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Until I was about 6, I used to think that cars were propelled along by the gas coming out of the exhaust pipe, like a rocket engine.
(Axeman Jim, Thu 17 Apr 2008, 19:41, closed)

It would be more fun if they were.

( Bats, Thu 17 Apr 2008, 19:41, closed)

Thought they were.
*Scratches head*
(bearpookie cant beat a good buttjoke, Thu 17 Apr 2008, 20:54, closed)

I thought so too!!
And I also thought slow cars, like my mum's Mini, had less travel in the accelerator than fast cars, like the Lamborghini Countach on the poster in my bedroom. Reason being, I knew if you floored it, the car went faster, so my reasoning went the more space between the pedal and the floor, the faster the car could go.
(dhroadie, Thu 17 Apr 2008, 23:08, closed)

Car Physics
I learned all I knew about the physics of cars from The Dukes Of Hazzard. Thus, until I was about ten, in order to slow a car down, you pressed hard on the steering wheel. I think footwell cameras wouldn't have been prime-time enough.
(yearsofpractice, Thu 17 Apr 2008, 23:31, closed)