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Posted: **Thu May 14, 2015 8:54 am**

I remember hearing that people did a study, and the average time it took for people to pull out of a parking lot went up significantly if someone else was waiting for the spot.
I'm the kind of guy who jogs across a crosswalk if I see there's a car that wants to turn when I'm walking. I think there's a lot of other people like me, who will try to pull their car out faster if a car is waiting, which means that there is a certain percentage of the population who wait EVEN LONGER if they see that someone else wants their spot.

Here's a video of a guy just trying to buy a pack of cigarettes around an indecisive customer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0dbqnBFetc

Posted: **Thu May 14, 2015 9:48 am**

She didn't slap him, she sprayed him. Right in the eyes at close range. What a cunt.

I would bet most people pull out more slowly not because they are being jerks but because they are being extra careful since there's a car right in the way that they can't see around. The real test is the crosswalk. I'm the type to hurry quicker to get out of the way, but there are some slow-ass people that just don't give a shit.

And here's where it will become potentially racist, but I've been paying attention to the crosswalks on the college campus and 100% of white, latinos, and asians will hussle a bit to cross quicker when a car is waiting while 100% of blacks will walk across at a snail's pace regardless. In the five years I was paying attention every workday I never saw a single exception to those statements.

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Posted: **Thu May 14, 2015 10:08 am**

TPRJones wrote:I've been paying attention to the crosswalks on the college campus and 100% of white, latinos, and asians will hussle a bit to cross quicker when a car is waiting while 100% of blacks will walk across at a snail's pace regardless. In the five years I was paying attention every workday I never saw a single exception to those statements.

Adam Carolla made a joke about that in his Mr. Burchum pilot.

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Posted: **Thu May 14, 2015 10:27 am**

And here's where it will become potentially racist, but I've been paying attention to the crosswalks on the college campus and 100% of white, latinos, and asians will hussle a bit to cross quicker when a car is waiting while 100% of blacks will walk across at a snail's pace regardless. In the five years I was paying attention every workday I never saw a single exception to those statements.

I've seen a larger spectrum of slow walkers, but I'll say I've noticed a similar trend. I heard such sentiments echoed a decade ago.

Posted: **Wed May 20, 2015 4:36 pm**

I'm linking to halfway through a video. It's about the game Shovel Knight which is an old-school SNES style platformer on modern systems. They swerve into talking about kids and games and I thought it was interesting enough to be worth sharing.

"It's tough raising a noob."

Posted: **Thu May 28, 2015 4:06 pm**

I just noticed that I don't think I've ever linked here to one of the best entertainers on YouTube. He's a high-energy electrical engineer and his videos are hilarious in a "ow, shit, don't do that" sort of way.

The last few videos he's been working on building a Tesla coil. And now it's complete.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5E4NiP4hpM

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Posted: **Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:15 pm**

This video is two videos that should be watched together. So a link to a special page with them both side-by-side: http://www.smartereveryday.com/toiletswirl

Posted: **Thu Jun 11, 2015 10:28 am**

How old?

Posted: **Mon Jun 15, 2015 7:18 pm**

Hunters are so cruel! Shooting a defenseless deer in the lungs or heart so it passes out in minutes then dies.
Let nature be!

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:13 pm**

Also in games, but BT4 needs views...

BT4 YouTube vid. All you have to do is view it and up the count to up the rewards for kickstarter backers. Pass it along.