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EalisLav
It makes your engine less noisy... in the end.
voxael
... arent Priuses entirely electric ...?
orangefactorfive
This makes sense. In all those Fast and Furious movies, Vin Diesel never once drove a Prius.
leelbl
I had a CRD (Common rail diesel) Jeep. Can't tell you how many times i was getting fuel and men wld run up to me "ma'am!!! That is Diesel!"
Hubb
Im surprised more 4x4 arent diesel as it gives more torque its better suited or thats my impression it does have advantages
maxpower515
The green handle nozzle means "Go", right?
orangefactorfive
On the bright side, gas stations apparently still have plenty of Diesel.
xxoctavianxx
i bet her plastic bags of gasoline are starting to leak too
jamesCosmosBaron
But I thought it would be fine to use them as implants going for a 40 D!....
NathanielBurts
Did she not double bag it?!?
Istherenothingleft
Rookie mistake
bandanafurscale
God we need an update on those people
SupportGeek
I'm not ruling out that she was also super high on the fumes from them.
TheobromineAddict
Jusmar
Also the nozzle is bigger than the filler tube on the car...so it's amazing that she managed to get gas in the car in the first place.
CaptainBergatron
And unleaded fuel won't work on diesels because it's ignition pressure is too high and it won't ignite under compression like diesel
TripleZer0
imagine living in a time where you have access to google at any point to offset your idiocy and still being this dumb
Hobbitwan
I’m a Nigerian Prince. How can I contact this woman?
ClericOfTheProsperityGospel
Man if you DIDN'T know that why would you at least... I dunno, google 'can my car use diesel' or some shit. Like hell man.
Atomic2
Its almost like this is a fake post made for the explicit purpose of going viral
RavenousBugblatterBeast
Some people's brains just don't work in a "calculate potentially negative outcomes prior to making a decision" sort of fashion.
CooCooCaChew
Jarjarthejedi
That sounds a lot like admitting you don't know everything about everything, which is weak! /s
Vident99
I bet she’ll sue the station because there wasn’t a warning sign (I’m joking…maybe).
phobosorbust
there's a warning on her gas cap...
Vident99
But nobody ever reads the manual. It doesn't count.
Lignitec
Are driver licence courses online nowadays?
3PiecesOfBread
The course and the test are both done on Grand Theft Auto V.
Effehezepe
I barely passed mine. I was using keyboard, which isn't as good for driving, but I was playing as Franklin so I was able (1)
Effehezepe
To use his slow motion ability to make up for it
Stuey1221
She’s the kinda person who’d put vegetable oil inside the engine
Soggybathroomsock
So, what exactly would happen to an engine if you would try? Just curious.
SpoilsburyToastMan
A lot of diesel engines will actually run just fine with vegetable oil (if it's in the fuel tank). Others need a bio fuel conversion kit.
ChernoGamma
Had a friend in HS, ca 1990, who put mineral oil in his beloved Mustang. Killed it dead as shit.
Cutthroatlemur
Some people shouldn’t drive.
litelbrown
She isn't now
UncleShrimp
Well... She won't.
deetatron
Imakethingsweird
Some people shouldnt allowed outside a sealed habitat unless requested.
Thajurriesexcuesed
*breath
Dangermouse303
* live
Drakitomon
Most.
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Hendlton
You know it has happened at LEAST once. Some people are just willfully ignorant.
ZoidbergIsGreat
People are putting gas in trash bags. Somebody not knowing why you can't substitute diesel isn't that outlandish...
BobDoleKingOfBudapest
In all fairness, I don't even know the difference between Super, Plus, Diesel, and Regular and I work at a fucking gas station.
ActionJohnnie
The order of the letters in the words
BobDoleKingOfBudapest
You know, that makes a lot of sense.
JiffyGee
Some people shouldn’t procreate.
cozynester
Unfortunately the US is designed in such a way that most people NEED to drive to survive
LemonRust
Sometimes I wonder if our reliance on cars was a mistake caused by short-sightedness. Just doesn't seem very efficient.
hogeyegrex
It was done entirely on purpose. See the posts above.
kermotherapy
"This is a survival skill, you need to know how to operate this vehicle" "Yawn, this is modern times, you don't need to know anymore."
BillHubbard
True, watch not just bikes on YouTube.
