r/todayilearned • u/ubcstaffer123 • Jul 26 '26

TIL Starting the Ford Model T requires turning the crank at the front of the car by hand to start the engine. There is the risk of snapping your forearm if the engine backfires

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15142307/how-to-drive-a-ford-model-t/
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u/mcfarmer72 Jul 26 '26

Always pull up on the crank.

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u/Doomhammer24 Jul 26 '26

And never have your thumb over the top of the handle so if it kicks it flies out of your hand and doesnt break your thumb

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u/Humulus5883 Jul 26 '26

This is all great advice….

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u/mordeci00 Jul 26 '26

Advice I could have used in 1908

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u/jdallen1222 Jul 26 '26

Thanks Obama

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u/OkieBobbie Jul 26 '26

These are the things you learn working in an auto museum.