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tiger_handheld 08-19-2012 05:29 PM

This is why they teach you math in school...
 
Math for the Fast Lane

This is why math is taught in school.
I was riding to work yesterday when I observed a female driver cut right in front of a pickup truck, causing him to have to drive onto the shoulder to avoid hitting her.



This evidently angered the driver enough that he hung his arm out his window and "flipped" the woman off.



"Man, that guy is stupid," I thought to myself. I ALWAYS smile nicely and wave in a sheepish manner whenever a female does anything to me in traffic, and here's why..........



I drive 48 miles each way every day to work. That's 96 miles each day. Of these, 16 miles each way is bumper-to-bumper. Most of the bumper-to-bumper is on an 8 lane highway. There are 7 cars every 40 feet for 32 miles. That works out to be 982 cars every mile, or 31,424 cars.



Even though the rest of the 32 miles is not bumper to bumper, figure I pass at least another 4000 cars. That brings the number to something like 36,000 cars that I pass everyday.



Statistically, half of these are driven by females.



That's 18,000 women drivers! In any given group of females, 1 in 28 has PMS. That's 642. According to Cosmopolitan, 70% describe their love life as dissatisfying or unrewarding. That's 449.



According to the National Institute of Health, 22% of all females have seriously considered suicide or homicide. That's 98.



And 34% describe men as their biggest problem. That's 33.



According to the National Rifle Association, 5% of all females carry weapons, and this number is increasing.



That means that EVERY SINGLE DAY, I drive past at least one female that has a lousy love life, thinks men are her biggest problem, has seriously considered suicide or homicide, has PMS, and is armed.



Flip one off? ... I think not.



source: Math for the Fast Lane - StumbleUpon

ntan 08-19-2012 05:36 PM

:suspicious: he shouldn't be advocating math if he can't even get simple statistics right. Someone teach him Venn Diagrams and overlaps

bballguy 08-19-2012 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ntan (Post 8007708)
:suspicious: he shouldn't be advocating math if he can't even get simple statistics right. Someone teach him Venn Diagrams and overlaps

He never added them together.......

trollface 08-19-2012 06:05 PM

Random stats FTW.

lowda9 08-19-2012 06:51 PM

lol interesting read. Though, I only flip people off in response from getting flipped off 1st.

Ronin 08-19-2012 06:59 PM

I'd be hugely impressed if that woman, with all that shit going on in her life, manages to shoot me as I pass her flipping the bird. Actually, I'd be hugely impressed if she could drive at all with that sort of internal turmoil...considering "normal" women drivers.

And if it's around here, she'll have to pry open her welding mask before she can look down the sights to bust a cap in my ass.

Having a shitty day is no excuse for being a shitty driver.

BrRsn 08-19-2012 07:03 PM

if they can't drive i doubt they can aim very well either :fuckthatshit:

firebird79_00 08-19-2012 07:19 PM

women may carry guns but they probably shoot how they drive

sonick 08-19-2012 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lowda9 (Post 8007743)
lol interesting read. Though, I only flip people off in response from getting flipped off 1st.

Umm, you realize that logically the person who is getting flipped off initially is probably the one who did something stupid on the road?

Example: A guy cuts you off, you flip him off, then the guy flips you off when HE was the one who cut you off in the first place? :fulloffuck: :seriously:

Porschedog 08-19-2012 09:41 PM

Does this include c-lais in richmond?

bobbinka 08-19-2012 09:53 PM

yes, i know it's for shits and giggles.... but the assumption made is that the percentages of each statistic are proportional. the 5% of women who carry guns are not necessarily the same women from the 70% with dissatisfying love lives.

and even if it were... according to the numbers presented, that's 1.65 drivers out of 36,000 every day. That's 0.00458% of flipping off a woman who has a lousy love life, thinks men are her biggest problem, has seriously considered suicide or homicide, has PMS, and is armed.

considering you almost just got ran off the road, which could have resulted in an accident, i'll take the 0.00458% chance and flip her off

ntan 08-19-2012 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bballguy (Post 8007714)
He never added them together.......

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobbinka (Post 8007947)
yes, i know it's for shits and giggles.... but the assumption made is that the percentages of each statistic are proportional. the 5% of women who carry guns are not necessarily the same women from the 70% with dissatisfying love lives.

and even if it were... according to the numbers presented, that's 1.65 drivers out of 36,000 every day. That's 0.00458% of flipping off a woman who has a lousy love life, thinks men are her biggest problem, has seriously considered suicide or homicide, has PMS, and is armed.

considering you almost just got ran off the road, which could have resulted in an accident, i'll take the 0.00458% chance and flip her off

sums it up.

fliptuner 08-19-2012 10:58 PM

Fuck the stats, we're not Amurrcans.

Even if we were in the US, the bitch would still have to catch me and hit a moving target, under duress. They can barely maneuver a car in a fucking parking lot.

Worried am not I.

AzNightmare 08-20-2012 01:21 AM

What? This article is obviously for Americans. There's no guns in Canada. :fuckthatshit:

Even for those that own one, people here aren't paranoid thinking we need to "pack heat" everywhere just for protection.

tiger_handheld 08-20-2012 07:56 AM

Not for Canadians, but posted it for the interesting factor.

vafanculo 08-20-2012 09:48 AM

After I saw dissatisfied women, I thought the article was going a diffenrent direction. Odds of getting a BJ lol.

lowda9 08-20-2012 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonick (Post 8007899)
Umm, you realize that logically the person who is getting flipped off initially is probably the one who did something stupid on the road?

Example: A guy cuts you off, you flip him off, then the guy flips you off when HE was the one who cut you off in the first place? :fulloffuck: :seriously:

Well because imo it is extremely rude and inappropriate to flip someone off. A simple honk or a wtf face would be enough but a long middle finger extended just makes me want to punch that guy in the face. What would you do if someone kicked you in the balls? You're not going to kick him in the balls back?

GLOW 08-20-2012 05:46 PM

based on the thread title i was expecting OP to post something like asking if $2k/month adds up to $50k/year
:troll:


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