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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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[โ€“] limelight79@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Chug-chug-chug? Are you sure you weren't in a steam locomotive?

[โ€“] TauZero@mander.xyz 4 points 4 months ago

I knew that motion sickness is triggered by frequent starts and stops and frequent turns, but even I was not aware of how big a contribution the engine vibration makes until I got to experience a ride without it.