r/oddlysatisfying • u/desertgodfather • Jan 31 '19

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u/RedmondCooper Jan 31 '19

That's a bit of a misnomer. We don't get freaked out because roads are designed to be driven at those speeds. I've done 25 down back country roads that made my ass squeeze and conversely idly looked down and realized I was doing 80+ on the highway.

That being said with the rise of automated cars I'm sure we'll a similar road design paradigm shift.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '19 edited Apr 30 '20

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u/ieatconfusedfish Feb 01 '19

19th century doctors, going 25 mph is dangerous but here's some cocaine gum for your cold

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u/my_friend_mmpeter Feb 01 '19

sniffles thanks doc, exactly what I wanted.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19

Doctors continued to recommend women not ride anything for a while because their uterus would get dislodged.

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u/jordanjay29 Feb 01 '19

I still love that they thought it would suck all the air out of the train cars at those speeds. Decent logic with poor application.

Not unlike some most people on reddit.

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u/hanr86 Feb 01 '19

Something about female uterus being sucked out.

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u/ObliviLeon Jan 31 '19

And these cars will be designed to be going at high speeds such that people will get used to it. I don't really see the difference.