Does it irk you……………

[MILO]

How about opening a can of worms

 

[Swinger 340]

When you hear somebody call a sure grip a posi?

When you hit it hard, the Mopar's become posi. Maybe the question should be, "does it have a spool?". You can always tell by the chirp on turns. The reason sure-grip is king.

 

[Spadman]

You say tomatoe I say tomata

You talking about a Tommietoe?

 

[junkyardhero]

I'll get flack for this I'm sure, but call wheels, wheels. Not rims. The rim is the outer part of the wheel, not the wheel assembly.

to me, in the generic sense, wheels & rims are interchangeable if you're talking causally about it-- such as at work: hey how's that wheel look? you get the rims back on that thing? etx etx.

in the more pointed sense, wheels mean "steelies" or something stock and "rims" are the upgrade.

but again, nothing is ever set in stone. one could say: my car has chrome cragar SS wheels just as well as my car has chrome rims.

 

[dadsbee]

How about opening a can of worms

 

[Dana67Dart]

How about opening a can of worms

Good if your going fishing!

 

[340six]

It Irks me that I got the China Flu for Christmas

 

[stillrunners]

Have a factory Twin Traction in my Daytona......so no.......

 

[Bodyperson]

Not much "irks" me these days. Too old. I'm lucky to hear and see let alone worry about interpretation. My English teacher said, " if you understand what is being said, that is all that matters" I like that.

 

[Professor Fate]

Not much "irks" me these days. Too old. I'm lucky to hear and see let alone worry about interpretation.

I'm a bit of the opposite- as I have gotten older I have gotten a lot less tolerant of some things... but I'm working on that. It's just my OCD working overtime.
It's not worth getting wound up over relatively minor things when there's so much rampant stupidity in the rest of the world.

 

[cpearce]

Discussing calmly like gentlemen:
Wikipedia is not a very good reference. It can be easily altered and updated. And the Webster dictionary may be a great source for a lot of things, but it isn't where I am going to go for definitions on terms/items related to physics or mechanical engineering. I am 75 and it was always fuel in engines and electricity for motors.
Think about the frozen dessert Sherbet. It was spelled that way for a LONG time and properly pronounced Sure-Bet. People incorrectly pronounced it Sher-Bert for so many years, that the Webster dictionary finally accepted it and listed Sherbert as a proper spelling and pronunciation. It is possible that the true definitions of motor and engine have been twisted around so much that they have blurred. I had a lot of Physics and some engineering classes in college, and the definitions of engine and motor were set in stone back then.
Also, go to a parts store and tell them you want a starter engine, radiator fan engine, heater/AC blower engine or a windshield wiper engine and they will stare at you like you have a horn growing out of your forehead.
You are certainly welcome to call them whatever you want, but I am sticking with what I have learned over the past 60 years.

I fail to see where I argued that an electric motor does not use electricity to convert to mechanical energy, or where an internal combustion engine didn't convert fuel to mechanical energy. That was never a debate. The only thing in question here is whether varying machines used to convert some form of energy to mechanical energy can be classified as motors.

Here are a few examples of items with internal combustion engines, or provide services for, being referred to by motor.

Motor City (Detroit)
Motorcycle
Motor car
Motorhome
Motor boat
Motor coach
Ford Tri-motor (aircraft of the 30's)
Ford Motor Company.
Mopar (Motor parts)
General Motors
Motel (Motor Hotel, servicing motorists)
Elephant Motor = 426 Hemi
Rat Motor =big block Chevy
Motor mounts
Motor grader
Motorist (a person who drives a motor car)
Motor way (road serving motor cars)
Ford Motorcraft
Motor oil (dont think this is for electric motors)
Motor mechanic (title of a journeyman automotive mechanic ticket in Canada in the 70's)
Motor Man ( the person who looks after the engines on a drilling rig)
DMV (department of motor vehicles)

Certainly one wouldn't refer to a starter motor as an engine, it clearly does not burn fuel.

I believe the confusion may lie in the fact that there are electric motors, which provide motion, and internal combustion engines which also provide motion, both are motors, only one an electric motor.

As for this being a new twist on the meaning or definitions of words, I dont believe this to be the case. If you took the time to read the list above, you will likely notice most are in fact very old and well established terms.

The bottome line, both provide motion through a conversion of energy, and are therefore motors. Only one is an "electric motor".

 

[Bodyperson]

I'm a bit of the opposite- as I have gotten older I have gotten a lot less tolerant of some things... but I'm working on that. It's just my OCD working overtime.
It's not worth getting wound up over relatively minor things when there's so much rampant stupidity in the rest of the world.

My wife has worked retail her whole life. She has some serious patience that has trickled down to me. She is quick to point out my stupidity even though she is dumber than a box of rocks.. LOL Did I say that out loud?

 

[Kern Dog]

My wife has worked retail her whole life. She has some serious patience that has trickled down to me. She is quick to point out my stupidity even though she is dumber than a box of rocks.. LOL Did I say that out loud?

The way you write that, you both sound like idiots. I don't recall you being stupid in other comments you've made here.

 

[Bodyperson]

The way you write that, you both sound like idiots. I don't recall you being stupid in other comments you've made here.

Getting too sentimental for ya? Ha ha. Got some stories for ya fella.

 

[Kern Dog]

Well.....to say that your wife of many years is dumber than a box of rocks on an open forum sure doesn't make you look good, or smart.
A: Is her being dumb a qualification for being with you?
B: Are you incapable of having a wife that is smart enough to know a good man?
It just paints an unflattering view of you both.
Again, your other posts that I have read didn't seem unusual or idiotic like the lefties on the site often are.

 

[Bodyperson]

Well.....to say that your wife of many years is dumber than a box of rocks on an open forum sure doesn't make you look good, or smart.
A: Is her being dumb a qualification for being with you?
B: Are you incapable of having a wife that is smart enough to know a good man?
It just paints an unflattering view of you both.
Again, your other posts that I have read didn't seem unusual or idiotic like the lefties on the site often are.

Did you notice the She's laughing also. You need to go back to work.

 

[Kern Dog]

I never worked at 9:30 at night, man. I still wouldn't if I went back to work. You don't even know what I did WHEN I worked.
Poke a stick all you want. I'd never make a joke about my wife's intelligence.

 

[Bodyperson]

I never worked at 9:30 at night, man. I still wouldn't if I went back to work. You don't even know what I did WHEN I worked.
Poke a stick all you want. I'd never make a joke about my wife's intelligence.

Okay that wasn't funny to you and I can appreciate that. Lighten up your assaulting self. She knows I am joking and I could not live without her.

 

[fishmens67]