this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2023
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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a difference between maximum power and maximum continuous power. It's like your car engine; it might be rated for hundreds of horsepower, but most of the time cruising down the highway it might be making 20 or so just to keep you loafing along.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I take offense that my traveling around can be accurately described as loafing

[–] LucyLastic@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah!

It's more like pootling