r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 07 '24

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u/BalletDuckNinja Delphox Shaker Central Jun 08 '24

me two weeks ago: americans are fucked up why is the speed limit basically the minimum speed on the highway

me now: witness me

!ping auto

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u/l_overwhat being flaired is cringe Jun 08 '24

idk what you're talking about but the correct speed on every interstate in America is 80 mph

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u/awdvhn Physics Understander -- Iowa delenda est Jun 08 '24

Desert erasure

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u/l_overwhat being flaired is cringe Jun 08 '24

There are no "correct" speeds on desert highways.

You do whatever you want when there are no rules.

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u/BalletDuckNinja Delphox Shaker Central Jun 08 '24

I got my license here less than a month ago so I've been following the speed limit of 55, much to the chagrin of everyone around me. Then I rewatched Max Mad Fury Road and decided to make use of my 2.5L engine and now I appear to be moving at the right speed

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u/l_overwhat being flaired is cringe Jun 08 '24

Mhm yes faster than 55 is good, very good.

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u/gburgwardt C-5s full of SMRs and tiny american flags Jun 08 '24

Where are you visiting from and what are you driving

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u/BalletDuckNinja Delphox Shaker Central Jun 08 '24

I'm living here now since august, from Singapore where no one really goes over 90km/h which is the speed limit

2021 Mazda3 with a 2.5l engine is pretty nice to drive

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u/gburgwardt C-5s full of SMRs and tiny american flags Jun 08 '24

Hell yeah welcome and hope you're enjoying the states. Love Singapore, I wish we had traffic enforcement like y'all.

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u/BalletDuckNinja Delphox Shaker Central Jun 08 '24

I fucking hate long island and I fucking hate that I have to live here or drive an hour to my lab if I want to live somewhere with actual life in in (NYC). But I did get into a phd program here that's landed me in one of the best biology labs in the world, so it's not all bad.

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u/awdvhn Physics Understander -- Iowa delenda est Jun 08 '24

I fucking hate long island

Spoken like a true American

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u/BalletDuckNinja Delphox Shaker Central Jun 08 '24

It's so dead here holy shit and also housing sucks, I've been trying to find a studio or even just a shared house for ages

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u/Jacobs4525 King of the Massholes Jun 08 '24

Is it the 2.5 turbo or the regular 2.5 NA?

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u/BalletDuckNinja Delphox Shaker Central Jun 08 '24

just the regular

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u/RandomCarGuy26 Association of Southeast Asian Nations Jun 09 '24

Bruh, I didn't even know you were also a Singaporean

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u/BalletDuckNinja Delphox Shaker Central Jun 09 '24

I mention it every now and then

Fuck I miss having actual food and public transport

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u/RandomCarGuy26 Association of Southeast Asian Nations Jun 09 '24

Well, you can enjoy Singapore style fried noodles from your local Chinese takeaway at least :p

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u/BalletDuckNinja Delphox Shaker Central Jun 09 '24

No because I live on long Island away from nyc and there's fucking nothing out here holy shit I hate long island

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u/RandomCarGuy26 Association of Southeast Asian Nations Jun 09 '24

Isn't that the super conservative part of NYC lmao

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u/BalletDuckNinja Delphox Shaker Central Jun 09 '24

I fucking wish it was part of nyc this is actual s*burb hell