Distant vs. displacement

Distance- how far you go, or the total length travelled.

Example: I fell down a 5 meter hill. I then ran back up, and fell again. What do I have: 15 Meters Travelled, and a headache. 

Displacement- the distance from the starting point, and where you are now.

Example: I ran down one block, ran down another, and came back one block. My total distance is 3 blocks, but my displacement is 1 block because I am one block away from my starting point.

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Distracted Driving

Distracted Driving is bad because a distraction such as texting or drinking delays your reaction time. This means that it's harder for you to take notice of your surroundings, and at higher speeds, makes it easier for you to hit someone or something.

I've been in a car with a distracted driver before. They were texting. It bothered me because the driver always does this. Although this makes him a "pro", there's no reason he can't just wait 2 minutes, arrive safely, and then send his damn message. 

September 18, 2014 - Reaction Time Homework

Reaction Time:

Reaction time is the amount of time it takes someone to have a reaction, or reflex to something that happens. Some examples are a ball being thrown at them, a ninja karate chopping you, and in the case of the matrix, bullets being shot at you... (But in real life you can't "slow time" or use the matrix to dodge bullets)

One example of reaction time in my life is from horror games. (Which I play a lot.) Most of the time, something creepy pops out of nowhere and scares the living crap out of you. After this, you have about 0.5 seconds to pull yourself together, and run the hell away.

Another example of reaction time in my life is when someone decides to annoy me and throw a football at me. (Or really in this case, and type of ball.) I have to quickly react to where it's going, and move the heck out of the way because there is no chance of me catching said ball. Sometimes there's no chance of me getting away in time... In which case I have to try to catch it. Unfortunately it usually (95% of the time) ends up hitting me in the face.

A third example of reaction time is when the new season to an anime I watch (namely my little pony, Pokemon, and dubbed Japanese anime), or a new game came out. I have to quickly figure out how to get to where I need to go to get the game/watch the animes, and think of ways to prevent people from bothering me when I play the games or watch the animes.

One last example of reaction time in my life is when I go to school and the teacher walks in, asking for the homework from the night before. I have to quickly run out of the door, or think of an excuse.