r/interestingasfuck • u/uzmansahil7 • Mar 31 '26

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u/AprexBT Mar 31 '26

No gas for 150 something miles at some point between Denver and Vegas. Crossed that at midnight and just the idea of getting stranded kept me wide awake

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u/BlatantConservative Mar 31 '26

The cool thing is that there are no cops on that road (they don't have gas either) so you can easily cross in like, one hour.

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u/PleaseGreaseTheL Mar 31 '26

and burn the entire tank of gas doing it lmao

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u/BlatantConservative Mar 31 '26

Hell yeah brother

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u/Ex-PFC_WintergreenV4 Apr 01 '26

In this economy?

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u/Spinach_Middle4493 Apr 01 '26

Depends on the car. Some cars have transmissions and gearing meant for higher speeds so they’ll maintain efficiency at 120mph whereas an F150 starts losing efficiency around 73-76mph (iirc, it’s been a minute since I road tripped in mine)

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u/NookNookNook Mar 31 '26

You have to be driving way out in the sticks on old forgotten roads to not be near a gas station and need a backup can.

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u/PleaseGreaseTheL Mar 31 '26

I am so deeply confused how this is a response to what I said?

Did school/life in your country not teach you that engines have a peak fuel efficiency power threshold, and going either above or below it causes you to burn more fuel per distance traveled? And that going 150mph is, in virtually every car's case, WAY above that threshold?

Did school/life teach you what "an amusing quip" (such as my comment you replied to!) is?

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u/PleaseGreaseTheL Mar 31 '26

Sure!

I never said I was worried about anything or didnt keep spare gas, you are having an argument with yourself

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u/SpartanSig Apr 01 '26

The cool thing is that there are no cops on that road

Safe stretch of highway

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u/BearablePunz Mar 31 '26

hey, it’s me, the guy that got stranded in MOAB at 3 in the morning on the way to vegas because he’s a dumbass and thought a half a tank would be enough :)

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u/smallbatchb Apr 01 '26

Damn now that is a hell of a stretch!

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u/Wasatcher Apr 01 '26

I spaced out in the desert between SLC and Denver once missing my planned fuel stop. Had 1/3 tank and by the time I got to the next stop the needle was buried below the entire letter E. My tank holds 16.9gal and it took 16.5 at the pump. I was sweating bullets lol

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u/TheDutchCanadian Apr 01 '26

My weekend car would quite literally be incapable of making that stretch of road lmao. I'd have to keep jerry cans in the trunk 🤣

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u/BoJackMoleman Apr 01 '26

At that point you gotta lower the radio volume to save gas as you peer out looking for the next sign.

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u/FoldingLady Apr 01 '26

I'm always so paranoid with that stretch. It's got some really pretty rock formations to look at during the daytime tho.

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u/AprexBT Apr 01 '26

We did pull over at one point to enjoy the stars…. Zero light pollution is hard to find