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So I'm on my way to school this morning and I noticed a bumper sticker on the car in front of me that read, "If this sticker is blue, you're driving too fast."
The sticker was red with white lettering.
As I started to contemplate the sticker I realized that either a) I'm very stupid or b) The sticker was very stupid.
My problems with the sticker are as follows 1) Since it's on the back of the car the only way I'd be able to read it would be if the car was in front of me. And the only way the car would be in front of me is if it were going the same speed or faster than I was. So, if the sticker where to appear blue then it should actually read, "If this sticker is blue, we're driving too fast."
2) If the car were parked on the side of the road and I were to approach it at a speed that would make the sticker appear blue, I'd probably be driving too fast to tell what the hell the sticker said. I'd probably not even be able to tell I'd passed a car. I'd probably be dead and molded to the inside of my driver's seat. Which brings me to
3) How fast would I have to go for something red to appear blue? Is this even possible? I began to wonder if blue light waves travel faster than red light waves. But wouldn't all light travel at the speed of light? I just couldn't figure it out.
Maybe it's one of those "intellectual" bumper stickers that only people like Marilyn vos Savant understand. Hmm, maybe I should ask her to explain it.
Or maybe that was just a stupid bumper sticker.
The sticker was red with white lettering.
As I started to contemplate the sticker I realized that either a) I'm very stupid or b) The sticker was very stupid.
My problems with the sticker are as follows 1) Since it's on the back of the car the only way I'd be able to read it would be if the car was in front of me. And the only way the car would be in front of me is if it were going the same speed or faster than I was. So, if the sticker where to appear blue then it should actually read, "If this sticker is blue, we're driving too fast."
2) If the car were parked on the side of the road and I were to approach it at a speed that would make the sticker appear blue, I'd probably be driving too fast to tell what the hell the sticker said. I'd probably not even be able to tell I'd passed a car. I'd probably be dead and molded to the inside of my driver's seat. Which brings me to
3) How fast would I have to go for something red to appear blue? Is this even possible? I began to wonder if blue light waves travel faster than red light waves. But wouldn't all light travel at the speed of light? I just couldn't figure it out.
Maybe it's one of those "intellectual" bumper stickers that only people like Marilyn vos Savant understand. Hmm, maybe I should ask her to explain it.
Or maybe that was just a stupid bumper sticker.
