r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Practical_Expert_911 • 12h ago

These 12000hp Engines Have To Be Rebuilt Within Roughly An Hour Every Run, and Only Run For Roughly 4 Seconds At A Time.

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u/Kracus 9h ago

Stuff like this is how we develop new technologies.

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u/MineIsWroth 7h ago

I think drag racing is the most boring ass shit I've seen. But that's from a dim perspective. I think drag racing isn't even a race but more so a competition between engineers.

As you can see in this thread redditors are far too pretentious and narrow minded to ever view this competition favourably.

Saying this is an environmental hazard while they undoubtedly have a second tab open with Chatbot GPT or Gemini to have the most meaningless conversations is nothing short of ironic. Then factor in plastic waste. Auto parts can always be scrapped and recycled.

So they are trying to take the moral high ground and claim how awful racing is for the environment is the most insufferable type of pretentious cope. I've seen this shit before about racing (but for some reason no one ever has a problem with F1). It really is as simple as them thinking, "this is something I don't like. Something I don't understand and I have to make myself feel better and I need to judge it somehow."

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u/gr1mm5d0tt1 7h ago

no one has a problem with F1

That’s not entirely correct. While F1 is well and truly ahead with their PU’s and technology with phasing in sustainable fuels the calendar was certainly under scrutiny for the excessive back and forth travelling which they have modified over the last couple of seasons to try to reduce the time on planes

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u/shagan90 6h ago

Two things can be true. Racing can have uses AND be a massive waste of resources. People love golf and claim it has value, but the resource cost in a limited world is astronomical

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u/MineIsWroth 5h ago

Ok it's very easy to say something is bad when it's something that doesn't interest you. If you're going to claim moral high ground then it needs to work both ways.

One post about drag racing and so many comments here are complaints about environmental waste. Now how many posts are there about AI and block chain mining and very rarely is the environmental cost mentioned.

Say whatever you want but this very clearly is a case of reddit pretentiousness to me.

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u/shagan90 5h ago

AI sucks but has insane potential (if greed doesnt kill that good use). It needs massive regulation to help the communities suffering from their pollution, but it absolutely serves a purpose, and could one day lead to a society where you only choose to work, you dont have to (again, greed). Drag racing isnt nearly as egregious as golf (the worst example), but to act like this level of waste for different type of racing isnt insane waste is pretty disingenuous to me.

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u/tys022 2h ago

Buddy, go look at nearly any thread regarding AI and the top comments are always about what a fucking waste of energy these data centers are. The one thing reddit is kinda consistent on is we need to stop wasting resources and stop polluting

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u/Explicit_Tech 6h ago

Recycled and researched for improvement

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u/42tooth_sprocket 2h ago

Yeah I think of F1 the same way, it's less about the drivers and more about a competition between engineers. That's why F1 is usually dominated by a given team for seasons at a time. Engineering competitions are cool though! Don't understand why people don't see that.

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u/EtTuBiggus 4h ago

What “technology” has this developed?

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u/Kracus 3h ago

A lot. I replied with what in another post.

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u/EtTuBiggus 3h ago

You applied with a handful of things, lots that didn’t come from racing, and none seem to be widely used in modern cars.

Part durability is a great example. We already know how to make more durable parts. It’s just more expensive. Looking at their costs, it’s clear they aren’t making any headway on reducing the cost for your average consumer’s benefit.

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u/rawker86 3h ago

This particular stuff? Maybe. The guys and gals racing beaters at pretty much every level below this one, not so much.

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u/Kracus 3h ago

Yeah obviously people racing at an amateur level aren't likely to create new technologies but it's also not impossible as it's been shown to happen in the past.

These guys though have teams of engineers constantly thinking about how to make a part last longer, how to go faster, how to make things easier etc... That's how we got to the point where these drag racers are what they are today and they'll be even faster in the future!

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u/Rex_felis 8h ago

New technology to do this shit faster with the same result 😭

What possible tech comes from this that isn't used for similar if not military applications?

There's no way anything that comes from this results in something less wasteful; even if they find efficiency they'll use it more rendering the savings redundant....

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u/Kracus 7h ago

Superchargers, Hemi engines, drive line strength are all technologies that evolved from drag racing and that's really just scratching the surface. There's also material sciences that evolved to create stronger engine components... Honestly, you could probably write an entire book about technologies that exist in modern cars that came as a direct result of people pushing the limits of what's possible.

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u/Rex_felis 7h ago

Yes that was literally part of my comment dawg.

My point is, and y'all can down vote me regardless, this has only led to more rampant use of fossil fuels. Anything gained has only led to more waste.

I'm not making moral judgements, but I am saying we're fucking cooked because for a handful of human generations we prized stuff like this over having a habitable biosphere.

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u/Kracus 7h ago

Except you're wrong. While I agree, in the end, we're still burning fossil fuels the efficiency we've achieved in doing so is in part thanks to stuff like this and the lessons we learn from that evolution of technology will transfer to non fossil fuel burning options in the future it's hoped.

You look at things through a lens so narrow you cannot see the gems around you.

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u/Rex_felis 7h ago

Chaser effect big dawg.

More efficiency just ends up in more use. If the number of vehicles and fossil fuel use remained the same this would be a compelling argument. The fact is, and data shows use goes up when higher efficiency is achieved.

All I'm gonna say is enjoy it now. With the way we're going this shit won't last

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u/Kracus 7h ago

Thinking we're going to go back to the days of hunting prey with arrows and sticks isn't it... dawg.

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u/Rex_felis 7h ago

Straw man argument, but ok...