Force= Mass x Accelleration

[ickaimp]

Dear Tucson Drivers, Pedestrians, and Bicyclists:

When suddenly and unexpectedly darting out in front of a moving Transit Bus, please kindly keep in mind that the Law of Superior Tonnage IS NOT ON YOUR SIDE.

Thank you muchly.

Sincerely,

Auntie Icka!,
Suntran Bus Passenger.

no idiots were harmed during the making of this post, though there were several repeated attempts.

Comments

[thecoolguy.livejournal.com]

People seem to develop a case of brain damage while on the road.

[tinitinytina.livejournal.com]

Heh. I'm all for natural selection. :)

[ysabet.livejournal.com]

>_>... They'd better watch out or the aforementioned 'brain damage' will be REAL brain-damage; those buses way a lot. (Think it's actually the 'Law of Gross Tonnage' rather than 'superior', but yeah... physics wins.)

[lferion]

AKA the "Let the Wookie win" principle. This was periodically invoked in reports in the SF Chronicle of idiots playing chicken with the cable cars. The cable car *will* win. (They weigh on the order of 8 tons each.)