Hilariously misapplied car terminology...

Uh, what happened here? I didn't even see an escalation before he left... Joking?

RealMiniNoMore (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to nimblemotorsports  and Shadeux :

Tom Brady? Isn't he the guy to ask what pressure to run to maximize your grip?

Adrain............... "I could care less" = I can achieve an even higher level of ambivalence than I have now. I couldn't care less means my ambivalence has bottomed out.

If I have to pick one word to carp about, it's using the word functionality in conjunction with a mechanical bit.........tire blowout is a Mal-functionality (yes it is).

My Honda shop manual calls shock absorbers "cushions." I still do a double-take while reading.

In reply to mtn (Forum Supporter) :

Posterior misalignment, or I guess he got his butt out of joint. Not sure. Sorry it happened. 

Footing/ footer.  The concrete thing at the bottom of a foundation wall is called a footing.  A footer is a source reference at the bottom of a printed document.

Sheathing/ sheeting.  The plywood or other panel product that wraps a building envelope is sheathing.  Sheeting is any product that comes in sheets.  This one is tricky, because sheathing is generally also sheeting.  But the correct word to describe the outer building envelope is sheathing.

SVreX (Forum Supporter) said:

Appleseed said:

Dampers are there to control the springs on the suspension.  

Dampeners just get you wet.  

There is a 3rd word which adds confusion.

Dampner.

A dampner is a hydraulic device used to reduce pulsations in a hydraulic system. (a pulse modulator)
A damper which is a hydraulic device used to damp vibrations in a physical system that the hydraulics are connected to.

Both have something to do with hydraulics.  Hence, the confusion.

A shock absorber is a damper.  But I won't be offended if you call it a dampner.  And I will smile a little if you call it a dampener.

Yes, but "dampner" isn't a real word as far as I can tell.  A damper does that job.

In reply to ProDarwin :

Yes it is a real word.  It's just not used correctly often.

It is frequently used incorrectly to describe a damper.

Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) said:

I still call them floor boards, non of this modern floor pan crap except on ACVW's.  That's probably my British side showing.

Did the OP really leave because of this thread?  Confused, or slow, or stupid, probably I'm all three.

Henry Ford was an amazing evil genius.  We need his head photoshoped onto the Dr Evil little pinky meme.

floorpans = VW's. Commonly used for dunebuggies and fun things. Floorboards are the floors in all the other cars. 

And when you drop the ignition keys in the car, where do they land ?

Case closed.

I would suggest that on a unibody constructed car, the pan is the entire lower structure from rocker to rocker.  It includes the floorboards, the tunnel, the footwells, and the rockers.  (as well as strut towers, bumper mounts, etc.)

The floorboards are the lowest part of the pan where our feet rest.

My $.02

Maybe we should all get Pedant Man T-shirts, this will forewarn those around us?

In reply to iceracer :

In that black hole between the seat and the console. 

Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) said:

Nothing happens 'On accident'

 

I know you're speaking about the intent of something (on purpose as opposed to by accident) but things can (and do) happen "on accident," but that would be the case of something happening on an accident scene.

SVreX (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to ProDarwin :

Yes it is a real word.  It's just not used correctly often.

It is frequently used incorrectly to describe a damper.

Interesting.  I don't see it in any dictionary.  Most websites I see using it are also interchanging it with "dampener" making their credibility questionable.

What makes it different than a damper?  Reducing pulsations in a system is what a damper would do...

Toyman01 (Forum Supporter) said:

Datsun310Guy said:

Toyman01 (Forum Supporter) said:

And it's floorboards. 

Grammar cop

Funny gif, but was the second grammatical error put in it just to torment me?

Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) said:

Toyman01 (Forum Supporter) said:

Datsun310Guy said:

Toyman01 (Forum Supporter) said:

And it's floorboards. 

Grammar cop

Funny gif, but was the second grammatical error put in it just to torment me?

I was just telling myself that was the joke.

ProDarwin said:

SVreX (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to ProDarwin :

Yes it is a real word.  It's just not used correctly often.

It is frequently used incorrectly to describe a damper.

Interesting.  I don't see it in any dictionary.  Most websites I see using it are also interchanging it with "dampener" making their credibility questionable.

What makes it different than a damper?  Reducing pulsations in a system is what a damper would do...

I thought those were accumulators.

Dampers control motion of what they're attached to. Accumulators control hydraulic shock within the system.

The0retical (Forum Supporter) said:

Dampers control motion of what they're attached to. 

Dampers are not limited to motion control. Wikipedia definition:  A damper is a device that deadens, restrains, or depresses.

You can implement a damper in any type of system.  Mechanical, Fluid, Electrical, etc.

An accumulator can be a damper.

This seems to be what you and Svrex are talking about: 

As a pulsation or surge damper, accumulators cushion the hydraulic hammer, reducing shocks caused by rapid operation or sudden starting and stopping of cylinders in a hydraulic circuit. 

I think we should be talking about the difference between dressing like a pirate and dressing as a pirate.

iceracer said:

And when you drop the ignition keys in the car, where do they land ?

Case closed.

In between the seat and the transmission tunnel, wedged against the seat belt. EVERY TIME.

iceracer said:

And when you drop the ignition keys in the car, where do they land ?

in my beer.

A pronunciation that drives me bonkers...

SUITE

It's pronounced EXACTLY the same way as the word SWEET.

It's NOT pronounced like the word SUIT.

A living room SUIT would be clothes you wear to the living room.  A living room suite (SWEET) is a set of matching furniture designed for the living room.

Datsun310Guy said:

My father-in-law worked for 30 year at a GM Fisher Body plant that stamped out floor pans and roofs and I found it funny he called them floor boards when referring to his car.  

Hey - I resemble that!  My MGAs actually do have wooden floorboards.  I wonder if they are tha last cars to have wood used that way - well we should except the plywood chassis Marcos I guess.

In reply to wspohn :

C5 and C6 Corvettes have balsa wood floors. Not sure about the newer ones.