What does it mean when it sounds like your car is knocking?
The knocking sound often occurs when the air-fuel mixture is incorrect, which causes the fuel to burn in uneven pockets rather than uniform bursts. Left untreated, it can cause damage to the piston and cylinder wall. A knocking sound can also be caused by a lack of lubrication in the upper cylinder head area.
When does engine knock happen what happens to the engine?
Knock occurs when the peak of the combustion process no longer occurs at the optimum moment for the four-stroke cycle. The shock wave creates the characteristic metallic “pinging” sound, and cylinder pressure increases dramatically. Effects of engine knocking range from inconsequential to completely destructive.
Why do we have to know the answer to knock knock jokes?
We have to know the answer. It’s an involuntary reflex. There’s something hardwired into our brains that needs to complete the knock knock exchange. Maybe it’s because even the worst knock knock joke is surprising. Anybody who reacts to a knock knock joke by saying “I totally saw that coming” is lying through their teeth. No, you didn’t.
How does Roy feel about his son’s condition?
Roy, like a lot of men of his generation, is not terribly good at showing his emotions, and never says much about Stephen’s condition. He loves his son, but knows he cannot be ‘fixed’, so chooses not to waste time contemplating the ‘what-ifs’.
Do you wish your son hadn’t been born?
So difficult has it been that I can honestly say I wish he hadn’t been born. I know this will shock many: this is my son, whom I’ve loved, nurtured and defended for nearly half a century, but if I could go back in time, I would abort him in an instant.
What does it mean when someone knocks on your door?
This indicates you’re home, and you’ve not opened the door (which sends the message that you’re not gullible). There may be a ‘setup’ going on. One person at the door claiming to need some assistance while others are off to the side waiting for the door to open so they can burst in. NOTE: Elderly are particularly vulnerable.
Roy, like a lot of men of his generation, is not terribly good at showing his emotions, and never says much about Stephen’s condition. He loves his son, but knows he cannot be ‘fixed’, so chooses not to waste time contemplating the ‘what-ifs’.
So difficult has it been that I can honestly say I wish he hadn’t been born. I know this will shock many: this is my son, whom I’ve loved, nurtured and defended for nearly half a century, but if I could go back in time, I would abort him in an instant.