Chapter 2
The Fascinating Tech That’s (Sort of) Under the Hood
IN THIS CHAPTER
Benefiting from instant energy
Torquing: Not a new dance move
Braking regeneratively
Miniaturizing the drivetrain
Managing OS upgrades
This chapter was written for your inner nerd. You know the one I’m talking about — the one who understands references to Star Wars canon, like the one I’ll drop later into Chapter 6. It’s the nerd who has an extensive Funko Pop collection and framed X-Men and The Incredible Hulk comic books from the 1960s and who could, if asked, record a 30-minute extemporaneous video essay about the vexing seventh season of Game of Thrones.
Your inner nerd is the one who has this clock in their office. (See Figure 2-1.)
You know the one: the nerd (fun fact: the actual name is Dummies Man) who’s featured on the cover of this and every For Dummies book in existence. (Surely it has occurred to you, too, that the triangle-headed character on For Dummies covers looks more like the archetypical ...
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