Rush Hour in Brooklyn
This was a first for us: En route to the office this morning we encountered actual congestion in the bike lane along Navy Street, though the strikingly homogeneous group of riders remained quite civil as they pulled up to the intersection and waited, law-abidingly, for the light to turn green. As we approached Sands Street,…
This was a first for us: En route to the office this morning we encountered actual congestion in the bike lane along Navy Street, though the strikingly homogeneous group of riders remained quite civil as they pulled up to the intersection and waited, law-abidingly, for the light to turn green. As we approached Sands Street, everyone else made a left towards the Manhattan Bridge as we continued on towards Dumbo.
“as you increase your bike speed to approach the
speed of light your mass becomes infinite”
Really? I thought my mass became infinite from eating too much ice cream and drinking too much beer.
“Nomi,
you obviously haven’t visited the OT enough.” (Legion)
Exactly! That is one way I maintain my delusions.
“there are asshole drivers and asshole bikers – those are all acceptable targets for our ridicule and hate here.”
There’s someone we can all hate…skateboarders!!
furthermore,
regarding the physics of cycling…
as you increase your bike speed to approach the
speed of light your mass becomes infinite,
in practical terms, the cyclist’s ass looks
larger at they speed away from you at light speed.
“The best thing about riding a bike is that it’s just like sex.”
Except bikeriding doesn’t stop soon after marriage.
Only on Brownstoner can I argue about bike lanes AND learn physics in the same thread.
there are asshole drivers and asshole bikers – those are all acceptable targets for our ridicule and hate here.
By tybur6 on June 22, 2010 2:18 PM
Jester —
This doesn’t change anything, but I thought I should correct you…
Mass x Acceleration = Force
Mass x Speed (Velocity) = (Magnitude of) Momentum
Nobody likes a “know-it-all.” Trust me, I more than anyone know that.
“The best thing about riding a bike is that it’s just like sex.”
Well, we need to make and market condoms for bike seats.
Cause one thing we don’t need is bikecroctchfruit wheeling around.