Can you imagine if you used the gas pedal of your car as a moderator instead of to feed just enough fuel mix into the engine? Take your foot of the gas today a

Can you imagine if you used the gas pedal of your car as a moderator instead of to feed just enough fuel mix into the engine? Take your foot of the gas today and the car stops. Take your foot of the gas in Star Trek and the car explodes. I think this is what he was getting at: The design seems to have instability as a feature.