Thread: Your top speed?
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Old 02-04-2014, 11:34 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by trimer View Post
You are all under arrest...
Well officer... as you know the earth rotates from west to east and so my speed clinging to the surface as I sit here stationary is about 1000 mph.

However I was driving west when you pulled me over so actually what ever you clocked me at should be subtracted from 1000 mph which means I was actually traveling backwards at about 900 mph.

I think that qualifies for some kind of record for speed or best excuse ever in a Boxster.

Lucky you didn't see me traveling east

(Frame of reference (Earth) is important as it is not specified in the laws and I will argue that in court just for the fun of it and to get my monies worth)
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