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Re: Highway System scalius Send a noteboard - 05/01/2011 08:55:54 PM
# The United States Interstate Highway System was not designed with airplane landings in mind. A common urban legend states that one out of every five (or ten) miles of highway must be straight and flat to allow emergency (or military) airplane landings, but this is not the case.[194][195]


Looking at the issue above from a different perspective, I was under the impression that when building the highway system, engineers determined they needed to add curves every "x" miles (3-5 or something close) to add a distraction for drivers to pay attention to, thus avoiding sleepiness on the road. If they made them as straight as possible for as long as possible, they were worried too many people would nod-off and crash.
I would slave, to pave the way, to sink your ship of fools.
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List of common misconceptions beetnemesis - 05/01/2011 04:33:16 PM 1062 Views
Nice link. *NM* Wulf`gar - 05/01/2011 08:16:18 PM 381 Views
I had great fun with that this morning Camilla - 05/01/2011 08:55:28 PM 544 Views
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The highway one surprised me, I thought that was true Isaac - 05/01/2011 10:27:42 PM 549 Views
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I wouldn't be able to sleep a wink with a fan running all night anyway ironclad - 06/01/2011 09:46:04 AM 629 Views
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It's all a matter of how you define "space". Legolas - 06/01/2011 07:49:27 PM 520 Views
Unpossible. *NM* jh - 06/01/2011 09:05:07 PM 240 Views
fans make great white noise generators random thoughts - 06/01/2011 04:43:25 PM 555 Views
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good old hurricane Alicia random thoughts - 07/01/2011 04:51:08 AM 485 Views
Sounds like you enjoyed it more than I did. Joel - 07/01/2011 07:06:06 PM 605 Views
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Darned useful, they are. Joel - 07/01/2011 10:27:05 PM 631 Views
When I lived in Thailand, I slept with a fan blowing directly into my face beetnemesis - 06/01/2011 04:47:39 PM 559 Views
Not for long anymore, they're gonna turn the lights off I understand. *NM* Legolas - 06/01/2011 07:47:49 PM 245 Views
I cry, "foul!" on the senses one. Joel - 07/01/2011 12:12:16 AM 574 Views
That seems reasonable. beetnemesis - 07/01/2011 06:23:54 AM 502 Views
If we limit touch to pressure, yeah, pain and temp have to be separated. Joel - 07/01/2011 07:04:05 PM 542 Views
Ha! I think it's very important for men to be able to differentiate between the need to pee and poop Helene - 07/01/2011 11:07:03 PM 538 Views
Same sensation, merely in different areas. Joel - 07/01/2011 11:26:29 PM 550 Views
I'm not sure how you can equate the feeling of pain with touch. Legolas - 07/01/2011 11:40:36 PM 522 Views
Because I think of pain receptors as being grouped with tactile ones. Joel - 07/01/2011 11:58:48 PM 676 Views
Agreed. For the rest, I knew all the ones that had ever crossed my mind. They arent common at all Cannoli - 07/01/2011 11:52:48 PM 532 Views
Well, remember what Voltaire said about common sense. Joel - 08/01/2011 12:05:05 AM 631 Views
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