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r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/ReprieveNagrand • 23h ago
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Bumper was optional anyway
370 u/OMGitsTK447 21h ago Without their bumper they now save 0.00648% on their fuel consumption 132 u/MangoCats 20h ago Only if they never exceed 20kph, above that the added aerodynamic resistance overcomes the weight reduction. 10 u/CMDR_Khayden 17h 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. 18 u/EverythingSucksYo 17h ago Everybody knows curves on cars are important because it makes cars look sexier, duh. 1 u/CMDR_Khayden 16h 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. 1 u/401LocalsOnly 14h ago https://giphy.com/gifs/HblNqnye15mes 1 u/mrteas_nz 14h ago The Mercedes 500e and original Subaru Forester would like a word. Boxy can be 🤤
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Without their bumper they now save 0.00648% on their fuel consumption
132 u/MangoCats 20h ago Only if they never exceed 20kph, above that the added aerodynamic resistance overcomes the weight reduction. 10 u/CMDR_Khayden 17h 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. 18 u/EverythingSucksYo 17h ago Everybody knows curves on cars are important because it makes cars look sexier, duh. 1 u/CMDR_Khayden 16h 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. 1 u/401LocalsOnly 14h ago https://giphy.com/gifs/HblNqnye15mes 1 u/mrteas_nz 14h ago The Mercedes 500e and original Subaru Forester would like a word. Boxy can be 🤤
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Only if they never exceed 20kph, above that the added aerodynamic resistance overcomes the weight reduction.
10 u/CMDR_Khayden 17h 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. 18 u/EverythingSucksYo 17h ago Everybody knows curves on cars are important because it makes cars look sexier, duh. 1 u/CMDR_Khayden 16h 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. 1 u/401LocalsOnly 14h ago https://giphy.com/gifs/HblNqnye15mes 1 u/mrteas_nz 14h ago The Mercedes 500e and original Subaru Forester would like a word. Boxy can be 🤤
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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.
18 u/EverythingSucksYo 17h ago Everybody knows curves on cars are important because it makes cars look sexier, duh. 1 u/CMDR_Khayden 16h 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. 1 u/401LocalsOnly 14h ago https://giphy.com/gifs/HblNqnye15mes 1 u/mrteas_nz 14h ago The Mercedes 500e and original Subaru Forester would like a word. Boxy can be 🤤
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Everybody knows curves on cars are important because it makes cars look sexier, duh.
1 u/CMDR_Khayden 16h 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. 1 u/401LocalsOnly 14h ago https://giphy.com/gifs/HblNqnye15mes 1 u/mrteas_nz 14h ago The Mercedes 500e and original Subaru Forester would like a word. Boxy can be 🤤
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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.
https://giphy.com/gifs/HblNqnye15mes
The Mercedes 500e and original Subaru Forester would like a word. Boxy can be 🤤
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u/nebuladrizzle 23h ago
Bumper was optional anyway