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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)
submitted 8 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd
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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

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[–] Oddbin 1 points 8 months ago

Generators, fans, boats, planes, lawnmowers (sit on and push), strimmers, powered dumpers, diggers etc etc. if you Google it you'll probably find more.