DevonGronka
Our automobile and gas companies bought up streetcar systems in dozens of cities and basically intentionally ran them into the ground 1/2
DevonGronka
in order to increase dependence on automobiles. When businesses are intentionally dismantling the free market, there's a point where 2/3
DevonGronka
government stepping in and saying "y'all can't do that here" is protecting the market and allowing it to function.
marteney1
It’s almost like the wealthy oil companies were allowed to write their own laws for several generations... wait...
lurkerthatoccationallywantstocomment
Or vote
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PoorBoyChevelle
You only think that because you think the people writing the tests are on your side. Bad news.
ZachariasWolfe
I hate the influence of stupidity in voting, but I don't want anyone to be refused because funding was cut to their schools.
IOnlyNeedOneBall
Education outcomes are tied to funding. Your idea oppresses the poor and was already floated to oppress minorities before.
Hendlton
People seem to think you're suggesting algebra tests in order to vote. It doesn't matter if their schools were under funded, if they don't >
Hendlton
know the first thing about politics, they shouldn't be allowed to vote. Otherwise you get people voting for the best liars.
astrid28
She should check her blinker fluid. Its probably low.
The72ndRaven
oldmanflags
imostlymadethisup
Wow! If you are this stupid you dont deserve a car.
H4K1R4
In the US the diesel nozzle is larger than the gas one to prevent this...
Fedotia
Sad that you have to babyproof everything.
jlurosa
Insurance doesn't cover this
PhilipJFryIII
In high school we had an aviation course with planes and shit so we had jet fuel on site and the teacher told a story of the time a kid
PhilipJFryIII
Stole jet fuel to fill his car and absolutely destroyed his engine
dsmegst
I saw a young man at the pump trying to fit the diesel pump into his gas tank. I explained he was trying to pump the wrong fuel. 1/2
dsmegst
He eventually left without any fuel. Just gave up and drove away.
SillySnowFox
It actually just makes it quieter. Also improves gas mileage
zork420
seems legit
onaperilousjourney
I can't believe that people like this are using up oxygen the rest of us could be using
Hexrowe
This is what we get for generations of shaming people who RTFM.
Reitersblock
But the nozzle shouldn't fit?
SleepyKitten
So few people know this. The diesel nozzle is bigger and won't fit in regular gas receiving tanks.
TheBlueMuppet
I guess if you were dumb but resourceful you could like push the nozzle onto the gas filler hole and im sure some would go in.
WhatBackWaterCountry
Not where i live. The nozzles are all the same size.
EggFooYung
Where? AFAIK in the US they're the same
kruttlapp
Put gasoline in a Diesel engine once.. was in a rush and forgot, as I was driving a few different cars at the time.. made it like five miles
NotAPervert
Can a Diesel engine survive the wrong type of fuel any better than a gas car on diesel?
kruttlapp
Yes, somewhat.. it doesn’t completely destroy it. But I had to pay like 700 usd for some guy to come rinse it out.. also 1
kruttlapp
I think it’s less damaging if you stop before it malfunctions. Easier save that way. I got home before malfunction, so don’t know the 2
kruttlapp
Outcome of something like that. Lucky I was close to home.
whatIdontknowcouldfillawarehouse
Older cars can, meaning 15+ years old. New cars have more sensors that won't allow it.
whatIdontknowcouldfillawarehouse
https://www.cartoq.com/diesel-fuel-in-petrol-car-petrol-fuel-in-diesel-car-heres-what-may-happen/
saysomethingcool
Diesel pumps are different shaped for this reason. I'm pretty sure you can't even get the diesel nozzle in your gasoline tank
IdiotSavantTinker
I found this out when I was a teenager, I couldn't get the nozzle in the tank, and I stopped and looked...I had grabbed the diesel.
Wolfire0769
While this is true, the smrt ones just hold the nozzle against the opening and dispense away; red flags be damned.
TheFlamingAngel
New ones are a different size but at the BP I work at has a few that are the old style for the 18 wheelers and stuff that come through.
PhenTsoksar
Is this the reason why New Jersey and some places in Oregon don't do self serve?
rcgom
true, but: it fits in a gas can just fine & the gas can's spout goes in your tank so...
saysomethingcool
That is true. In a pinch, I've heard garbage bags and 5 gallon homer buckets work too!
