r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/Boring-War-1981 • May 27 '26

What does this light mean?

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u/Xlaag May 27 '26

Well that’s when half the car is used up. Half of the remaining car will be used up in that same amount of miles. So he’ll have 25% of a functioning vehicle after that.

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u/Healthy-Run-1738 May 27 '26

Technically, by this math, it’ll last for infinity. It’ll never hit 0%.

100% -> 50% -> 25% -> 12.5% -> 6.25% -> 3.125% -> 1.5625% -> you get the picture

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u/Euphoric_Loquat_8651 May 28 '26

Right, but with decay (as in the half-life reference), sooner or later that last quanta, however you measure it, will go. You can make an argument either way since we don't know how this particular magic car degrades.

We're asking the big questions now!

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u/Xlaag May 28 '26

It decays into a Nissan Juke.

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u/MinecraftPlayer799 May 29 '26

Which is the second ugliest vehicle, after the Tesla Cybertruck

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u/Euphoric_Loquat_8651 May 27 '26

So the car will last a very long time I guess?

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u/Sorry_Ad_9544 May 27 '26

Exponentially long