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xkcd: Sign Combo (imgs.xkcd.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Title text: Speed Limit: 45 MPH / Minimum: 65 MPH

Source: https://xkcd.com/2841/

Explain: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2841:_Sign_Combo

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's obvious they want you to just drive off the road or go into the other lane in reverse. I see no problem here.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

But if you reverse, then you will stop for a short period of time...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Only with that attitude!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Damn you fundamental theorem of calculus!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Specially, executing a perfect J-Turn would do it.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

No U turn, but it doesn't disallow a & turn

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago

Wait... That & shape manages to end on the exact same direction it starts.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Finally, all my gymkhana practice will pay off. Thanks, videogame version of Ken Block (RIP)!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

Cyclist: "I do not recognize your authority."

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

You gotta do a secretory vesicle turn (looks like the open one!) where you swerve wildly off the road, circle around, blaze directly across the street at a right angle, then circle back onto the road heading the other direction. No stopping, no entering, and it's technically not a U-turn.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Haven't thought about secretory vesicles in a while, and this is a pretty unique context for them lmao

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It's the shape my brain drew as I read those signs. It follows all the rules!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If this was on the diskworld, it would be an auditor trap.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In the real world, it can be a Tesla trap.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Oof

I'm honestly curious what the Tesla would do. Can a computer have an existential crisis?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Run over the sign?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Shift into neutral and promptly explode.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

This was my experience lately when visiting downtown Vancouver (Gastown) for parking. Like 3-4 signs per post that somewhat contradict each other on times of day for parking.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

90° right turn!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

ascend straight up

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Auditor trap

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Finally a passing section!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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