MarkySpaceMagnet
Larger diameter on the diesel , but where there is a will, and no common sense, there is a way
d3ltabrav00
The reverse is not true unfortunately ? messed up my grandpas truck when I was a teen...
monsteSmuggler
The only difference is some diesel pumps are high flow so they are a little bigger but wawa and royal farms have the same size
WellWellWellLookWhoItIs
Same shape, different size.
brownribbon
Yeah, I absentmindedly did that once. Diesel pumps are too big to fit in gasoline tanks.
funone77
You can do this if you put the nozzle right up to the hole. I know someone who did this.
whydontyougooutsideadplayhideandgoFyourself
Alotof diesel pumps are the same as reg. Just green. Some of them have the wider nozzel though.
bbrown1012
I think your right. I accidentally used the wrong nozzle and it wouldn’t fit, thank god. My heart was pounding.
HUGHgReaction
Same thing happened to me when I was distracted. That saved me.
bbrown1012
I’m not going to lie. My selection was red or green nozzle. I chose green. I think handles should be marked for dummies.
kaijukaiju
That's right, it goes in the _square_ hole!
saysomethingcool
Haha should have said size. Diesel is a larger diameter tube
21viking
Hold my cider.
cjandstuff
Diesel nozzle is slightly larger, so it won't fit in a gas tank. Coworker "made it work" and filled our boss' car. That was a fun night.
wellitseemedlikeagoodideaatthetime
Ireland here, I've used gas stations in a lot of different countries, always the same nozzle for everything, color coded
ChloeRed
Really? In the UK the unleaded nozzles are smaller diameter then the diesel (and the old 4*/leaded pumps, which is why they are different 1/
ChloeRed
sizes in the first place) 2/2
jhgaaafvvbuiewadbvvbjmiurs
Yeah, I came down here to comment this. In 15 of the states in USA I've been too, the diesel and gas nozzles are different color/size
ZoidbergIsGreat
You're the second person on here I've heard that from. They're the same shape here in Alberta but are bright yellow and clearly labeled
JohnnyGossamer
Yeah this is not real.
hesaidsarcastically
This bimbo can fit anything in her holes.
JackieTreehornProductions
You think that will stop them? People are putting gas in open buckets FFS.
vhdangel
They were putting gas in fucking PLASTIC BAGS. As if it wouldn't leak or eat through that flimsy crap in a few hours.
BobaFettApproves
My ex wife’s ex husband jammed one in there insisting diesel would work.
BobaFettApproves
It was 30 years ago when they were just different sizes
EalisLav
Million people: Challenge accepted.
DogPigBirbBunSnark
Tell that to some of my customers. Motorbikes don't have that fail-safe system.
KuldFyt
Make something idiot-proof and they'll go and build a better idiot.
ArrowHawk75
My sister did this, she lined up both of the holes so the diesel would go in. How she didnt stop when she couldnt fit it in is beyond me
Icanhearwhatyouresayingandtheanswerisno
They are WHAT? Is that a thing in murica?
saysomethingcool
Should have said size. Larger diameter tube for the diesel pumps.
clarkWhogotsanity
High flow nozzles are larger diameter ut the normal ones are not they are a few mm longer.
esperi1974
Not with that attitude.
Lurkylew
In NY they’re just thicker spouts. I’d say 3/4” compared to 1/2”
70m4h4wk
In some places they just change the colour, but make the spout the same.
imilkgoats
You can if you have a car from the 70s back
saysomethingcool
Thanks to cash for clunkers, if you aren't a legit car enthusiast those are practically non existent. Being a car enthus, you know the dif
Thanshin
They are only idiot proof in countries overrun with idiots.
yoyo42
So all of them then?
superbro2211
Depends on country, regulations and location, in most places they use the same nozzle so this is possible, you’re lucky with the shapes
saysomethingcool
Yeah...I should have said size. It's still round, just a different diameter
superbro2211
Over here they’re not different and I’ve never seen a place with different sizes
SpoilsburyToastMan
In the UK the nozzles are all the same shape and colour coded. Green for petrol, black for diesel. Not sure about other countries.
Poteightos
Both
benzalstonemason
Different sizes
SpoilsburyToastMan
dansomehan
UK - We're not sure about other countries™
FoamingToad
Evidently.
