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akmjolnir OP t1_iwle52f wrote

Reply to comment by AtTheFirePit in Pinnacle of human intelligence by akmjolnir

Assume, if you will, that cars have passenger seats and cameras can zoom.

(See the blurry overall nature of the photo, pre-crop?)

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DadIsPunny t1_iwlw4lu wrote

Picture was clearly taken from left of the cars centerline in a right curve. Shall I assume the driver took the picture, or shall I assume the car was at least 1/3 in the oncoming lane?

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akmjolnir OP t1_iwlws3u wrote

The mental gymnastics of your comment is weird and sad.

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DadIsPunny t1_iwlxp2p wrote

If I considered that mental gymnastics, I wouldn't admit it.

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akmjolnir OP t1_iwlyi06 wrote

Car looks pretty close to the white line to me, but I'm not trying to be CSI: NH.

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lantonas t1_iwuq8m8 wrote

Not the other car, your car.

Why would a picture taken from the passenger seat have a protective closer to the yellow line than the white line?

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Queasy_Turnover t1_iwn5rgh wrote

Huh? The car pictured is almost perfectly centered in the frame. It's funny that you think you know the exact spot in the car that this picture was taken from.

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DadIsPunny t1_iwn72tu wrote

Look at the right tail light and the right mirror, and take note of how much they overlap horizontally. Compare that to the left side.. TIL this type of spacial awareness that I thought was obvious and stands out like a sore thumb (to me) is less obvious to other people. And just a rough guesstimate base on me assuming it's a Nissan Sentra, I'd say he's 50-75 feet behind, which equates to a 3 second following distance at 35-45. Which is why I never said he was tailgating.

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DadIsPunny t1_iwmlanm wrote

So you're trying to say what exactly? The passenger of the car held a phone in front of the driver's face for the sole purpose of making it appear to have been taken by the driver?

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