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[deleted] OP t1_j6661fn wrote

Reply to comment by stunts002 in Just started watching the last of us. by [deleted]

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stunts002 t1_j666hgq wrote

Well first of all, that's not true. That works if the battery is flat but not if it's been dead a long time, the battery won't be able to hold any kind of charge. You might be able to bump start it a couple times but that is hardly going to be a reliable method of starting a a car repeatedly along a long journey and potentially on rough or uneven terrain where a bump start isn't possible.

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[deleted] OP t1_j6677ch wrote

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putashirton123 t1_j667jnm wrote

car batteries have a variety of uses, not all car related. I'm concerned your brain didn't process that before u finished typing. A manual transmission is kind of a one trick pony.

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stunts002 t1_j668ewg wrote

No, you definitely cannot push start a car in 5 seconds everytime. You cant push start a car if you're on an uneven surface which you probably will be while travelling across country.

You also can't depend on it if you need a quick getaway. The characters wanting a battery before attempting a cross country trip in a world where roads and infrastructure are damaged at best makes perfect sense. Also the idea that a single adult could push start a car, fully loaded with supplies for a cross country trip, on their own reliably is just silly.

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[deleted] OP t1_j669k66 wrote

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stunts002 t1_j669zaf wrote

Yeah..I'm not arguing with you. If you don't see any issue with trying to push start a car in thick mud or an uneven surface when in a hurry that's fine. In the context of the show though the characters were in no rush and it makes sense that they would rather have a battery if possible, which they believed it was at the time.

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Splyce123 t1_j669e1r wrote

As a fully grown man who has had to bump start a manual on a handful of occasions I would say it's not that simple when you're on your own and aren't on a slope.

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[deleted] OP t1_j66a2ql wrote

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Splyce123 t1_j66bhht wrote

Have you missed the fact the entire world is populated by zombies? Jesus fucking christ, would you want to push start a car in that scenario? Or are you just being stubborn for the hell of it now?

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stunts002 t1_j66crpx wrote

Joel even specifically said he was considering leaving without it and Tess talked him out of it

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Splyce123 t1_j66ec08 wrote

The OP is just being a prick for no reason. They've honed in on one detail, missed the major fact the world is covered in death and decided to question something that's really very obvious.

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stunts002 t1_j66apzk wrote

You're really not grasping what anyone is saying.

Nobody is saying you can't push start a car, Joel specifically considered going without a battery in the episode and Tess talked him out of it, because relying on push starting a car if you're either being shot at or chased by infected is a dumb risk.

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