Breaking news!
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I just randomly noticed that I've reached a milestone, 1000 posts to be exact (or 1024 if you include topics)
And now I've immediately ruined it by creating a new topic.
Filed under: the little things that amuse me
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My penis
Filed under: the little things that amuse me
FTFM
Filed under: before anyone else makes that joke
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Oh, my car also did this last week too!
Filed under: that's in miles, I've had it since new, still a good runner
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We only care about 1024 posts. In certain places, too.
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Is that a Renault?
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Is that a kilopost or a kibipost?
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Is that a 6200 RPM or 6500 RPM redline? And why does the speedo only go up to 130?
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I like the "STOP" (DRIVING IMMEDIATELY BEFORE YOU BLOW UP THE GODDAMN ENGINE YOU IDIOT) light.
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Is that a kilopost or a kibipost?
Both 1000 and 1024 are kiloposts. A Kibipost would be on a different forum.
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It's a Peugeot 206, it's a 56 plate so it's one of the last ones ever made.
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1000 posts to be exact (or 1024 if you include topics)
I see you've covered all bases.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!!
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Is that a 6200 RPM or 6500 RPM redline? And why does the speedo only go up to 130?
I'm not sure about the redline, perhaps 6200 is redline-ish and 6500 is very redline.
The speedo only goes up to 130 because it's in mph (so that's essentially 210 kph), and the tachometer is also in miles (so that's pretty much 160934.4 km).
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I don't think that word means what you think it means....
a tachometer measures rotations per unit time (usually minutes). this is the one with the redline
and odometer measures units of distance traveled since X point in time (x being when it last was reset or clicked over to 0) this is the de3vice that the bare units miles makes sense for
relatedly a speedometer measures
velocityspeed as distance traveled per unit time (often Mi/hr or Km/hr)
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a tachometer measures rotations per unit time (usually minutes). this is the one with the redline
Unless you're in Germany, where "Tachometer" is the word for speedometer.
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wait.... what‽
the name of the device changes between languages... that i get.
but the name of the device in one language is the name of a different device in a different language‽
-sigh-
i will i could call shenanigans on that... but it's probably 'murica's fault anyway...
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No, Germany is TRWTF here o_O
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It's a Peugeot 206, it's a 56 plate so it's one of the last ones ever made.
The last of the breed of PSA cars before they made them more technically complicated than necessary.
I had a 57 plate 407 where the engine destroyed itself just after passing 180k miles last year. Got that replaced and then it ended up with a chain of other things going wrong so got rid.Current car is a 10 plate about to pass 125k miles.
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a speedometer measures velocity as distance traveled per unit time
I know for a fact that my car's speedometer is not measuring the number of miles I travelled in an hour ;) In fact, I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure it measures revolutions/second and extrapolates miles/hour from the circumference of the wheels.
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which is why you need to recalibrate it if you change your tire size, yes.
but that's an implementation detail! :-P
the intent of the device is to measure speed, which is distance over time.
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relatedly a speedometer measures velocity as distance traveled per unit time (often Mi/hr or Km/hr)
It's actually measuring how quickly your axle is turning. It doesn't really do velocity very well (no matter how well it's calibrated to your wheels / tires), since it's really just the absolute value of the speed (unless it doesn't work in reverse at all).
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It is important to document for the future what you intended the device to measure, so that users do not complain when it measures what it was intended to measure...
Sorry, I had a flashback to a meeting I was in earlier today XD
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yes, if we're being pendandic the only velocity it can be said to measure the velocity in a polar coordinate system where the axis is fixed to be centered on the axle that is providing the measurement and points forward relative to the car, and the velocity always has a phase of 0 degrees...
yeah it's speed. i B■■■■■■ed up there.
also they typically don't work in reverse because:
- it's easier to build the analog ones that way
- you shouldn't be looking at the dashboard in reverse in any case
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Even my motorcycle's speedometer will measure speed in reverse. Not sure on my pickup though since it doesn't read anything lower than 10 mph.
