Aren’t horses stupid expensive?
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Aren’t horses stupid […]?
Yes.
I mean, so are cars.
CatsCars aren’t nearly as expensive in upkeep. There is a very good reason people started to switch to cars even before they were a lot faster than horsesTrue, cats just need a litterbox and kibble and they’re pretty much set.
The ones that are big enough to ride are very expensive again though.
And almost as dangerous as a Tesla! Hey-o!
Yeah, unfortunately.
I think you were right the first time. Even when we took the damn stupid to the emergency vet it was cheaper than owning a horse.
300-400 ish bucks where I live, it’s way more expensive to keep a horse than to buy one, even for a short time
Have you heard of bicycles?
Nope
OK. So bicycles have, as the name suggests, two wheels. The front wheel can be rotated for steering, while the rear wheel is for acceleration. You accelerate by alternately pushing down the pedals located approximately in the middle. Force is transferred from the pedals to the rear wheel usually via a chain, but other solutions, like a belt or axle, exist.
Since the wheels are in line the construction is prone to tipping to the side, so keeping the balance while sitting on it takes some practice.
But once you get the hang of it it’s one of the most versatile modes of transportation, with specialised bicycles (or “bikes” for short) for off-road use, extra light ones for racing, etc.😉
Holy shit let’s get someone to make them! We will be rich!
Apart from April fool’s jokes I haven’t heard of automated bicycles yet…
I’m disabled. My ebike has cruise control for when i run out of steam, but i still have to steer.
My EV doesn’t freeze and die in winter and can be parked outside on the street for a week without me needing to leave the apartment. Just imagining riding a horse in an extremely cold spring rain hurts to think about.
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I mean sure there’s all of that… But consider this:
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A horse doesn’t play music, or pick up where I left reading on my audiobook.
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They don’t have mirrors or a seatbelt, so how safe can a horse REALLY be? 🤔
The horse self driving mode is pretty good though, with its built-in hazard avoidance and lane keeping.
I heard the nav is shit though for the self driving. Basically always just takes you home.
Except sometimes that self-driving mode decides it would rather drive on without you. And sometimes it activates itself randomly.
also, if it’s my really my horse it’s drinking with me
Sure officer, he blew a 1.2 BAC but he weighs 1000lbs!
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I mean, I like my EV… But bragging about it’s performance in winter? Not the sales pitch I would go with. I get 1/3 the range of a mild day, and I’m not blasting the heat.
What kind of shitty EV you got brotha? I also see about 30%–50% decrease in range on a Volvo EX40 in like -15–-20°C temperatures, for a car which is built upon a pretty old platform.
Damn, what EV do you have? I have a '23 Bolt and I only see about a 30% reduction in efficiency in below freezing. The performance of mine in winter was fair, and even in blizzard conditions in Chicago at 20F it still got the job done. But yea, the heater will consume a lot of battery regardless. Charging is my only concern, and that’s solved by the fact that I have a supercharger not too far I can use once a week early in the morning for cheap $0.35 per kWh.
¢35/kWh is cheap? That’s the price of a kWh with a subscription at Ionity. I park and charge at this parking spot with a charger where you pay by the hour. ¢14/hr. 😅 It’s close to my gym so whenever I’m there for like 3–4h I just park there and fillerup for basically change. 👌
Yeah I wouldn’t recommend an EV to anyone that can’t L2 charge at home for “normal” utility rates.
Where do you live? I think we might have different ideas of what cold is.
you just haven’t designed a proper horsebrella with HVAC
I think the convenience of them knowing how to take you home if you pass out drunk on one is outweighed by the fact it consumes a ridiculous amount of hay and makes just as much poop everywhere it pleases.
yeah, at least i make my wife laugh. that’s why she chose me over the horse
Some evs can do that too. Probably less reliable though and i dont think self diving is intended to be used that way yet
Yes my volt has shat itself once or twice as well
Horse-automation sucks, though.
Oscillating between taking a food break when spotting some favorite green and becoming mortally frightened by a moving leaf, rising up on the hindlegs and galloping away in the opposite direction.
Don’t forget stopping to take a shit just whenever. I love horses, but getting them out of an urban setting was probably the best aspect of the industrial revolution.
But the horse automation can get you home on autopilot if it’s feeding time.
Just like self driving EVs then
Horses are incredibly costly to keep & maintain, and consume your entire life to care for them. Have fun with that, out on your ranch which you’ll also need a few extra million dollars to acquire.
Not sure how this has been out for over a decade and it’s my first time seeing it now. What a banger!
The only good use for a horse is sausages.
Mr Hands?
That is the most apt meme use of this picture I’ve ever seen.
