Technology Explained ⚙️ on Instagram: "Follow @explaining.tech to learn everything about technology one post at a time 🧠⚙️ Downshifting a car to first gear at a speed that would instantly lead to catastrophic mechanical failure due to the physics of kinematics and rotational force.A car’s transmission and engine are designed to operate within specific rotational limits. First gear has the highest multiplication of torque, meaning it spins the engine’s output shaft fastest relative to the speed