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trof

(54,256 posts)
Mon Feb 1, 2016, 08:01 PM Feb 2016

You're traveling at 80 miles per hour. [View all]

You're on a clear highway, your cruise control is set at 80 MPH.
There is no traffic.
You are cruising at 80.

How long will it take you to go 80 miles?
This is not a trick question.
It's very straightforward.

You would be absolutely amazed at how many people DO NOT get the concept of 'miles per hour'.

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10 votes, 2 passes | Time left: Unlimited
1. 80 nimutes
1 (10%)
2. An hour and 20 minutes
1 (10%)
3.What kind of car?
1 (10%)
4. One hour
6 (60%)
5. 8 minutes
1 (10%)
6. 10 minutes
0 (0%)
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Depends on how many times I have to slow down for the left lane loafers. liberal N proud Feb 2016 #1
over thinking trof Feb 2016 #4
How fast is the train going the opposite way going? KamaAina Feb 2016 #2
Pancake trof Feb 2016 #5
If there is no traffic your car is sitting still. You're going nowhere. nt edgineered Feb 2016 #3
under thinking trof Feb 2016 #6
No one has ever accused me of being too smart or knowing too much. edgineered Feb 2016 #7
An hour, but I hope frogmarch Feb 2016 #8
It will take me 61 minutes: petronius Feb 2016 #9
Hahaha In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #24
This is where I'm at. Xyzse Feb 2016 #29
I chose 8 minutes. 8X80=640 squared root of 640 is about 25.3 25.3X3.162= about 80 BlueJazz Feb 2016 #10
Going east or west? Wounded Bear Feb 2016 #11
So the woman in the video probably wouldn't understand this story csziggy Feb 2016 #12
Which way is the wind blowing? Capt.Rocky300 Feb 2016 #13
Am I going catnhatnh Feb 2016 #14
By Ferris Bueller's calculus GreydeeThos Feb 2016 #15
How long is a NIMUTE? (nt) Recursion Feb 2016 #17
You have to ask Trof (it is the first answer in the poll) GreydeeThos Feb 2016 #18
Well, my clock will have slowed down by a factor of 80/c (nt) Recursion Feb 2016 #16
Amazing! Shankapotomus Feb 2016 #19
Is there really a highway that's clear for 80 miles? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #20
Between 3 and 4AM on I-84. eom In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #25
Come to New Mexico MosheFeingold Feb 2016 #28
West of the Mississippi River. Ptah Feb 2016 #31
A trick question in England JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #21
If the highway is in Iowa, the answer is decided by coin toss. Orrex Feb 2016 #22
Is there gas in the car? Donkees Feb 2016 #23
Depends on whether I stop or not. malthaussen Feb 2016 #26
I was going to say, was this on the autobahn? DFW Feb 2016 #27
West Texas! n/t A HERETIC I AM Feb 2016 #33
Such irony DFW Feb 2016 #34
The 80 MPH section of I-10 stretches from roughly the 480 MM.... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2016 #37
I haven't used I-10 in years. kentauros Feb 2016 #40
I ain't got cruise control and my speedometer is busted so you have to spot me a few miles... Brother Buzz Feb 2016 #30
Nautical or Statute? kentauros Feb 2016 #32
Doesn't matter; eighty of them per hour. Ptah Feb 2016 #36
Well, 60 minutes also equals one degree. kentauros Feb 2016 #39
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #35
What if you have a flat tire on a rowboat ghostsinthemachine Feb 2016 #38
The last time I took my car on a road trip noamnety Feb 2016 #41
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