Nanuek
Diesel nozzle is wider in the UK. Can't accidentally put diesel in your petrol engine but can accidentally the other way round
saysomethingcool
Should have said size. They're a larger diameter so you can't fit the bigger nozzle in the smaller tank
SpoilsburyToastMan
herro2u
When I lived in England with my diesel, I always had to say "black black black" in my head since diesel is green in the States
kaegro
Yah once I was tired and pulled into a diesel spot and was really confused when the pipe wouldn't fit, took me a minute to figure it out
kaegro
Very good idiot proofing, had the Home Improvement "huh-WUUH?" noise in my head, but didn't have a fucked up engine
BrofessorDumbleBro
You can’t completely stupid proof everything unfortunately.
DoorbyTheHouseShelf
People still routinely drive away with the pump still in their tank. You can't fix stupid.
mpchandler
When you do, they just make a better kind of stupid...
DigiT00l
Wasn't that the original intend if Murphy's law? Like no matter how fool proof you make something, someone will find a way
biclighter
We should do the opposite. Let them be dumb and kill themselves to improve the genepool.
saysomethingcool
Problem with that is instead of realizing their stupidity and dealing with it, the sue everyone and made the world a worse place
biclighter
Only in the US. In the civilized world you cannot sue because you fucked up.
saysomethingcool
I wish so bad we would just public shame people into submission! Earn your dumbassery!
DoorbyTheHouseShelf
Society allows for people to be deathly stupid and still survive. That's why we do it. On their own, most humans would die out.
biclighter
This is why it turns to shit. Darwin was right.
SomeDetroitGuy
I was at a BP station once and got confused as to which pump was which (their color on the pumps are different than the one I usually go to)
bhtooefr
BP follows the normal colors in the UK. (Because, well, *British* Petroleum.) So, diesel is black there.
SomeDetroitGuy
and was very happy that I couldn't put the diesel nozzle in my tank.
HelpfulCorn
Same here
Skomer
Same thing happened to me once.
Lurkylew
They’re labeled no?
sunyudai
The old-style BP pumps weren't. Anything built in the 90s on it's labeled.
Ilikecreativepeople
Nah... That would be only for nitrous oxide tanks
Nunyajonesinc
Yeah came to say this is fucking bullshit, gas in your diesel tank though
end100
Never underestimate the ingenuity of stupidity
itsimpossibletofindausernamethatisnttaken
It is not universal, some stations definitely just have a different colored pump but the same nozzle.
Kuhmeister
What is bullshit? I've tried it, and the diesel pumps are bigger and didn't fit in my car's gas tank.
HUGHgReaction
Yeah, a diesel nozzle won’t fit in mine either
Nunyajonesinc
That's exactly what I'm saying, she's full of shit. You can out gas in a diesel though
Nunyajonesinc
*put
angryCentrist
Pretty sure Nunyajonesinc meant that the OP was BS.
Nunyajonesinc
Thank you
DotcoreJetkill
What planet are you from?
MadeYouLookAgain
What the fuck planet are you from? This is common knowledge.
WSilvermane
The correct one.
saysomethingcool
Look it up
IamNoOneToBeTrifledWith
He’s right. Most diesel nozzles are larger. But not all of them.
WhatBackWaterCountry
Surely that depends where you live.
dripsofgreatness
In the USA most diesels are bigger and won’t fit into a gas hole
IrrationalNumber
Ah yes, the land of "Freedom™"
BestUsernameICouldThinkOf
ToneLock
Diesel has a much higher octane number than premium gas. It must be better ;)
DavidBrooker
Most pump diesels have an octane rating of, like, 20. They don't have to worry about compression ignition like gas engines do, because 1/2
DavidBrooker
fuel is injected after the compression stroke rather than before, so its not compressing an air-fuel mixture. 2/2
DavidBrooker
(perhaps I should have wrote "*premature* compression ignition", but whatever)
ToneLock
knock aka detonation ?
DavidBrooker
Knock or detonation may occur when compression prematurely ignites the fuel, but detonation specifically refers to supersonic combustion 1/2
ChloeRed
Yes, because compression ignition is pretty much the entire point of Diesel.
end100
i thought diesel's octane number was much lower then regular gas
ToneLock
The higher the octane number, the more compression the fuel can withstand before detonating. diesel detonates by higher compression (+20bar)
end100
according to the ever reliable wikipedia diesel has a octane of 15-25
end100
i have not been able to find a better source for this as people seem to care more about cetane of diesel
ToneLock
true ! octane is almost never mentioned in regard to diesel. but it is all about resistance to detonation, by definition.
ToneLock
Disel has a Cetane rating. However, As gasoline's octane rating goes higher, the opposite is true with the cetane rating. ...
