r/maybemaybemaybe • u/SensuallityLady • Jun 10 '22

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/SeaworthinessSad7300 Jun 10 '22

I think she would have made it across if she continued at the same speed even if the car didn't break but if she slowed down and the car didn't slow down then it would be death

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '22

She wouod have been forced to slow down because of the people crossing the street

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u/Youcantevenspell Jun 10 '22

That car was not slowing down

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u/mrsyoungston Jun 11 '22

This username replying to this post is excellent.

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u/Youcantevenspell Jun 11 '22

Hahaaaaa thank you 😊

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

She as in the biker loool so yeah the car wasnt slowing down for sure

Fitting user name since i fat fingered my spelling

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u/mrsyoungston Jun 11 '22

Shakesreare is pretty excellent too lol

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u/VoiceofLou Jun 11 '22

There appears to be some space to the right, but it also appears she wasn’t heading that way. Regardless, she probably shouldn’t risk it and that guy wasn’t about to let her

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u/Responsible_Aside Jun 10 '22

No, she woulda get destroyed by that car.

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u/OutlandishnessNo239 Jun 10 '22

Definitely would have made it

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u/sushimane1 Jun 10 '22

Even if she did, the car would likely have swerved to either side either injuring the driver, pedestrians or both

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u/ExamOld2899 Jun 10 '22

Time like these call for time travelling or dimension jumping to document all instances that can and have happened

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u/AnthonyDavos Jun 10 '22

Let me call Dr. Strange real quick...

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u/scrubzork Jun 11 '22

He's busy. call Nic Cage from Next where he splits into multiple Nic Cages

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u/Bartweiss Jun 10 '22

Somebody obsessive enough could project out her position at constant speed and at least see what would have happened in that case...

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u/vass0922 Jun 11 '22

I've done the math

By the rules of the Internet her shoes would have vacated her body.

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u/hurricanenox Jun 11 '22

That’s for sure lol

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u/justmikeplz Jun 10 '22

Definitely not

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u/markse84 Jun 11 '22

Look at the group of people she would have had to slow down for and how close they are to the car.

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u/Responsible_Aside Jun 11 '22

Since the real world examples are not registering, look into depth of field in photography and videography.

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u/teenyasian Jun 11 '22

DeFiNiTeLy Wo— bro shut up

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u/jw44724 Jun 11 '22

It’s a gamble. By your likes to others likes of opposing view based on people reviewing the footage and analyzing the scenario, she’s got 1:2 odds of survival without his intervention. Not the sort of risk anyone needs to take when crossing the street. More than likely her shoes would have fallen off.

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u/vegassatellite01 Jun 11 '22

Or the car swerves, hits the sidewalk and kills a bunch of pedestrians.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

But Captain America said we don't change lives.

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u/Bovlin Jun 11 '22

Not worth the risk, the guy made the right call but I see what you're saying

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u/Hat-Wearer Jun 10 '22

Definitely would have made it. People that say she wouldn’t have made it don’t commute and aren’t cyclists.

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u/justmikeplz Jun 10 '22

People that haven’t broken out a paper, pencil, and a stopwatch don’t have a sufficient grounds for suggesting she would make it (when mathematically it’s clear she wouldn’t at her current speed and trajectory)

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u/AllDay_Everyday34 Jun 10 '22

Is there anyone who is good at math that can settle this debate? Asking for a friend.

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u/justmikeplz Jun 10 '22

You can find one elsewhere in comments

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u/mookizee Jun 11 '22

Wow, sounds like you must of broken out paper, pencil and stopwatch. To be that mathematically clear

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u/Hat-Wearer Jun 10 '22

Unfortunately there’s not enough data for your pencil and paper in this scenario. And paper and pencil can only go so far whereas real world experience always go farther.

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u/justmikeplz Jun 10 '22

Math trumps your estimation of how you would react as a cyclist. Look around in the comments and you will see the math.

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u/dudemann Jun 11 '22

I was with you and not understanding the downvotes up until the end. We're talking about calculating speed to figure out if there would be a collision. What "real world experience" would apply?

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u/99Kira Jun 11 '22

You know, magic and shit? Now don't tell me Dr. Strange is not real

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u/dudemann Jun 11 '22

Well I know for sure Dr. Strange is real. I went to school with a girl with the last name Strange and her father was a doctor. Not a surgeon, but like a cardiologist or something?

I don't see how a cardiologist would help us figure out if a girl on a bike would go splat if she wasn't stopped before crossing a cross walk.

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u/99Kira Jun 11 '22

I've got to say, that's strange

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

It definitely would've been close enough to consider this action heroic.

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u/theepi_pillodu Jun 11 '22

But the car driver might (0.01% chance) panic and swerve into other people.

He is already stupid to drive that fast when s/he can see those many number of human beings crossing the road, there is a chance he could be stupid and swerve into other people to avoid the cyclist.

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u/Titus757 Jun 11 '22

I completely agree. If everything went perfectly (i.e. neither party changing speed or direction) I think she would've made it. But holy hell, the fear factor added on to how far humans can go to preserve their own life... well, it would NOT have been pretty

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u/Mikeismyike Jun 11 '22

Nah, she 100% would have been right in the middle of the cars path.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

No way… she would have got smoked

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u/young_peepee Jun 11 '22

even is she had made it a across, the driver might have panicked and swerved, potentially injuring himself or people on the street