So I can use the baked potato setting on the microwave?

Straight out this is the film when I'm in the mood for a really good laugh

It's like Roald Dahl meets Dr Seuss

Depends on the circumstances - pumping brakes is more for a steep downhill

I've ridden bikes for a long time and without an ABS system it's a very delicate balance between engine braking, front brakes and rear brakes to maximize your braking.

But the difference with ABS is ridiculous. ABS is pretty much when you hit those brakes you stop and do so without without locking up. Fully pulling on ABS brakes on a bike is pretty scary even though it's relatively safe.

The same applies to cars except you have less danger of locking up or swerving. Without ABS you can combo down gear, brake pedal and emergency brakes for maximum effect.

But with an ABS system you really only need to jam down on the brake pedal.

It seems a bit crazy but part of the measure of success of a capitalist economy is how quickly money cycles around the economy. You might be spending on useless promo items but that money is paying your supplier and their employees and some of that flows back into government coffers straight away in payroll and sales taxes and more later on in company tax. The rest of that spins out into the economy as those employees spend on groceries and cars and xmas presents.

Think of it like how taps work - you have to keep a high level pressure in the water mains to ensure that when you turn on your kitchen tap that the water comes out immediately and with decent strength. Government Taxes and Spending functions like a pump for the economy in general. Taxes draws the money in and Budgets and their Spending pumps the money out