HazelNightengale

HazelNightengale t1_j1zmjwy wrote

Kinetic energy is quadratic with respect to speed. And a BMW M5 has more mass. The impact of the two is very different- the BMW hitting with almost twice as much kinetic energy at 150 than an Accord at 120. If you actually were able to get the Accord to go that fast, that is.

Would it have made a difference to the people he crashed into? Don't know. But an idiot in an Accord and a jackass in an M5 are nowhere close to each other in terms of force. On a busier road the M5 might have caused more pileup.

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HazelNightengale t1_iwr6f27 wrote

Aldi's big strategy is efficiency. Limited selection, limited square footage, you go in, get your stuff, the checker rushes you down the line, you pay and get the hell out, see ya next week.

A bag of onions/peppers/etc. can be scanned and swept down the conveyor, rather than count and enter how many (like Trader Joe's) or find the tiny sticker on the pepper with the code and weigh them out.

It's easier to stock, easier to track for inventory purposes, easier to scan and move down the line.

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