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CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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Was weird to see so many Dodge Rams in the Netherlands.

Where do all these people even park those behemoths? Do they just double park all of the time?

I would assume that if you go out of your way to have a company and buy a massive pickup that is more expensive than a Van and less usable you probably do not give a shit. The fact that they can basically ignore BPM on company cars is absolutely stupid.

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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I've found a few of these types of sites over time, and I find them pretty handy. This one gets added to the list! There's Handgun Hero [1] for comparing ... handgun sizes, which is super handy when window shopping for something new, to compare it to something I already have. There's Camera Size [2] which compares, you guessed it, cameras. Handy for the exact same reasons as the above. For a more technical comparison…

How often does someone need to buy new handguns?

I guess it's like guitars and bikes, a small group will "need" a new one/another one (guilty of both), but for most people you either need zero or you need one and never need to swap once you have one. But I agree that having a site for comparing feels quite alien to those of us outside the US (for reference, I'm 40+, made military service and still haven't even seen a handgun outside of its holster on uniformed officers).

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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post #23

Whoa. For me its cookie choice box gives me one choice: agreeing to be tracked. I've never seen that, but it strikes me as pretty rude.

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/consent-o-matic/

https://github.com/cavi-au/Consent-O-Matic

Don't waste time on that nonsense, let the software deal automatically with denying consent to being tracked.

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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How often does someone need to buy new handguns?

In USA, gun per capita is over 2 and majority of democrats, who approach almost 50%, do not own guns. So the answer is "often", if you consider USA.

The data I looked up suggested it was 1.2 guns/American (not over 2.0), but in any case, I think the majority of both parties own exactly zero (56% of Republicans and 80% of Democrats per a survey in the same article).

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/06/02/us/gun-ownership-numbers-...

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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How often does someone need to buy new handguns?

If you get into Guitars we call it GAS (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome). Some ladies even have fashion accessories, you can color match your guns and purses for every occasion. Try it before you knock it. ;)

Synthesizer and other electronic music enthusiasts also have GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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post #66
post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you get into Guitars we call it GAS (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome). Some ladies even have fashion accessories, you can color match your guns and purses for every occasion. Try it before you knock it. ;)

Synthesizer and other electronic music enthusiasts also have GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)

Vinyl also used to be called "black crack" :)

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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post #57

Pretty cool. Looks like there are some scaling issues though: https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/peugeot-5008-2017-s... Front side: the 5008 looks smaller even though it's taller. Rear side: the 5008 looks taller.

So the Citroen looks taller even though it’s shorter by measurement. Isn’t this exactly the effect they are explaining in the FAQ? (Link at the bottom of the page). Depending on the curvature of the roof line, if you stand closer or further away, perspective will make one car or the other look taller.

Thanks, I did not see the FAQ which was hidden underneath the cookie banner :)

You may be right. When looking at the side view, the rear of the 5008 seems a little higher, while the height of the front part is pretty similar in both cars.

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Was weird to see so many Dodge Rams in the Netherlands.

Where do all these people even park those behemoths? Do they just double park all of the time?

Yup! Even when they could have fit it into a single slot, often they'll take two

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Was weird to see so many Dodge Rams in the Netherlands.

Where do all these people even park those behemoths? Do they just double park all of the time?

Presumably the same place they would park the Mercedes Sprinter that they would have otherwise that is about the same size. The people driving American pickups in the Netherlands are almost all contractors and they're a bit shorter and a bit wider than a Mercedes Sprinter.
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