this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2025
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Yeah those child mannequins are freaky-deaky

agree we should ban short mannequins imagine if that poor truck was ruined because it didn't see them! or something like that

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 37 points 2 days ago (2 children)

An M1 Abrams main battle tank has better visibility of children in front of it than the F-series and similar pointless toys.

[–] yabai@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm curious if this is factual. Would make for a hell of an anti-marketing campaign.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I saw diagrams labeled with heights and viewing angles that was pretty convincing. It showed that an M1 would spot the kid from further out than an f150 would.

Edit: F250 and similar, but maybe not the actual F150 per the image below. If you search some combo of f150 m1 viewing distance I'm sure you'll find it.

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%2Fid%2FOIP.xEKpakhV6NQJVU9OdgIHEAHaNf%3Fcb%3D12%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=ea664c8bc927433c573a7cd67dd7a04078583a4f55c1730f3f40e5394d2dce30&ipo=images

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

What about a Type 59?

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 days ago (7 children)

They're fine on the job site.

Thing is, most people buying them only ever haul their asses to Starbucks. They're a status symbol. And they're fucking ridiculous. Like what you like but if you're just doing suburban driving, you should drive a little electric vehicle. Who cares if it's "not manly," it's the most efficient tool for the job.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They’re fine on the job site.

HA!

Every manager and supervisor drives one of these giant fucking abominations. The guys who actually work have vans, they hold more stuff and use less gas.

Even more because your tools are more difficult to steal in a van and if you really needed to move a lot of lumber or other big stuff you can use a trailer.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 34 points 2 days ago

Pickups are useful on job sites. But I don't think there was a strong need to double their size and make them way more dangerous and way less efficient.

[–] rollerbang@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

They don't have to be tall to haul. And most job sites don't require "off-road like" capabilities.

[–] Goun@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

They're fine on the job site.

What kind of jobs you ppl have where you don't want to see your surroundings? These are not even efficient, and waste tons of space, ffs.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

if you're just doing suburban driving, you should drive a little electric vehicle.

If only there were more options available in that category.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

it's not just insecurity. it's reality.

i'm a man in the target demo of these trucks. i don't own one, i own a hatchback sedan. easily half the women I have dated... think I drive a 'girlie' car and they are legit upset by it. If I owned a massive overpriced truck i'd be sexually rewarded for it. they say shit like 'i want to feel safe and protected in a large vehicle.'

lots and lots of people believe these vehicles are a necessity, insecurity or not. i also live in downtown Boston, where people are 'eco' and liberal are buying the e-version of these trucks/suvs. but they still think little cars are make you gay and weak.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 2 days ago

One of my gay friends just got a large truck and is having an aneurysm trying to find parking for it in a city. Stress nightmare, lol.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

Honestly, it's far more manly. The least manly thing you can do is worry about how manly people think you look. If you're actually secure in your manliness you don't need a giant truck to make sure people know you're really a man. It just makes you look insecure and weak.

[–] RaoulDuke@fedia.io 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How else would they overcompensate for small pp?

[–] GuyLivingHere@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lately? Deliberately going on pages of their political adversaries to spout vitriol, and fully not expecting any sort of negative reaction from said vitriol.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago

Yeah, can we go back to when the insecure tiny dick people just got big stupid cars instead of ruining entire nations?

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Mannequins?

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago
[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I wish the owner a very unpleasant Condemned: Criminal Origins moment