A person doesn’t need to know how cars work to drive one. They ought to know, but it’s not technically required.
this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2024
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They ought to know
I'd question even that. Hardly any user knows how their phone works, so why would cars be any different? You probably should know basic maintenance but most cars tell you what they need anyway.
isnt it the other way arround people ought to know how their phones work? rellying on anything without understanding how it works is a dangerous game
Does this mean that doctors need to understand the physics of an MRI machine to use it?
Where do we draw a line here? Can we use WiFi or do we need a networking course to understand how connections are established?
What about using HTTPS, do we need to understand the inner workings of SSL to browse the web?
Note that OP made a distinction between "need" and "ought to" and I agree. You don't "need" to know any of these, but you "ought to" because knowing them TO SOME DEGREE helps you use the machine more effectively and safely. Networking course is definitely going overboard, but I still think they're important to know. I'm pretty sure doctors already do understand the basics of how MRI machines work.
Learning the basics of how WiFi works avoids people getting confused when WiFi doesn't "just exist" everywhere, or why it drops out suddenly when a lot of people are using it even if you have full bars. Learning about HTTPS and SSL lets you understand what it keeps secure and how that can keep you secure when you're e.g. banking.
That being said computers and software now are specifically designed to hide their inner workings as much as possible to simplify things for their users so it's a bit of a special case.
Understanding physics issues like momentum, traction, and the way a car turns is important to not crashing. Otherwise you get people making poor decisions on ice.
He's been living on looney toons logic for 20 years
I feel like for 10 of those years, it's acceptable. Maybe even like 12-13 because everyone doesn't learn at the same pace. But for at least the last 5 years, this dude was living in a kind of ignorantly blissful haze that makes me envious of his carefree life.
If Anon was seven, this would be cute. Coming from a twenty year old, it’s kinda scary.
If this is false then why do faster cars have more exhaust pipes?
Yep, first greentext of the month I actually can kind of belive is somewhat real. People be stupid
Watching my sister play Gran Turismo 7 makes me understand why she never managed to get a license.
the real "how are you this retarded" is not from op. the real "how are you this retarded" is expecting people to understand how the devices they're using work.
anyone that never had to work on something or troubleshoot problems with it will not have an inherent understanding of how it functions.
Okay but like
He thought it went forward by blowing exhaust out the back real hard
I mean, that works well enough to go to space, so why can't it get you to the store?
When you know how rockets and jet engines work, because someone explained it to you but nobody explained how car works, people might just apply that knowledge to cars.
People expect that others are born with knowledge or that it magically appears in their brains. Its not that op is retarded, its his parents that forgot to teach his son some basic stuff. When I see memes with how bad the current generation is, they forget its not the fault of the generation, its the fault of the parents. When they don't teach their children that, how should they do it?
Tbh the exhaust pipes on a Spitfire are angled backwards because it actually makes a difference
This is more a failure of understanding basic physics.
The hacker known as 4chan works with software not (car) hardware.
If you lift off the throttle you can induce oversteer because you are transferring the weight of the vehicle away from the back wheels.
Almost true if it's a turbocharged engine, though.