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xoxoxoBruce · 01-09-2009, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Well the math is all wrong anyway. There may very well be 36,000 cars on the road, but the driver isn't passing that many. I bet the driver only passes at most a couple hundred. The traffic flows together, roughly. You've all been sitting in traffic and seen a car in another lane pass you only to have you pass them 30 seconds later once your lane starts to move. You play tag that way for most of the traffic jam, which means you have been averaging the same speed all along.

True, if the traffic is jammed up and inching along, but if the traffic is heavy but flowing, with the lanes at different speeds, in 96 miles he could be passing that many cars.

Pie · 01-09-2009, 12:37 PM

...but will it take off if it's on a treadmill?

glatt · 01-09-2009, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

True, if the traffic is jammed up and inching along, but if the traffic is heavy but flowing, with the lanes at different speeds, in 96 miles he could be passing that many cars.

Only if his lane is free flowing and the other lane is filled bumper to bumper with stopped cars. For 96 miles.

36,000 cars times 14 feet for the average car length is 504,000 feet or 95.45 miles.

I've never seen driving conditions like that.

HungLikeJesus · 01-09-2009, 01:13 PM

On a somewhat related note, if everyone maintains a following distance of 2 seconds (and we'll assume that's from the front of one vehicle to the front of the next to eliminate variances in vehicle length), then 30 vehicles per minute per lane will pass a given point, regardless of vehicle speed.

Isn't that interesting?

Pie · 01-09-2009, 01:29 PM

Why you gotta go break out the math on us, hlj? I was having such a good unproductive Friday, then you had to make me do math. :p

HungLikeJesus · 01-09-2009, 01:48 PM

glatt started it.

glatt · 01-09-2009, 01:57 PM

and if glatt jumped off the Empire State Building, would you too?

Radar · 01-09-2009, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pie

If someone reaches over to touch the steering wheel when I'm driving, there damn well better have been an imminent collision avoided. Or they'll be missing a hand.

You displayed considerable poise, F3.

I have to remind my wife that my car has only 1 steering wheel quite often.

dar512 · 01-09-2009, 02:30 PM

It's a sure indicator that you are a geek when you start doing math on the numbers in a joke.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

HungLikeJesus · 01-09-2009, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

and if glatt jumped off the Empire State Building, would you too?

Have you seen this?

Flint · 01-09-2009, 04:29 PM

O M G

Radar · 01-09-2009, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Have you seen this?

HOLY INSANITY BATMAN!!!

lookout123 · 01-09-2009, 04:42 PM

w...wa...want.

glatt · 01-09-2009, 04:49 PM

fucking flying squirrels

capnhowdy · 01-09-2009, 06:28 PM

....pours another scotch and adds that to bucket list.....

01-09-2009, 12:37 PM	#2432
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01-09-2009, 01:13 PM	#2434
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	On a somewhat related note, if everyone maintains a following distance of 2 seconds (and we'll assume that's from the front of one vehicle to the front of the next to eliminate variances in vehicle length), then 30 vehicles per minute per lane will pass a given point, regardless of vehicle speed. Isn't that interesting? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

01-09-2009, 01:29 PM	#2435
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Why you gotta go break out the math on us, hlj? I was having such a good unproductive Friday, then you had to make me do math. :p __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

01-09-2009, 01:48 PM	#2436
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	glatt started it. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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01-09-2009, 02:30 PM	#2439
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01-09-2009, 04:29 PM	#2441
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01-09-2009, 04:49 PM	#2444
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	fucking flying squirrels

01-09-2009, 06:28 PM	#2445
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