Idiot-proofing so people don’t run it out of gas. It’s essentially your emergency store of fuel, just to get you to the gas station before you run out and hurt the car.

Running it until empty is fine on a lawnmower, but a complex modern vehicle is a different matter. Shit goes south REAL fast if there’s none of that vital explodey juice flowing around where it’s supposed to be, and it racks up a damn good paycheck for whatever mechanic it’ll be dragged to.

TIL “segue” is the proper spelling of what i have never seen on paper, and only heard in conversation. Pronounced “segway”, but that’s the commercial brand of scooters and shit. I never thought about it, and now I’m trippin