IrrationalNumber
Things like this should be part of a standardized drivers ed test.
G33TAY
No they shouldn’t, if someone’s this dumb this should learn the hard way.
IrrationalNumber
Instead of teaching people how to use expensive equipment properly, we want them to damage it?
G33TAY
If someone can’t be bothered to question why there are different types of fuel, warning stickers, instruction manuals, drivers Ed training..
HeresYourSauce
It was part of mine, they wouldn't give me my learners permit if I didn't answer it.
backrideup9
Not the test. Classroom work, on the syllabus.
LucianKane
This sounds dumb, but when I went through drivers training eons ago, it was part of our training "fuel type specific vehicles"
LucianKane
I learned about the different fuel types, when, where, and why, and mixing is bad. For example, electric only vehicles will not run on gas.
end100
Until 10 seconds ago I thought it was self-evident.
IwillrateyourDeckBobandVagenePics
People don't even remember turn left onto the left lane and right onto the right lane at intersections.
lemmefixit
It is. In Europe. And Asia. And basically anywhere that is civilized and not the US.
Jusmar
It is
IsntThatAaronic
Also how to breath and what religion the pope is.
swatz
I think it's one of those things that you figure people would know. It's like saying don't drink bleach since your body doesn't run on it.
dcchillin46
Nah. It's more fun this way.
IWishIWasBlank
It is in the car manual AND every gas cap or cas cover for like 20+ years. Some people are just dumb, oblivious, or both.
DianNaoChong
They are
Cerebrumsumstultus
*temporary tag test
BeerSeer
All drivers should have a basic understanding of how cars work.
HybridRifter
it is.....
mynamespaul
Where I live basic car maintenance is part of both driving tests. I was asked how to change oil, measure tire thread depth, & replace wipers
keppay
Reading the owners manual should be part of car purchase procedure too
Cr4zyC4tLady
I think it might have been. Or possibly in drivers Ed. It should definitely be required to drive. Same with changing oil and a tire.
Evi1Gav
Why? If you can't follow the basic instruction of "takes petrol" or "takes diesel", wtf use is anything said in drivers ed at 16?
RecurringNightmare
they are, problem is the US dont have drivers ed tests, they just hand out licences to everyone because freedumz...
Hendlton
It's not officially a part of driver's ed, but my instructor dedicated a lesson to learning about basic maintenance, changing tires, etc.
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
Like running out of gas (something most people do ONCE) it's part of the extended practical test.
UrsaPsi
It was on my driver test in Michigan. They have mandatory drivers ed classes for first time drivers, can't just pass the test.
TheWhiteBarry
In about 10 years EVs will be more common than gas, and soon after that gas cars won't be sold at all anymore thank fuck
evilcarp
People like this should not be allowed to drive cars.
N3ss3
It is in some countries tbh.
deathgoku
Should be taught in high school and required to pass to get diploma
Colopty
It is.
Vblink
Even if it was. Do you think half the people would remember it after a week?
Dajova
That's why it takes years for a normal drivers licence to be taken in most civil countries. You guys have some catch-up to do.
Uonnay
Wait it isn't where you live?
mockmeuntiliimprove
A lot of people are just never given access to the information, they could have looked it up sure but education is always helpful
scanerang
Knowing that diesel in a gasoline car doesn't work should be a simple fact to remember
TheVermonster
Friend's mom took the driver's license test with her. She failed, hard. Daughter passed, and was advised she should drive home.
benniiii
So did they listen??
S4mw1se
How one fails a drivers test I’ll never know. If you’re not sure, and you just pick whichever answer is safest you’ve got good odds.
Steeveeo
FWIW, the Oregon written test was full of lines like "A safe follow distance is" and then a list of numbers. The biggest one wasn't correct.
Ferlin7
The first time I took it, the test was full of questions like "If you pass a school bus with its stop sign out, what is the penalty?" It >
S4mw1se
Ah that’s fair, I took my drivers test in California, so basically the toughest question is “in the event of rain what do you do” and >
S4mw1se
And if you’re not sure which answer is safest, you’ll probably be the type of person to recognize it as the most inconvenient option.
LizzyTheEdgy
I have nothing of value to add here beyond this is the spicest joke i've heard all 2021 so far, seriously congratulations.
ReaperCDN
"I have to WAIT at an intersection if a cop is directing traffic? THE LIGHT IS GREEN IDIOT!" /s