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Even better, when they hear commercials for America's best selling half ton truck, did they really think it weighed 1000 lbs?
by talldatethrow 3y ago
Even better, when they hear commercials for America's best selling half ton truck, did they really think it weighed 1000 lbs?
- sulam 3y agoTruthfully I didn't think much about it, but yes I assumed that was their weight, in the same way that a heavy-weight boxer fights in a particular weight class.
- talldatethrow 3y agoIf you thought the large trucks people call half ton weight only 1000 lbs, you have such a disconnect with reality and the physical world that I can't even relate. If a half ton Chevy truck weighs 1000 lbs, what did you think a Honda Civic weighs? As much as the driver and passenger?
- imoverclocked 3y agoPlease give the HN guidelines[1] a glance. Some people don’t give much thought to trucking or weights or even vehicles in general; Their connection to reality isn’t based on needing to know those things. Some people even live in places without trucks at all. The world is pretty diverse! [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- rootusrootus 3y agoEven better, almost all modern "half ton" pickups have an actual payload capacity between 3/4 and 1 ton. Or even higher.