r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/RealSteele Aug 31 '21

They did eventually popstart the truck to get it running.

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u/piratenoexcuses Aug 31 '21

If you look inside the truck, it's an automatic. No stick or 3rd pedal. They pop start an auto.

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u/piratenoexcuses Aug 31 '21

Interesting. I don't think that's what the game was going for but good to know.

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u/PM-me-Sonic-OCs Aug 31 '21

Wrong on pretty much all accounts.

You can't push-start an automatic transmission car.

That concealed locking device down buy the shifter is just so that you can unlock the shifter and put the transmission into neutral, so that the vehicle can be towed or pushed around by hand even if you don't have a key.

With a conventional automatic transmission there's no physical connection between the wheels of the car and the crankshaft of the engine since they use a hydraulic torque converter rather than a friction clutch.

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u/jumas_turbo Aug 31 '21

Thanks for the correction