• TheRealKuni@lemmy.world
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        20 hours ago

        Man, say what you will about truck culture, and I’ll probably agree, but I fuckin’ love truck nuts. I don’t know why, I don’t think it’s just immaturity because bodily humor isn’t usually my thing. But something about truck nuts makes me laugh.

        I especially love that they trigger people enough that some places ban them.

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          5 hours ago

          They trigger people? I thought they just served as some kind of label to certify a car is owned by a bit of an immature prick, like a Trump sticker.

          I’ve never seen anyone triggered by them unless someone put them on their car without their consent. I’d be pretty annoyed if someone superglued that shit to my car.

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          16 hours ago

          I think truck nuts are tacky and stupid, but if you want them, I don’t see why my opinion should matter. Now, if they were big enough that they were dragging down the street and making sparks, maybe they should be banned. I’d find that funnier than the normal style, too.

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          20 hours ago

          I’m considering putting truck nuts on my fiat for exactly that reason. They’re just goofy and ridiculous!

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      18 hours ago

      This just in, Koeningsegg Regera sales up 10000% in red states!

      (it doesn’t have a transmission)

      (an increase of 10000% over 0 is still 0)

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        14 hours ago

        There are probably a few Texans that could afford it, but probably appear have the Hennessy scam car instead.

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        20 hours ago

        Most EVs have transmissions, they’re just usually single-speed. They have to adjust the RPM of the electric motor to a speed usable by the wheels.

        Some have two-speed gearboxes, like the Porsche Taycan. This is needed because EV motors produce full torque at 0RPM and it stays there as the power increases, but eventually you reach a point where the power plateaus and the torque falls off. If you want more power at high speeds, you have to use a second gear.

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      20 hours ago

      I knew it! It’s been the trans mission all along to create big auto and make us a car centric society. It’s the trans fault! Come on Donny put a stop to the trans mission and ban all cars with a trans mission.