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My Rocket can barely go faster than the speed of sound. She'll need some upgrades to get close to the speed of light.
DO YOU OUTRIDE YOUR HEADLIGHTS?
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Man o man, now we are talking warp speed (but even at this speed light will still travel at 186,000 miles per second away from you. It is relative after all.)
Seems we have a resident expert on that kind of speed. He may know a thing or two about gravitational lensing as well. Great way to "see" around objects!
The problem with deer is that they are unpredictable. The best a rider can do is manage the risk: reduce riding time at night and even daytime in areas with high deer populations, especially during rut.
Seems we have a resident expert on that kind of speed. He may know a thing or two about gravitational lensing as well. Great way to "see" around objects!
The problem with deer is that they are unpredictable. The best a rider can do is manage the risk: reduce riding time at night and even daytime in areas with high deer populations, especially during rut.
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I never thought much of it until 2 years ago when I hit one with my truck. A week later made a ride in MV with members of the forum. On the way home, I was running through Mississippi late into the night. When I saw the first group of deer right along the road side I decided it was time to stop at the first hotel and wait for daylight. I saw 3 more heard of deer in that 25 miles to the hotel.
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that's the great thing about relativistic speeds, the deer get slower the faster you are moving... ;p
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when the 'gang' (sorry, i meant 'club') was up on the blueridge a couple months ago i didn't see any on the road, but then i saw about 30 standing in a field... statistically that means you should expect to have roadkill for dinner one night if you stay a week...
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Every once in a while you get lucky.
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I'm sure the rider that the deer jumped over, left a little dark matter on the seat.
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Ah yes - some maths. I love it.
Assuming a headlight is CORRECTLY adjusted such that in main beam the light shines out at 90° to the vertical axis: the dip will thus point down by 1.5° (90MOA) or 26.18 milliradians (if it is E marked). Lets say 26 miliradians coz metric is easier.
So for every metre the maximal height of a dip beam from mother earth will reduce 26mm ( approx inch for the colonials) every metre (39"). So at 10m it is 260mm (10") lower.
If we assume 1metre high headlights - then the beam by simple maths wont get out much further than 40metres. Of course - the world is not entirely flat but ..........
If the lights are mounted lower - their reach is lessened but they will appear more intense - if higher more reach but less intense. That **** inverse square thing again.
One "issue" with LED lights is the VERY sharp cut-off twixt LIT and NOT LIT. And it's especially an issue on Centre-Dip pattern lights which have no near side additional throw.
Some of us naturally cheat a bit and mount lights pointing upwards a bit. Or cant their fogs up at the edges. Some bassturd must have moved them officer.
Assuming a headlight is CORRECTLY adjusted such that in main beam the light shines out at 90° to the vertical axis: the dip will thus point down by 1.5° (90MOA) or 26.18 milliradians (if it is E marked). Lets say 26 miliradians coz metric is easier.
So for every metre the maximal height of a dip beam from mother earth will reduce 26mm ( approx inch for the colonials) every metre (39"). So at 10m it is 260mm (10") lower.
If we assume 1metre high headlights - then the beam by simple maths wont get out much further than 40metres. Of course - the world is not entirely flat but ..........
If the lights are mounted lower - their reach is lessened but they will appear more intense - if higher more reach but less intense. That **** inverse square thing again.
One "issue" with LED lights is the VERY sharp cut-off twixt LIT and NOT LIT. And it's especially an issue on Centre-Dip pattern lights which have no near side additional throw.
Some of us naturally cheat a bit and mount lights pointing upwards a bit. Or cant their fogs up at the edges. Some bassturd must have moved them officer.
