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Ask HN: Government DMV makes a geometry mistake?

Posted by dfgsdfgs on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @11:32AM
from the ask-hn dept.

One of the questions of my state's written driver's exam was:"How many inches of water can float a small vehicle"Note the use of the word float, not drag. Their answer is 6 in.This is probably wrong. Can anyone give me an example of:- A street legal car that can go on the freeway with standard tyres that will float in 6 inches?Since I'm in a rural state,- A street legal car that can go in the...

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Re:Why 'zero rating' is the new battleground in net neutrality debate on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @11:22AM (#9334660)

I've lived in Canada and the US. Canada's providers made me like Comcast. The service is very bad, with caps on cable (80G when I left), high cost, collusion among the two service providers, a regulator in their pocket, and publicity campaigns to stoke nationalism to block foreign (i.e. US) providers from coming in.

Just like the US, but so much worse.

Re:Nevada marijuana legalization gets official OK for 2016 ballot on Monday March 16, 2015 @01:18PM (#9212791)

"Majority" on this issue is high dependent on how you define "developed"

Re:Finding cheaters using multiple-choice comparisons on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @10:36AM (#9107180)

I did my undergrad in this gentleman's university. This author exemplifies the problem with Mac's education:

Student aren't cheating on multiple choice tests. Professors too lazy to do their jobs are.