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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Staying closer to it would be safer probably. The logs need to overcome a lot of friction to go directly back. So they'll never hit directly behind the truck. they just roll off the side
The part that always bugged me is they would be going the same speed and direction as the truck they were on not shooting backwards at bullet speeds.
The logs would have to get wedged in a pothole perfectly to be approaching a car that fast. Which could be the universe trying to kill you
A litlle road bump and them logs could be airborn, where no friction is applied.
Ok but air friction isn't going to move that log either. It'll continue to travel the same speed as the truck. Even if there was thick air, that bump would need to be large enough to lift an entire tree for there to be no friction from the other logs. If you're driving on a highway with bumps large enough to launch you out of your seat, then maybe you should rethink driving all together