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Why is it that a car traveling in the opposite direction as the car in which you are riding on the freeway often looks like it is moving faster than the speed limit?
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Why is it that a car traveling in the opposite direction as the car in which you are riding on the freeway often looks like it is moving faster than the speed limit?

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It’s because of the theory of special relativity:
Object moving faster than your view actually move through time quicker.
Einstein actually proved this. Pretty neat
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