MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 19 days agoIt really grinds my gearsstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up148arrow-down1imageIt really grinds my gearsstartrek.websiteMalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square26linkfedilinkfile-text
This bothers me more than it should. It should be called the decoupler pedal because that’s what it actually does.
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoAccelerator isn’t accurate because it still works, but won’t accelerate in neutral.
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·18 days agoThe brakes cause acceleration, too.
minus-squareMalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.websiteOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 days agoTake your pick lol or
minus-squareMattBlackAlien@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoIt still accelerates the engine.
minus-squareMalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.websiteOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days agoRespect. You’re right. It should be called gas/fuel/energy pedal because you always get more of it when you press it while actual acceleration has more dependencies.
minus-squarestevestevesteve@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoIn most gasoline vehicles it’s the throttle pedal. Pressing it reduces how much you’re throttling the engines air supply
Accelerator isn’t accurate because it still works, but won’t accelerate in neutral.
The brakes cause acceleration, too.
Relevant:
Take your pick lol
or
lol
Love it, thanks.
It still accelerates the engine.
Respect. You’re right. It should be called gas/fuel/energy pedal because you always get more of it when you press it while actual acceleration has more dependencies.
In most gasoline vehicles it’s the throttle pedal. Pressing it reduces how much you’re throttling the engines air supply