i think that Shaq is so smart that he understands that emptying your gas tank completely will put extra stress on the fuel sender pump, thus requiring a sooner than average replacement schedule
"Gas Mathematics" aka Shaq spends 3 minutes trying to say that it feels less psychologically painful if you fill up a gas-guzzler 1/4 tank at a time when it gets to half full.
Shaq saying that Kenny is complaining about the $80. at the end of the week. So instead of paying $80 dollars, Kenny should just stop for gas mid week and pay $40. instead. Also, Shaq think Kenny is overstating how much he travels back and forth to work, and doesn't think Kenny will use a full tank of gas in a week, so his actual total will be less than $40, probably more like $20. Not easy to figure it out. Shaq is the actual genius while you and the majority are just regular people.
@@randombutspecific Yea but that is not the argument. The argument is about coming out of pocket with $80 each time. So instead of paying that amount, just break it up into incriments of $40. Yes the total amount is still the same but each payment is lesser than the full amount.
True story: My Dad did that, fill up on gas everytime it went to half. He did that so much that the fuel gauge broke and miss read. When it got to half it meant empty. I drove his car one day thinking I had half a tank left and i ran out of gas on my way home from work.
Full tank on monday. Take it to half. Add $20 worth (3/4). Take it another half (1/4). Put in another $20 (half). You've taken the car out a total of a full tank of gas, and it only cost you $40 to get it to half. It's the exact same as you taking it from full to zero then back to half full, but it FEELS like you've gamed the system a bit. To Kenny's point, you're stopping more, but to Shaq's point, you aren't hurting nearly as much at each stop. Spreading the pain.
Yeah but if you just went 80-0 and then filled it to half , it still costs u 40 and u stop once. I get your point of spreading the pain but I don't see any money or gas being saved either way. Which I think was the whole point of the discussion. But your explanation is way better than Shaq 's to be fair😂😂
“Technically if you use half the gas at first and then half of the remaining gas and then half of that and the half … the you never run out of gas” Shaq
Ernie's absolutely funniest moment ever. I was losing it before he put his head in his hand that but I laughed my guts out completely at that moment. The Basketball Hall of Fame has to find room to put this video on display somewhere...
I have a Phd in physics and a minor in computational math... if you think gasoline efficiency does not depends on chemistry then your brain is worthless
@@scyorkshire2496 But Shaq is still wrong because his whole thing was how Kenny can save money on gas but the there’s no actual way to save money on gas that what Shaq doesnt understand. Like Kenny said no matter how much you put in it equals the same amount of gas. If you keep putting in $20 everytime it gets to half all you are doing is going to gas station more frequently and who wants to do that.
Shaq has a point here. . But kennys take is that you have to stop every now and then to just fill it up which is correct, I am actually doing that for years. . My full tank costs around $50, so once it reaches half, my gas is actually around $25 to fill it up in full. Or you can will it up just by $12.5 to reach 3/4 full. . I know its the same amount of money but it will depend on your travel. If you use your car everyday, nothing is different except you are spending not a full 50 bill but increments of it. But if you go out on random every week, its beneficial though.
People dont get the point. He is talking about cashflow. Its the same as saving 20 bucks a week for a 80$ gas bill at the end of the month. So when you go to spend the 80 it doesn't feel so bad....or you spend 20 at a time so its the same as 4 starbucks worth a week. Less impact on the running cashflow His explanation is not doing him any favours but he actually makes a good point
He's talking about thinking about the cost in increments being less shocking than thinking about the whole 80 dollars. Then it went sideways comparing distance to cost trying to fit in the 20 dollars into it.. hes confused ahaha
Shaq is correct. My father is a mechanic for 45 years and always said never let your gas tank go low and to fill back up once it gets to half way. It'll save you money in the long run because your vehicle has to use more fuel (less efficient) when your gas tank is less full.
Shaq is correct. He's not saying the total amount would be less he's saying it's less painful to pay $20 four different times than paying $80 once. If on a pain scale it hurts at a level 7 paying $80 it once than it hurts at level 1 to pay $20. The total pain is less at 4 vs 7. He's saying it's less painful to pay less money more often than pay more less often.
It doesn't matter because the cost is the same. This is equivalent to covering the sun with your hand and saying it's not there. No matter what you spend the same. The original argument was getting a more economical car to spend less. The smarter route would be to get the economical and gas efficient car
Shaq isn't arguing about fuel efficiency, he is saying purely that if you are not wanting to pay 80 all at once to completely fill your tank, you can just fill it up 20 dollars at a time, which for someone like Kenny would be fine since he doesnt travel that often to and from the studio.
He's saying. Keep you're gas tank half way full at all times You'll only need $20 to bring it up to a full tank. If you allow it to go below the half way and all the way to zero. Then you'll pay $80 for a full tank. So logically he's giving us a gold 🥇 information to save gas and that's to make sure you're gas tank filled up and never below the half way mark, you'll save money that way.
Viva Dominicana he's point is that kenny wouldnt use the car as much as others since he only goes to work twice a week and doesn't need to spend as much on gas
Viva Dominicana his point is if u pay 80 u will say its alot but if u only put 20 everytime u dont think about it that much. Thats how i do it... usually i would just put 10bucks lol
I understand what Shaq was trying to say. He is saying if you only fill in the amount little by little you won't need to feel like you paid a lot in one refill for your car. Kenny was complaining about paying 80 dollars every time he fills up gas. It actually helps me lower my cost too, knowing that i honestly don't need that much to get through the week. I started filling it when it hits half way rather than always wait till it goes all the way down then refill it.
I know what Shaq actually means. He's saying that if you only put in 20 dollars at a time, it won't hurt emotionally and psychologically as much. He just has no way to communicate that
