# Knowledge is Boring, Knowledge is for Nerds **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 23, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496 "2025-11-23T02:18:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/1 "2025-11-23T02:18:16Z")
Spotted on Yahoo! News recently: ![Yahoo! - 2025-11 - Comments on new Airship](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/e/0ed13ddd955295d431f0bacf2ce3ae4b9ac73a79.jpeg) (Note user ‘Jerry’ comment) ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 5:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/2 "2025-11-23T05:31:17Z")
![66b3e98d7c1109b0a823625b_62](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/f/3f18d9d5fe0f22e3a345bdfe764dbee8c3be7c74.png)Is there a point here, folks? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 5:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/3 "2025-11-23T05:34:31Z")
Yes. Jerry’s closed mind. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/4 "2025-11-23T08:06:25Z")
And this changes exactly what . . . ?🤔 ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/5 "2025-11-23T10:49:49Z")
Seeing I don’t know either one of those people, There is a good chance that “The AntiFOX” is like some people here that just keep posting the same thing over and over, Like the guys who keep starting threads about tire pressure or speed limits and people are tired of them preaching that their way is the best way. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 11:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/6 "2025-11-23T11:29:42Z")
> [@It\_s-Me](#): > > about tire pressure > [@It\_s-Me](#): > > that their way is the best way. In the case of air pressure, It’s not “my” way, it’s the carmaker’s way. In the case of speed limits, by treating them as maximums, that’s not “my” way either. It’s called the law. Those who view speed limits as minimums do so “their way". All AntiFox was pointing out was the distinction between a blimp and a rigid (framed) airship, since the media didn’t seem to make that apparent distinction. Jerry got his tighty-whities in a knot over that sharing of knowledge. Hence my parody thread title. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/7 "2025-11-23T11:40:26Z")
> [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](#): > > since the media didn’t seem to make that apparent distinction. We don’t know that, you didn’t give us ALL the information, you just gave us one little bit. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/8 "2025-11-23T13:37:59Z")
I can already see this thread is going nowhere fast… lol Or it will get off topic and go over 200 post one… ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/9 "2025-11-23T13:45:05Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > Or it will get off topic and go over 200 post one… Only if it contains an interesting point, unlike the current thread. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/10 "2025-11-23T14:53:54Z")
Hmm, most interesting, Indiana Jones aboard the Zeppelin with attached biplane. To make it car related, same movie, Indy driving a Citroen ![IMG_3153](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/8/58acce4fcef08e82b0ea022f2c350e38d06b8bbb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/11 "2025-11-23T15:22:56Z")
And in the third installment of Indiana Jones, do you knoe the name of the Zeppelin Jones and his father(played by Sean Connery) inadvertantly boarded? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/12 "2025-11-23T15:28:14Z")
No name, just the number D-138 ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/13 "2025-11-23T15:50:29Z")
It was modeled after LZ-129 (Hindenburg), although the registry was changed probably out of respect for those who died aboard HIndenburg.and on the ground crew. [1000 (1000×425)](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/indianajones/images/3/3c/D-138_2.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20180912193051) When the Jones’s were ratted out, they escaped in one of the planes conveniently hangared under the ship’s hull. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/14 "2025-11-23T15:53:33Z")
@ChrisTheTireWhisperer Here’s an idea . . . Instead of trying to “lecture” and “educate” us about “knowledge,” why don’t you stick to fun stuff, like talking about Indiana Jones, airships and such things? Get with the program Nobody likes a sourpuss ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/15 "2025-11-23T15:57:30Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > Instead of trying to “lecture” and “educate” us about “knowledge" Prior to his earlier suspension, Carolyn told him to stop telling–or implying–that he was smarter than other forum members who might have different opinions. When he didn’t heed that advice, suspension followed. ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/16 "2025-11-23T18:46:18Z")
> [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](#): > > In the case of air pressure, It’s not “my” way, it’s the carmaker’s way But bear in mind that the car maker has provided a _recommended_ air pressure on the placard and in the manual.. It’s not gospel like a torque spec or some other rigid specification that must be adhered to within a small margin. Look in the manual. It typically says “recommended” and for good reason. There are situations where that is not the best air pressure to run. They sometimes list an example for increasing the air pressure (like increased carry loading). The only rigid part of their “specification” is not to exceed the tire’s maximum ratings. From the manual for my 2025 Rav4: ![Screenshot 2025-11-23 134201](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/b/7b5e469f997ecda9f3477e8a727b1cb820e5b5f6.jpeg) Notice the air pressure spec is _recommended_ pressure but the lug nut torque is not a recommended value… ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/17 "2025-11-23T21:33:41Z")
> [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](#): > > All AntiFox was pointing out was the distinction between a blimp and a rigid (framed) airship, since the media didn’t seem to make that apparent distinction. And making a silly exaggeration about dirigibles, the “skies were filled with them”. Sound familiar? You must not have read “Encyclopedia Brown” growing up, a child’s book about a smart kid who solved crimes. One on the key things he learned was that nobody likes a know-it-all. I flagged your original post for having no car-related value. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/18 "2025-11-23T23:14:13Z")
> [@texases](#): > > I flagged your original post for having no car-related value. At least I posted in “General Discussion”, vs Maintenance or a specific car make sub-forum. And to everyone: #1. I never implied that I was “smarter than everyone”, and apologize if that’s how some of what I posted, yesterday or 6 months ago, was interpreted. #2. I was only advocating the right way (not my way) to do something, such as promoting the fact that speed limits pose the maximum travel speed, not the minimum. I neither suggested nor intended to imply I was “superior” to anyone for driving so. #3. Being knowledgeable, and a desire to share that knowledge or advice, does not make one a sour pu s s , nor make them “better” than anyone else. Like the late Don Imus, the radio king of satire and parody, I was, via this thread, _making light_ of some people’s disdain for knowledge. The thread’s title itself “Knowledge is Boring… for Nerds” was _parodying_ some folks’ dislike of learning and knowing stuff. Such as ‘Jerry’ in that screenshot. I myself don’t find learning new things or sharing information boring at all! ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/19 "2025-11-24T02:37:06Z")
> [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](#): > > Jerry got his tighty-whities in a knot over that sharing of knowledge. Jerry will be just fine, he was not upset. The comment was satirical, taken from a film: > Pulp Fiction > > The phrase **“Check out the big brain on Brad!”** is an iconic line from the movie **Pulp Fiction** , delivered by **Jules Winnfield** (played by Samuel L. Jackson) during a tense scene with a character named Brett. Jules sarcastically praises Brett’s intelligence after he correctly answers a question about the metric system, showcasing the film’s blend of humor and intensity. This moment has become a memorable quote in pop culture, often referenced in discussions about the film. _…Paul Harvey, Good night._ ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496/20 "2025-11-24T02:59:36Z")
Thanks for clearing up where Jerry might have gotten that expression from. Nevada, I’ve been ribbed for having uncommon knowledge, even about basic topics, since _high school_, as I’m sure others with similar levels of ‘geekishness’ have been subjected to. The fact is, knowledge is more often disdained than embraced or accepted, for what reasons - cultural, fear, other? - and makes some people feel irrationally uncomfortable or inferior. How about making this a “Psychology of Knowledge” thread and move it to the appropriate forum branch within the CarTalk community? [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knowledge-is-boring-knowledge-is-for-nerds/204496.md?page=2)