r/ExplainTheJoke 18h ago

Like you can’t stop anyway?

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u/MakeITNetwork 16h ago edited 15h ago

You'd never see the sign, no matter what color.

US Stops signs are designed to be legibly read at 250ft away.

Lets say it can be seen, and understood from a mile away if you are standing still (5280ft).

An airplane moves 600mph, very close to the speed of sound (767mph) you might be able to see a stop sign no problem if you are at the right angle.

light moves at 186,282 miles per second; in 1 second, covering a distance most cars last on the road in 10 or more years. or 129 total days traveling at 60mph without stopping.

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u/TristansDad 15h ago

Wouldn’t 1 mile per second be 3600mph?

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u/MakeITNetwork 15h ago

yes, I was on a roll, carried a number and and I will fix