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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)
submitted 5 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world
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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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[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Definitely stovetops

[–] Asifall@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

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