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> Different gears are for "go faster" and "go slower", and the clutch is for "change gear". Sorry, that's exactly what I meant by "the different gears work in
by __david__ 13y ago
> Different gears are for "go faster" and "go slower", and the clutch is for "change gear".
Sorry, that's exactly what I meant by "the different gears work in general". You need to understand that underlying model before you can make it work, even if it's only intuitive, and not cerebral.
> the clutch is for "change gear"
That, and it's also "don't stall when I stop".
I think most people understand that it disconnects the engine. I don't think that's as crazy a leap as "understanding the details of how a gearbox works" (which I don't even know, since I've never looked in one).
Anyway, I maintain that my analogy is apt.
- masklinn 13y ago> You need to understand that underlying model before you can make it work No, you only need to understand what the final effect is. The vast majority of drivers neither understand nor care that gearbox speeds change the conversion ratio between the engine's rotating speed and the axle's, if you did and had to gear speeds would be labelled by their conversion ratio not 1-6 (and then you'd have to include the axle's conversion ratio in the mix). And I don't doubt that a Git-based gearbox would do exactly that, and that going in reverse would require either using an inverter or would require using a completely separate reverse transmission. > Anyway, I maintain that my analogy is apt. And I maintain that it is not.