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submitted 6 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 months ago

The reason communities like yours and the one behind your house aren't connected is to reduce the amount of cars driving down your block.

Which is ironic because it has the opposite effect by forcing every resident to get around via car