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It really grinds my gears (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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This bothers me more than it should.

It should be called the decoupler pedal because that’s what it actually does.

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[–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

It still accelerates the engine.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    No, that's the throttle. The accelerator is just an input control linked to the many things that make the engine go BRRR.

    If anything, the flywheel is the most acceleratey bit since it can make things increase in speed even if the engine is at sustained rpm because the driver died of boredom reading this.

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