I'm bringing back greeting people in the streets. I have thus far good-morning'd 6 unsuspecting folk of my local community and have achieved a 100% hit rate. I cannot be stopped. I am the friendly neighbourhood....Goodmorning-Man. Goodmorning-Man, Goodmorning-Man. Does whatever a goodmorning can.
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@TheBreadmonkey I used to do that, but one day a person stopped and embellished their good morning with some more words as if they were expecting a conversation now and I couldn't cope with that so I've gone back to doing a nod and a mumbled "Hi", but only IF I am spoken to first, otherwise it seems it can get complicated fast.
@scribblanitea @TheBreadmonkey 💯,000% same experience here.
judicious goodmornings are how I roll. goodmornings are for closers.
@falcennial ...and lower pitched goodmornings are for receders?
@scribblanitea @TheBreadmonkey I feel you. I only great people first when I’m on a bicycle and am travelling faster/slower than them or in the opposite direction so there’s no danger of a follow up!
Is that the Doppler Effect? Full disclosure I'm not a sound scientist.
@TheBreadmonkey @spanghero @scribblanitea No, that’s just a Robin Williams impression.
For your ears to detect this effect—called the Doppler effect—the sound source has to be moving toward or away from you at a minimum speed of about 15 to 20 mph (24 to 32 kph). As the source moves faster, the effect becomes more pronounced.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/doppler-effect
The fastest human ever recorded is Usain Bolt, who reached a peak speed of 27.8 mph (44.7 km/h)
@TheBreadmonkey @spanghero It's as good a representation of it as you can do in text I think, although I believe it's the pitch of the sound changes from a higher to lower tone as the source of the sound approaches then passes the observer and recedes.
But I'm not a sound person... or scientist... either.
@TheBreadmonkey @spanghero Of course, don't get your Doppler Effect confused with your Dogger Effect, which is an altogether different thing (which I also know nothing about because I just made it up for the amusement).
Something to do with the Shipping Report?
@TheBreadmonkey @spanghero High winds, visibility poor... yeah, could be.
@TheBreadmonkey We’ve tried out here in Arizona but people stare at you as if you are nuts, then look away. But I’d be happy to get such a greeting from you. Wave away!
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I now appoint you as an honoury generic northerner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iScKrlIZsoM
Northerner Terrifies Londoners by saying Hello | Mash Report S1E4 | BBC Comedy
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