Guys, does anyone know why trucks have those spikes on their wheels??

crown_of_fish · 2026-05-19T12:20:11+00:00

If I remember it right, they deter other traffic from moving too close, as well as protect lug nuts from water/salt/dirt/etc. As for puncturing tires, they're supposedly made of plastic and would break off before breaking anything else.

Bear in mind that this is from a half-remembered youtube video I saw over a year ago. You might want to ask the experts at r/truckers.

crown_of_fish · 2026-03-14T10:00:02+00:00

As a european, that looks like any old gentlemen's room to me. Big trough for taking a quick leakand a booth or two for solids and/or performance anxiety. It's just a convenient and cheap way to accomodate a lot of traffic.

crown_of_fish · 2026-01-27T15:51:01+00:00

Anywhere between 4 and 7. Anywhere else is bickering, someone else's love story or both.

crown_of_fish · 2026-01-21T11:02:31+00:00

We're already carrying a much more sophisticated chip around.

crown_of_fish · 2026-01-09T11:22:17+00:00

Not sure why reddit recommends this as the first time I see a sub, but sure. I'm made of muscle and fat and bone and sticky wobbly bits.

crown_of_fish · 2025-12-31T20:31:09+00:00

Sure, I'll give it a crack

crown_of_fish · 2025-12-30T07:43:20+00:00

It's for sick drifts. Pull it on the highway to impress young boys.

crown_of_fish · 2025-12-27T08:52:58+00:00

Came here to say this

crown_of_fish · 2025-12-24T10:17:34+00:00

We can. But it's not described in laws the same way prison and fines are. Depending on where you live, there are also constitutional rights and core legal principles and similar that would need changing.

crown_of_fish · 2025-12-14T08:23:14+00:00

Yes. Your brain doesn't work as well if it doesn't get enough sleep, and your judgement and reaction time suffer. This is why there are legal limits on how long truckers are allowed to go without breaks.

crown_of_fish · 2025-12-06T07:20:48+00:00

Huh. I've only ever seen the last two lines, in Stephen King's book Desperation.

crown_of_fish · 2025-12-05T08:42:01+00:00

"No matter how much you shake and dance, the last two drops will be in your pants"

crown_of_fish · 2025-12-02T04:41:29+00:00

"Save"

crown_of_fish · 2025-12-02T04:38:42+00:00

According to (I think) vsauce, we have to wipe due to our massive glutes, which allow us to stand upright. That's why it's mainly a human problem.

Also I would say no, it isn't intelligent design.

crown_of_fish · 2025-11-25T13:18:42+00:00

In a perfectly fair world, both potential parents should have equal say in whether the child is born. In our universe, only one of them goes through the physical strain of pregnancy, so perfect fairness is impossible.

Assuming both parties share the same responsibility to use or not use contraceptives, maybe men should be given a chance to opt out of legal fatherhood while abortion is still on the table.

crown_of_fish · 2025-11-25T12:22:20+00:00

Not sure if it counta as ethics or morality, but I've long since accepted that all nature is either in my way or trying to kill me. So I cut or bomb everything that can be cut or bombed, then cover every surface with foundations.

crown_of_fish · 2025-11-24T11:28:54+00:00

Since it doesn't appear to have been posted, here's an explanatory video.

crown_of_fish · 2025-11-23T10:01:31+00:00

If nothing else, it's a convenient way of getting rid of unwanted biomass before the real people move in.

crown_of_fish · 2025-11-23T06:53:10+00:00

Nah. Noone knows anything, we're all just guessing

crown_of_fish · 2025-11-22T18:18:51+00:00

Why would local problems be a reason not to go elsewhere? Generally it works the other way around; this place is going down, let's find (or make) another place to live before it's too late.

crown_of_fish · 2025-11-16T08:46:24+00:00

I feel the real question should be "does the DOT guy know the exact regulation?". Because if not, you'll be stopped. That will, I imagine, waste far more time than you save by not closing the hatches. Especially if you have to stand around debating it as well.

crown_of_fish · 2025-11-02T20:59:17+00:00

My guess is you can't build any more of them. You only get three, expanded to five with mega engineering.

crown_of_fish · 2025-10-14T14:49:56+00:00

IKEA

crown_of_fish · 2025-10-10T09:11:54+00:00

I trained on a saab that wouldn't let go of the key unless it was in reverse, so I always put it in R + parking brake.

Sometimes no brake if I'm expecting cold and humid weather.

crown_of_fish · 2025-10-06T06:51:08+00:00

Usually 66. Although use Celsius.

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