The Cordoba Triangle, a puzzle for the w/end
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The Cordoba Triangle, a puzzle for the w/end
Between Puente Genil and Lucena is an area known as the Cordoba Triangle. In this zone, the laws of physics that apply everywhere else in the world DON'T apply! I never knew this until yesterday. I shall explain how it was demonstrated to me.
3 cars are driving one behind the other in a straight line from A to B. They are all travelling at the same speed, 80km/hr. There is approx. 20m between each car. After a few km, they enter a 60km/hr stretch of road. None of them slows down (naughty, naughty) and so the distance between each car remains unchanged. Stay with me, this is the science bit. It is apparently entirely possible for the rearmost of the 3 vehicles (me!) to be travelling at the aforementioned, common speed of 80km/hr whilst the 2 vehicles in front have apparently miraculously dropped their speed to 60km/hr. The distance between the vehicles hasn't decreased i.e the rearmost driver hasn't driven up the @rse of the middle car despite apparently travelling a whole 20km/hr FASTER!
When this was explained to me by a learned Guardia Civil officer with a radar gun I did express my surprise. I said that he should take himself, his colleagues and their equipment to the Spanish Society of Physics because this is obviously a phenomenon that should be investigated further. Actually, I didn't suggest that at all because if they can do that to the laws of velocity god only knows what they may be able to do with "time".
3 cars are driving one behind the other in a straight line from A to B. They are all travelling at the same speed, 80km/hr. There is approx. 20m between each car. After a few km, they enter a 60km/hr stretch of road. None of them slows down (naughty, naughty) and so the distance between each car remains unchanged. Stay with me, this is the science bit. It is apparently entirely possible for the rearmost of the 3 vehicles (me!) to be travelling at the aforementioned, common speed of 80km/hr whilst the 2 vehicles in front have apparently miraculously dropped their speed to 60km/hr. The distance between the vehicles hasn't decreased i.e the rearmost driver hasn't driven up the @rse of the middle car despite apparently travelling a whole 20km/hr FASTER!
When this was explained to me by a learned Guardia Civil officer with a radar gun I did express my surprise. I said that he should take himself, his colleagues and their equipment to the Spanish Society of Physics because this is obviously a phenomenon that should be investigated further. Actually, I didn't suggest that at all because if they can do that to the laws of velocity god only knows what they may be able to do with "time".
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On a serious note, this is exactly why as I said in another thread, both of my vehicles are now fitted with an in-car CCTV system that not only automatically records every centimetre of every journey I make but also shows the date, time and speed at which the vehicle is travelling at any given moment.
They weren't cheap but I would rather spend my money on something like this than give it to a lying, crooked policeman or civil guard. I don't suppose it would be much help if you are actually speeding and are picked out of a line of speeding vehicle except to prove that they were all travelling at the same speed and you were the only one that was stopped.
If I find myself in a position in which it needs to prove its effectiveness I shall report back (unless they lock me up and throw away the key).
They weren't cheap but I would rather spend my money on something like this than give it to a lying, crooked policeman or civil guard. I don't suppose it would be much help if you are actually speeding and are picked out of a line of speeding vehicle except to prove that they were all travelling at the same speed and you were the only one that was stopped.
If I find myself in a position in which it needs to prove its effectiveness I shall report back (unless they lock me up and throw away the key).
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It is actually true. When I was in the Army it was common knowledge that the 'Tail End Charlie' had to drive like a maniac to keep up with a long convoy. I've done it, it's great fun ( Don't ask me the Physics though, something about the "Concettina Effect" we were told)
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Re: camara
Maybe not but it would help me to make a lot of waves especially in the event of lack of video evidence on their part.julian wrote:unfortunatly I doubt whether your private recordings would be accepted as proof of anything in legal terms.
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Very true, Country Boy. I was about to post the same point. As a Service Corps officer, we always had to impress upon the lead driver the importance of maintaining the planned speed (in our case usually 60m/2h.) As you say "Tail End Charlie" had to drive like a maniac if convoy speed varied.It is actually true. When I was in the Army it was common knowledge that the 'Tail End Charlie' had to drive like a maniac to keep up with a long convoy. I've done it, it's great fun
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Ah but I wasn't driving the clockwork orange...that doesn't go over 70!Don wrote:Have you considered it is simply a case of orange being a highly reflective colour and therefore when the radar beam bounces off, just like light it appears stronger and gives a faster reading compared to the dull colours of the other two.
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