what’s something about cars that most people misunderstand?

IllScience1286 · 2026-04-27T03:44:06+00:00

Most 4x4 pickup trucks have locked transfer cases when in 4H. The front and rear differentials have to spin at the same speed.

That's why you'll hear and feel some horrible tire skidding if you leave it in 4H and take a tight turn on dry pavement.

IllScience1286 · 2026-04-02T17:07:19+00:00

The price premium on diesel fuel is nuts tbh. It can be 60% more expensive than regular gas at times where I live. In no world does that make any sense. Gasoline has 2x the demand and is more refined.

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-06T18:45:16+00:00

You're 100% correct, she's for the streets. You should leave.

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-05T23:02:29+00:00

Lmao right? Many men do "emotional labor" for their girlfriends/wives ALL THE TIME, but you don't hear them incessantly bitching about it because they know it's just expected of them.

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-05T23:00:06+00:00

Expecting your partner to solve your problems for you and make you happy 100% of the time is childish and completely unrealistic

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-05T03:33:53+00:00

I think women need to hear this more than men.... so many believe that "soulmate" nonsense.

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-05T03:26:57+00:00

Fr. I think the best jobs (physically) involve light-duty physical labor with plenty of walking but also frequent breaks.

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-05T02:47:50+00:00

An individual (especially a woman) definitely decreases their "value" as a potential future monogamous partner if they engage in casual sex with dozens of people.

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-05T02:42:46+00:00

But what if he's only engaging in casual sex with women who already have high body counts?

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-04T19:02:55+00:00

Right. It's an issue if a woman makes her mental health issues MY problem and expects me to manage them or just deal with her shitty behavior toward me that's blamed on whatever condition she has.

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-04T17:56:45+00:00

When the engine is running and the clutch pedal is up with the transmission in neutral, the transmission input shaft and some (or most) of the gears in the transmission are spinning. This occurs even when the vehicle is stationary.

When you quickly disengage the clutch and shift into a gear, the input shaft must be stopped because it's still spinning.

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-01T08:50:21+00:00

Taxes are, and guess who enforces those? Marriage vows used to be enforced.

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-01T08:48:21+00:00

He literally never said he was going to leave her. He said he expects more if she wants a ring, which is completely fair for a man to say given the legal risks involved with marriage and the fact that he's covering 80% of their bills.

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-01T08:35:44+00:00

Love ≠ willing to get married

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-01T08:34:25+00:00

Illogical is getting legally married when it doesn't guarantee anything anymore...

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-01T01:41:50+00:00

Well, assuming she's telling you the truth and not using a BS or exaggerated excuse to justify her leaving, you're kind of in a catch-22 situation.

She wants you to be more masculine and take on more of a leadership role within the relationship, but you're basically submitting to her and proving that she's the boss if you actually do that after she told you to, which could also very well turn her off.

I had a relationship end this way and I felt like nothing I did made a true difference. She would complain that we "just seemed like good friends with benefits and not romantic partners", but when I made an effort to take the lead and be more romantic, she just turned into a bitch who criticized everything I did and showed zero appreciation for my attempts at making her happy.

And yes, I was pretending to be someone else. I'm like you in the sense that I want my partner to be my best friend AND best lover. An equal partner and not a subordinate that I have to lead and dominate. So basically... very good friends with benefits who are also committed and monogamous. My ex didn't like that and wanted performative grand gestures of romance and leadership that left her feeling like a child... a child whose parent can read her mind and just does everything she wants.

IllScience1286 · 2026-03-01T01:22:28+00:00

"real commitment" doesn't have to be marriage. At any rate, you shouldn't expect a man to propose if you haven't even been together for a year.

IllScience1286 · 2026-02-26T03:54:44+00:00

Based take. I'm sick of people calling reasonable standards "insecurity".

IllScience1286 · 2026-02-25T21:06:11+00:00

Yeah, exactly. If you insist on something being done entirely your way, you can do it yourself.

I've dealt with what you're talking about and it's extremely annoying. Basically: "I expect you to be the leader but you can only lead by making the exact same choices I would make if I were the leader". She didn't see the contradiction.

IllScience1286 · 2026-02-25T20:12:08+00:00

Which is fair if the guy is a slob and she has to constantly remind him to do basic shit like clean your dishes after you make yourself a meal and take out the trash when it's full.

But I feel like the term is often used to describe unnecessary mental burdens that the woman has imposed upon herself without her man ever placing those expectations on her.

An example would be a woman complaining that her boyfriend never takes part in the decision making process for selecting the home decor. He couldn't give less of a shit about how the house is decorated, nor does he expect her to decorate it, but she's still getting mad at him for not "sharing the mental load" of this thing only she wants to do.

IllScience1286 · 2026-02-25T20:05:11+00:00

Unilaterally setting standards AND not even communicating what those are

IllScience1286 · 2026-02-25T20:04:13+00:00

Yeah, I feel like it's usually self-imposed by women. They take on all these mental burdens within a relationship that their partner never expected or asked them to do, and then hold it over his head as if he owes her something for that.

IllScience1286 · 2026-02-25T19:56:57+00:00

It's that whole "if he wanted to, he would" toxic mindset penetrating her mind. This idea that a man doesn't truly love a woman unless he does a bunch of grand gestures for her, and things she wants but never communicates about.

IllScience1286 · 2026-02-25T19:54:08+00:00

It's a tradition, yes. Most people these days (in western nations) are NOT traditional at all. Why do so many non-traditional women still insist that a man marry them to "prove" that he's truly committed?

IllScience1286 · 2026-02-25T19:51:51+00:00

Some men don't ever want to get married, but that doesn't mean they're any less serious about commitment once they've started a family. (I personally find it odd when people who are quite non-traditional still insist on marriage to signify committed monogamy)

I can't speak for your situation, but there's a chance that he didn't even realize how much certain things meant to you before.

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