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- From: kschnitz@encore.com (Kevin Schnitzius)
- Subject: Re: City Driving Observation #27
- Organization: Encore Computer Corporation
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 23:32:21 GMT
- Message-ID: <BxIxE6.47B@encore.com>
- References: <1992Nov10.164103.8480@netcom.com> <MJD.92Nov10132907@saul.cis.upenn.edu>
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- mjd@saul.cis.upenn.edu ("[*] The One True Cross") writes:
-
- >In article <1992Nov10.164103.8480@netcom.com> richh@netcom.com (richh) writes:
- >> "If the lights are timed for 35, they're also timed for 70."
-
- > In fact, the lights turn out to be timed for *all* sufficiently
- >great speeds S that exceed some minimum magic value. You can prove this
- >rigorously, but it's quite clear: If you go fast enough, you can zoom
- >from one end of the city to the other before *any* of the lights have a
- >chance to turn red.
-
- > I hope nobody is foolish enough to think this is one of those dry
- >matchematical discussions with no practical application.
-
- If you are going to give practical advice, tell the whole story. In order
- to make it across town instantly, you must catch all the yellow lights.
- In the busier parts of town, this will remove those pesky law enforcement
- officers of that tend to show up when you bury the needle downtown. It
- is a particularly pleasing sight in the rearview to watch those green-light
- jumpers get t-boned.
-
- And remember kids, if you exceed the speed of light, it goes green, red,
- then yellow and you drive on the left, but that advice is better left for
- another time.
- --
- mr asynchronous kschnitzius@encore.com
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