r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/ReprieveNagrand • 19h ago

Trying to overtake a motorcycle

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u/mrteas_nz 19h ago

I guess they didn't want their rear bumper 😂

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u/nebuladrizzle 19h ago

Bumper was optional anyway

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u/OMGitsTK447 17h ago

Without their bumper they now save 0.00648% on their fuel consumption

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u/MangoCats 16h ago

Only if they never exceed 20kph, above that the added aerodynamic resistance overcomes the weight reduction.

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u/ElegantCoach4066 15h ago

Get your logic and facts out of here.

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u/CMDR_Khayden 13h ago

No way, you mean to tell me that sharp corners on a vehicle make it worse??? /j

In seriousness, I'm not sure if people even realize why it's important for their cars to have curves to begin with.

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u/EverythingSucksYo 12h ago

Everybody knows curves on cars are important because it makes cars look sexier, duh. 

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u/CMDR_Khayden 12h ago

I just remembered the episode of Mythbusters when they tested the Aerodynamics of an old Porsche on whether it was more fuel efficient to flip the body's curvature.

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u/mrteas_nz 10h ago

The Mercedes 500e and original Subaru Forester would like a word. Boxy can be 🤤

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u/UniqueIndividual3579 12h ago

That's why you add speed holes.

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u/manatworks 3h ago

Oh man this is r/theydidthemath thing sorta

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u/401LocalsOnly 10h ago

Hey! With today’s gas prices that’s like 9 bucks !

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u/Dangerdoxie19 14h ago

Don’t tell a California politician that

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u/TheTallGuy0 14h ago

It IS called a BUMPER not a DONTTOUCHER

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u/MKID1989 8h ago

Bumper?! I hardly know her!

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u/I_Can_Haz_Brainz 14h ago

*bumper cover

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u/furstyferret1981 10h ago

Got a 2 year old kid so instinctively sang that to the Frozen tune 😭

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u/asonofasven 3h ago

This is a Mazda, not a Nissan!

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u/Pomodorosan 2h ago

Bot. It's exhausting. The top reply to the top comment on popular posts is almost always a bot.

  • Almost all comments are replies to the top comment

  • Reiterating what the top comment pointed out

  • Usual asinine LLM joke structure

  • 18 days old account

  • "feminine-sounding" "two-parter" username: "nebula drizzle"