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xkcd: Sign Combo (imgs.xkcd.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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] 30 points 2 years ago

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 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Only with that attitude!

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Damn you fundamental theorem of calculus!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

Cyclist: "I do not recognize your authority."

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Oof

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

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Shift into neutral and promptly explode.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Run over the sign?

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years 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] 8 points 2 years ago

90° right turn!

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

ascend straight up

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Auditor trap

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Finally a passing section!

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago
this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2023
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