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I don't kno wi fyou any of you caught a special on the Discovery Channel the other night on body dismorphia, but it hit home to me and I certainly have some of the characteristc traits.
It has made me even more self aware, as well as looking for others in the world that might also exhibit such traits.
It made me think of the riceboy. They have what I suppose would be called car dysmorphia. They have a delusional sense of what their cars really are and/or what they are capable of.
They feel that it is necessary to install large chromed exhaust tips, the size of coffee cans ideally, to the end of their mufflers. If done properly on a finely tuned sports car, this can result in a few more horsepower. But on riced cars, they are rarely done properly, so it becomes added weight and ugly - but not to the owner of the car - recall that he suffers from a sad condition - have pity on him
Some cars have so much power and can go so fast that their shape effectively turns the car into an airfoil, and airplain wing so to speak and the pressure above the car is less than the pressure below due to the difference in air speed and the car will lift off the ground. To prevent this, you will frequently see Indy cars, that can travel upwards of 200mph with large wings or dams on their cars. The riced car, usually a used Honda Civic will also have a large wing on it, and ideally oversized - this again is added weight and ugliness at a cost to the drivers ego - yet again, have mercy on him, he is suffering from a delusional condition and is not aware of the stupidity involved. Granted the Honda Civic tops out at 80mph downhill with only the driver in it, but the wing is there for the riceboy's peace of mind. not functionality.
Let's move on to the stickers all over the car. This would be apparently for either advertising or to let you know what kind of car it is. Or to let you know the driver has "no fear." These are again there b/c the riceboy is unaware apparently that his car is indeed not a racecar but in fact a total peice of shit. He figures with all the mods on it, you might be thinking "what is this thing of beauty?" - hence he must remind you with the inspirational "HONDA" across the window, or perhaps a Calvin pissing on the Chevy sybol or the ever repressive Ford.
Some cars with stiff suspesions find benefit in large alloy wheels and large disc brakes with vents to cool them. Riceboys mistakenly think that their car would need such attributes, but even worse, they don't understand that the hubcaps that look like large alloy wheels and vented disc brakes really don't do anything.
There is so much more, but alas I do not have time to share - please trust that I do sincerely feel the pain of the riceboy and I hope a swift and painless cure is able to be developed someday soon
It has made me even more self aware, as well as looking for others in the world that might also exhibit such traits.
It made me think of the riceboy. They have what I suppose would be called car dysmorphia. They have a delusional sense of what their cars really are and/or what they are capable of.
They feel that it is necessary to install large chromed exhaust tips, the size of coffee cans ideally, to the end of their mufflers. If done properly on a finely tuned sports car, this can result in a few more horsepower. But on riced cars, they are rarely done properly, so it becomes added weight and ugly - but not to the owner of the car - recall that he suffers from a sad condition - have pity on him
Some cars have so much power and can go so fast that their shape effectively turns the car into an airfoil, and airplain wing so to speak and the pressure above the car is less than the pressure below due to the difference in air speed and the car will lift off the ground. To prevent this, you will frequently see Indy cars, that can travel upwards of 200mph with large wings or dams on their cars. The riced car, usually a used Honda Civic will also have a large wing on it, and ideally oversized - this again is added weight and ugliness at a cost to the drivers ego - yet again, have mercy on him, he is suffering from a delusional condition and is not aware of the stupidity involved. Granted the Honda Civic tops out at 80mph downhill with only the driver in it, but the wing is there for the riceboy's peace of mind. not functionality.
Let's move on to the stickers all over the car. This would be apparently for either advertising or to let you know what kind of car it is. Or to let you know the driver has "no fear." These are again there b/c the riceboy is unaware apparently that his car is indeed not a racecar but in fact a total peice of shit. He figures with all the mods on it, you might be thinking "what is this thing of beauty?" - hence he must remind you with the inspirational "HONDA" across the window, or perhaps a Calvin pissing on the Chevy sybol or the ever repressive Ford.
Some cars with stiff suspesions find benefit in large alloy wheels and large disc brakes with vents to cool them. Riceboys mistakenly think that their car would need such attributes, but even worse, they don't understand that the hubcaps that look like large alloy wheels and vented disc brakes really don't do anything.
There is so much more, but alas I do not have time to share - please trust that I do sincerely feel the pain of the riceboy and I hope a swift and painless cure is able to be developed someday soon
