ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Hubometer

Okay kiddo, let me explain what a hubometer is. It's a special tool that helps people keep track of how far their vehicle has traveled.

Imagine you have a toy car that you love to play with. Every time you play with it, you move it around and it travels a certain distance. So, if you wanted to know how far your toy car has traveled, you would have to measure the distance it traveled each time you played with it and then add it up.

Similarly, a hubometer is a device that's attached to a big vehicle like a truck or a trailer. It keeps track of how far the vehicle has traveled by measuring the rotation of the wheels. Whenever the vehicle moves, the wheels turn and the hubometer counts how many times they've turned.

Then, once the driver has finished their journey, they can use the readings from the hubometer to figure out how far they've traveled. This is important for things like calculating the amount of gas they've used or making sure their vehicle is being properly maintained.

So in short, hubometers are like little odometers that help people keep track of how far their big vehicles have traveled.
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