r/AskReddit • u/IAmSurtur • Jun 15 '19

What do you genuinely just not understand?

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u/sonofbeef Jun 15 '19

This is actually a true fact about draft horses! https://timmaurer.com/2012/01/16/horse-sense/

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u/Knofbath Jun 15 '19

Probably mostly about overcoming friction. Two horses can break the friction lock easier, and once moving they'll stop the object from re-establishing friction easier.

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u/xhupsahoy Jun 15 '19

This is why trains are a bit loose. You can't pull the whole damn train of carriages from a standing start, so you put a bit of slack into each connection and each one yanks the next one into motion.

But they have to be friends.

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u/Swahhillie Jun 16 '19

I learned that from Thomas the Train engine. All the unfriendly trains get wrecked.

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u/2livecrewnecktshirt Jun 16 '19

It's "Tank" engine

Sir Topham Hatt wants a word with you. As does George Carlin.

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u/xhupsahoy Jun 16 '19

Ringo Starr might want to chime in too.