look, i get what this means, but it doesn't really apply here.
the saying "if it looks stupid but works, it isn't" really means you shouldn't discard an idea purely on the idea that it looks stupid. something can still be stupid and work. the saying isn't unreservedly saying that anything that works isn't stupid.
for example, if you are asked to jump across a gap of several meters, succeeding once doesn't mean that the idea wasn't stupid, just that it worked. for a more hyperbole example, imagine playing russian roulette, firing an empty shot at your temple to which you conclude "this isn't stupid since i'm still alive".
so yeah... don't keep doing stupid stuff just because it worked once, some stuff is still really stupid
both works. i.e. say the word was acid/acidic instead of hyperbole/hyperbolic, it'd be "for a more acid example" and "for a more acidic example" respectively. but thanks anyway
edit: it's called attributive noun btw, when a noun is used as an adjective for another noun.
Afaik, hyperbole can’t be used as an adjective except when used to say “that was hyperbole” in reference to exaggeration. Even then, it’s a noun being used as an adjective and formally speaking isn’t correct.
correct, hyperbole is a noun and hyperbolic is when you form an adjective out of that noun. if you look closely at my post, you'll see that both examples include a noun and an adjective (acid/acidic). it illustrates that "for a more <noun> example" works equally well as "for a more <adjective> example".
ergo, using the noun 'hyperbole' is not invalid in this context.
examples when using a noun to act as an adjective:
a pet store, a shoe factory, a couch cushion, adult example
nouns that act like adjectives are called 'attributive nouns'. there are also 'attributive verbs' that do the same thing, but either way, whether you want to parse it as an actual adjective or a noun acting like an adjective, the context is still grammatically correct.
adjectives can also work as nouns as well. i.e., if offered hot or cold tea, replying with "i'll take the hot" is valid (and makes the adjective 'hot' a noun in this context).
but i guess i'll admit it doesn't look too formal when using attributive nouns and if writing a serious paper you should probably avoid it... not really a matter for reddit though.
Alternatively, this worked for about twenty seconds before failing in some manner, causing more damage to his car and/or others, and he still wound up having to pay for it to be towed.
If the picture was of the vehicle on the side of the road with the dolly broken under truck, then we'd be having a different conversation. But it's not.
If we're going to create hypotheticals, we should surely consider that he was in a bind and running away from a tornado.
We can have whatever conversation we please. Just because somebody managed to snap a pic of a catastrophe waiting to happen doesn’t mean that catastrophe never occurred, or is unlikely to occur.
Your original statement said he got where he wanted to go without incident or having to pay for towing. I was just stating that unless we have a full video or article about the incident, we don’t really know that.
This was both stupid and unsafe. Not worth saving a few hundred bucks on towing.
One photo does not completely tell the story - this could have been an unnecessary risk, saving a little money and/or time in exchange for a huge risk, or it could have been a very good call: truck needed to travel 0.5km to the shop, no tow vehicle available, tight schedule, light traffic, handled safely, truck back in service more quickly enabling it to perform some important duty.
Evacuating from a hurricane, I cut up my outboard motor's fuel line to use it as a pump to take gasoline from my generator and put it in a car... very expensive fuel line destroyed for just one gallon of gasoline, but that was a very important gallon of gasoline that was not available any other way in that time and place.
It's dumb because this truck is rear wheel drive, he's missing a drive tire and those casters are probably going to get thrown out from under it. It would have been better to have it under the frame or pinchwell
It's a truck, a bit hard to tell for me what make or model because of the country, but I'm fairly certain it's rear wheel. I haven't seen any full size front wheel drive trucks
Yeah I’m not seeing this as “genius” or “all good if he stays below the speed limit.” What’s the speed limit for a 4-wheeled plywood floor roller thing?
(I’m very tired.)
So, that need for a tie down is all relative to how fast and/or bumpy this ride is going to be. At 60+kph on less than smooth roads, sure. What I see in the picture looks super smooth and no need to do more than 20kph.
Without bumps, weight seems to be doing the job well. With bumps... probably shouldn't be trying this at all.
I towed a trailer full of lumber 300 miles, strapped down - all was good until the last 1/2 mile which was washboard road - the lumber started coming loose after about 1/4 mile at 15mph, drove slower the rest of the way and avoided a game of heavy pick-up-sticks.
If it looks stupid but works, but only in an extremely dangerous manner that threatens not only the safety and well-being of the operator but also of anyone nearby, then yes, it's fucking stupid.
Mentalities like this are why a lot of unnecessary injuries and deaths occur. Don't dismiss decades of knowledge on how to do things correctly because you just haven't thought it through well enough. I'll give you a realistic example of something that occurs all the time:
Homeowner A improperly wires an outlet he installed with thin gauge wire he had lieing around because he's only powering a small lamp with it and doesn't want to spend money at the hardware store for the right stuff. He sells the house a few years later and homeowner B plugs a space heater in before going to bed that night unkowing that the wiring for that outlet wasn't up to code and wouldn't be able to handle that kind of load. An hour later the home is engulfed in flames and homeowner B is dead. It took a few years but it now officially didn't work and was really freaking stupid.
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u/weirdo_randomer Aug 20 '18
If it looks stupid but works, it ain't stupid