Posadas [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to Slop.@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 days agoTHEY'RE CALLED RAILROAD CROSSING! THEY HAVE GATES, LOUD BELLS, AND FLASHING LIGHTS YOU BUFFOON! YOU CAN'T TECH YOUR WAY AROUND F=M*A YOU UTTER NINCOMPOOP!hexbear.netimagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1114arrow-down1imageTHEY'RE CALLED RAILROAD CROSSING! THEY HAVE GATES, LOUD BELLS, AND FLASHING LIGHTS YOU BUFFOON! YOU CAN'T TECH YOUR WAY AROUND F=M*A YOU UTTER NINCOMPOOP!hexbear.netPosadas [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to Slop.@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRom [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·edit-29 days agoThere is, it’s called “an engineer” using the technology of “their own fuckin eyes” and “pulling the brake handle.” But it still takes a long time for the train to stop, which is why you don’t drive around the crossing gates.
minus-squarePaulSmackage [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·9 days agoIt takes like a mile for a train to brake to a stop. The question is “do you think they can see a mile ahead?”.
There is, it’s called “an engineer” using the technology of “their own fuckin eyes” and “pulling the brake handle.” But it still takes a long time for the train to stop, which is why you don’t drive around the crossing gates.
It takes like a mile for a train to brake to a stop. The question is “do you think they can see a mile ahead?”.