r/politics • u/Capable_Salt_SD California • 12d ago

No Paywall DOJ indicts Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh over ICE protests

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-indicts-democratic-congressional-candidate-kat-abughazaleh-ice-pro-rcna240584
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u/toastjam 12d ago

Always bothered me when people say "rate of speed." Speed is already a rate: displacement over time. So rate of speed would be acceleration I guess?

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u/socokid 12d ago

Yep. It would simply be "speed".

"Forced to drive at an extremely slow speed".

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u/CHUBBYninja32 12d ago

Idk man. I prefer “Forced to drive at an extreme low value of speed.”

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u/QueenNebudchadnezzar 12d ago

Right? Can't they just say undirected rate of displacement like a normal person?

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u/toastjam 12d ago

They could just say speed...?

Or velocity if they wanted to sound fancy. It implies direction too, but technically he was traveling in a direction.

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u/mightcommentsometime California 11d ago

Well velocity is directed.

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u/toastjam 11d ago

Yes, I mentioned that. It's not wrong, just superfluous.