• entwine413@lemm.ee
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      2 days ago

      It’s not, because sheer force on a part not meant to handle that much sheer force is irrelevant to towing which is force in a different direction.

      That’s the problem with the video. The test they did has nothing to do with towing capacity. If they strapped the truck down and used a tractor to pull on the hitch, that would be a legitimate test.

      But they did something that seems like a legitimate test to people who don’t really know much about physics, which gets views and has people spread misinformation.

      When you lie to prove a point, you’re just cheapening that point.

      Edit: Lol, you people are ridiculous. You’re no better than Musk/Trump worshipers; throwing logic and reason out the window for hate.

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        3 days ago

        Nah dog, the presence of people with intention to tow somehow gives credence to this test, and all other towing tests in general, it seems.

        *drops a pallet of bricks on a Tonka truck

        “Well, people have things to tow, so this test is valid.”