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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] 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This comic is clearly about lawn mowers people. Who discusses cars when wearing a hat like that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Definitely stovetops

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I do love how much torque my electric stove can put out while stopped