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arxiv.org/pdf/1204.0162v1.pdf

http://arxiv.org/pdf/1204.0162v1.pdf Wrote:In summary, police ocer O made a mistake, confusing the real spacetime trajectory of car C1|which moved at approximately constant linear deceleration, came to a complete stop at the stop sign, and then started moving again with the same acceleration, the blue solid line in Fig. 5|for a trajectory of a hypothetical object moving at approximately constant linear speed without stopping at the stop sign, the red solid line in the same gure. However, this mistake is fully justied, and it was made
possible by a combination of the following three factors:

1. O was not measuring the linear speed of C1 by any special devices; instead, he was estimating the visual angular speed of C1;
2. the linear deceleration and acceleration of C1 were relatively high; and
3. the O's view of C1 was briey obstructed by another car C2 around time t = 0.

As a result of this unfortunate coincidence, the O's perception of reality did not properly reflect reality.

Courtesy... http://www.physicscentral.com/buzz/blog/...0518469535 and http://www.cartalk.com/content/good-education-cant-hurt

Thrill's friends are very good at beating traffic tickets.

If you can't beat them, confuse them? The Toyota Yaris is in no way capable of acceleration at 10 m/s2.

(05-09-2012 06:08 PM)owl7886 Wrote: [ -> ]If you can't beat them, confuse them? The Toyota Yaris is in no way capable of acceleration at 10 m/s2.

Not even if you dropped it off a building!

(05-09-2012 06:24 PM)Baconator Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-09-2012 06:08 PM)owl7886 Wrote: [ -> ]If you can't beat them, confuse them? The Toyota Yaris is in no way capable of acceleration at 10 m/s2.

Not even if you dropped it off a building!

Technically, that's only 9.8m/s2, and assuming no resistance.

(05-09-2012 11:39 PM)texd Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-09-2012 06:24 PM)Baconator Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-09-2012 06:08 PM)owl7886 Wrote: [ -> ]If you can't beat them, confuse them? The Toyota Yaris is in no way capable of acceleration at 10 m/s2.

Not even if you dropped it off a building!

Technically, that's only 9.8m/s2, and assuming no resistance.

Which reminds me of a punchline that I like:
"Hey mister, if you tell me how tall your building is, I'll give you this barometer."