwise the forces of dragging things would cause the tractor to float off the ground. But the exhaust is pointed backwards slightly, other wise it wouldn’t move. The small backwards pointing force explains why tractors are so slow.

      Electric cars are CGI, and part of the conspiracy to hide the fact that torque doesn’t exist.

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        4 months ago

        My god, you’re onto something here. That must also be why we evolved with backward facing asses, to ease our walks when we fart. Ventilated seats in your car? They help channel your farts to add nitro boost to your car’s exhaust.

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          Fucking hell, the air vents in the dashboard are all blowing backwards against the direction of travel, too. We been living a lie.

          • towerful@programming.dev
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            3 months ago

            And the radiator at the front? Actually for extra speed.

            That’s all a turbo is. It’s just a fan in the exhaust pipe adding more speed.

            And superchargers need a big air scoop due to the amount of air it pushes out the back.

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        Electric cars are CGI, and part of the conspiracy to hide the fact that torque doesn’t exist

        Ah so the cyber truck just never got an up close model made

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      4 months ago

      I forgot you need “/s” after every joke, even in joke communities. It is a reference to this greentext:

      anon drives a car

      Let’s give anon the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps they’re an alien engineer from a planet that only knows rockets, disguised as a teenager to learn about our modes of transportation.

      Yes, there is a short film with just about this plot