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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)
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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Think of the nicest sound you know. A well-tuned instrument performing a delicate melody, a passionate singer performing their heart out, a cacophony of songbirds. That's what my good noises sound like when done right.

Obviously nobody wants to hear a fart can Honda Civic at 4am, but a fantastically engineered Italian V10 has its own melody that can't really be replicated otherwise. These examples will be missed, and the survivors will be sought after like a vintage violin.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Between the fart can and the Lambo, which are you more likely to hear?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So total fucking silence? I swear to God it's like the call to stroke each other off for you guys.