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What is redlining? Wikipedia says it's a discriminatory practice of denying credit to minorities. Edit: OK got it in the article, it's driving a car too fast.

What is redlining? Wikipedia says it's a discriminatory practice of denying credit to minorities. Edit: OK got it in the article, it's driving a car too fast. Except your car is your brain and so it's burning yourself out I guess. A little confusing

deathanatos 3y ago
Wiktionary has a good example photo of a tachometer: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/redline https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/redline I also think of the movie "Redline": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FZ0AXNldV8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FZ0AXNldV8 (But yes, depending on context, the word has the other meaning you note.)
orthecreedence 3y ago
Redlining is also the process of editing a legal document, and can in some cases be generalized to editing any document.
omgtehlion 3y ago
Bad analogies are like bananas in a swordfight. As a “petrolhead” this instantly triggered me: most cars won’t redline at 100mph, actually they won’t even break a sweat (at like 2.5krpm, when redline starts at 5-8krpm depending on engine type and model). Redlining is _accelerating_ too fast, not _driving_ (this means you cannot “redline” indefinitely long, only for short bursts, even if you are a racing or overly aggressive driver).
- hinkley 3y ago
  Well I’ll tell you something my lad. When you’re walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don’t come crying to me!
- rzzzt 3y ago
  You can when the car is in neutral (hopefully some rev limiter is in place to prevent you from destroying the engine in a relatively short amount of time).
- attheicearcade 3y ago
  Redlining is nothing to do with acceleration. The article has the right definition: Redlining: drive with (a car engine) at or above its rated maximum rpm.
  - otachack 3y ago
    I understand this one anime movie's title, which I saw years ago, now! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redline_(2009_film) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redline_(2009_film)
- ajsnigrutin 3y ago
  American? :) In the manual-driving world, you can easily redline a car even below 100km, by just not switching to a higher gear in time (to get faster accelleration)
  - throw__away7391 3y ago
    You can also redline a car in neutral without moving at all. Even an automatic. What's your point?
    - ajsnigrutin 3y ago
      Pretty much noone redlines a car in neutral, but reaching the redline with fast acceleration is a thing that even a casual driver might do every now and then (eg. when overtaking)
valand 3y ago
Basically, pushing (e.g. revving) an engine beyond its structural limit.
buro9 3y ago
To function at such a level that it is ablative, and impairs sustained performance (or even standard performance)
odiroot 3y ago
In motorcycle world, it's revving your engine so hard it gets into the red line on the tachometer
ivanjermakov 3y ago
Yep.. I thought this article is about internal combustion engines.

deathanatos 3y ago

Wiktionary has a good example photo of a tachometer: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/redline https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/redline I also think of the movie "Redline": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FZ0AXNldV8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FZ0AXNldV8 (But yes, depending on context, the word has the other meaning you note.)

orthecreedence 3y ago

Redlining is also the process of editing a legal document, and can in some cases be generalized to editing any document.

omgtehlion 3y ago

Bad analogies are like bananas in a swordfight. As a “petrolhead” this instantly triggered me: most cars won’t redline at 100mph, actually they won’t even break a sweat (at like 2.5krpm, when redline starts at 5-8krpm depending on engine type and model). Redlining is _accelerating_ too fast, not _driving_ (this means you cannot “redline” indefinitely long, only for short bursts, even if you are a racing or overly aggressive driver).

hinkley 3y ago
Well I’ll tell you something my lad. When you’re walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don’t come crying to me!
rzzzt 3y ago
You can when the car is in neutral (hopefully some rev limiter is in place to prevent you from destroying the engine in a relatively short amount of time).
attheicearcade 3y ago
Redlining is nothing to do with acceleration. The article has the right definition: Redlining: drive with (a car engine) at or above its rated maximum rpm.
- otachack 3y ago
  I understand this one anime movie's title, which I saw years ago, now! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redline_(2009_film) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redline_(2009_film)
ajsnigrutin 3y ago
American? :) In the manual-driving world, you can easily redline a car even below 100km, by just not switching to a higher gear in time (to get faster accelleration)
- throw__away7391 3y ago
  You can also redline a car in neutral without moving at all. Even an automatic. What's your point?
  - ajsnigrutin 3y ago
    Pretty much noone redlines a car in neutral, but reaching the redline with fast acceleration is a thing that even a casual driver might do every now and then (eg. when overtaking)

valand 3y ago

Basically, pushing (e.g. revving) an engine beyond its structural limit.

buro9 3y ago

To function at such a level that it is ablative, and impairs sustained performance (or even standard performance)

odiroot 3y ago

In motorcycle world, it's revving your engine so hard it gets into the red line on the tachometer

ivanjermakov 3y ago

Yep.. I thought this article is about internal combustion engines.