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I looked it up on howitworks or something and someone claimed that some older ones don't. I've had some that didn't work in Drive, so no speed for Reverse didn't seem like a stretch.
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I don't think that word means what you think it means....
Doh
odometer
Yup, that's what I meant
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also they typically don't work in reverse because:
- it's easier to build the analog ones that way
- you shouldn't be looking at the dashboard in reverse in any case
How fast are you going in reverse that you feel it necessary to measure it? Whenever I'm in reverse, the speed is going to be extremely lucky to make it anywhere close to 10mph before I'm thinking “Too fast! Stop!”
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What about the ego, and the superego?
Isn't the superego like the ego but with a supercharger strapped to it?
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i'll call that point the third, because i agree.
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And flame stickers!
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2. you shouldn't be looking at the dashboard in reverse in any case
I was taught to drive in reverse using my mirrors, rather than turning around in my seat. Makes it slightly easier to look at the dash, although as you say there's not really need to.
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i was taught that your head faces the direction of travel. i can see advantages and disadvantages to the other style, but i was taught that way and habits are hard to break...
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Also depends on the type of vehicle.
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true. i'm sure driving a semi or anything with a trailer would be rather different than a Prius (or the Taurus i learned to drive in(one of these days i'm going to learn stick(yes, i know that joke, thanks.)))
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I almost exclusively reverse using the mirrors. People are surprised I can effectively back up a crew cab pickup truck, and then doubly-surprised I only used the mirrors, but that's the trick.
I hate driving other cars because 99.999999% of them have retarded useless side mirrors.
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I almost exclusively reverse using the mirrors. People are surprised I can effectively back up a crew cab pickup truck, and then doubly-surprised I only used the mirrors, but that's the trick.
I 100% use mirrors with my van. I recall a past discussion with my in laws, and my mother in law was adamant about using mirrors, but then she was a former school bus driver.
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I think the common factor here is people who drive larger vehicles use mirrors.
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I feel it might be necessary at this point to clarify: i wasn't saying @pleegwat was driving wrong, only that the style i was taught was different.
just in case this discussion is heading that way...
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In my Ford Focus now, I totally look at the dash, where I have a backup camera. I also look around to make sure I'm not backing into traffic or whatever, of course.
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In my Ford Focus now, I totally look at the dash, where I have a backup camera. I also look around to make sure I'm not backing into traffic or whatever, of course.
I've only used backup cameras in rentals, and I rarely used them. Only when it was the side-view camera, and when my view out the windows was obstructed.
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I also look around to make sure I'm not backing into traffic or whatever, of course.
I wish more drivers would do that.
a backup camera
I thought about getting one but they were more than I wanted to pay. Apparently I don't need one anymore, when I back my truck into the garage I've always been able to stop with my rear bumper about 1 - 1.5" away from the wall without really trying.
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I hate driving other cars because 99.999999% of them have retarded useless side mirrors.
You know you can improve that situation by adjusting them outwards a bit, right?
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i wasn't saying @pleegwat was driving wrong, only that the style i was taught was different.
I can't believe that we don't have a badge for you saying something so forum-idiomatically incorrect.
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petition @pjh to add it, or would that fall under the special snowflake one? it think the flavor text for that one says it's a "just because" badge
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The problem is narrow field-of-view. I've driven cars where I feel like I'm looking through a toilet paper roll when using the side mirrors. My mirrors are nice and wide.
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I was taught to turn around, but I generally use the mirrors.
My car also has front & rear reversing sensors which makes it much easier.I drove vans on and off during a previous job, sometimes with a trailer, and there was no rear visibility other than the mirrors so just got used to that.
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The problem is narrow field-of-view. I've driven cars where I feel like I'm looking through a toilet paper roll when using the side mirrors. My mirrors are nice and wide.
Yeah, I figured you at least partially meant that. But it turns out most people wind up pointing their mirrors so they can see their car door--I know that's how I learned it. But a few years ago I read that if you tilt them out some, so you just can't see the car's side, you get a wider overall field of view, you don't have to lean to check in the blind spot, and the blind spot is reduced. Large truck mirrors would automatically give you that.