Keyword: Speed

The speed of an oncoming vehicle is directly proportional to the length of the passing zone.

Activities Driving Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

Every car has a lot of speed in it. The trick is getting the speed out of it.

American auto racer
Auto racing Autos Sports Things

Problem with [John] Wockenfuss getting on base is that it takes three doubles to score him.

(1934 – 2010) American baseball manager
Baseball Sports

The speed of exit of a civil servant is directly proportional to the quality of his service.

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather Work

When you are over the hill, you pick up speed.

Age Murphy’s Laws Old

Going fast while you are lost won't help a bit.

Science/Weather Situations

OK, so what’s the speed of dark?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Science/Weather

One of the greatest unsolved riddles of restaurant eating is that the customer usually gets faster service when the restaurant is crowded than when it is half empty; it seems that the less the staff has to do, the slower they do it.

Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist
Auto racing Sports

Slow as an iron toad

Miscellaneous

That was faster than green grass through a goose.

Miscellaneous

Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.

(1952 – 2001) English writer, dramatist, & musician
Communication Science/Weather

At 180 mph, when your front wheel wants to play pogo stick, you don't do nothing. You don't sneeze, you don't hiccup, you don't even breathe. All you do is point it and hang on.

American motorcycle racer
Auto racing Sports

Maybe I have lost a step, but I had a few to lose.

professional football player
Football Sports

The speed of time is one second per second.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Science/Weather Time

Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

I put a new engine in my car, but I didn't take the other one out; now I can go 500 mph.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Situations Things

If you change lines, the one you just left will start to move faster than the one you are now in.

Murphy’s Laws

The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong – but that’s the way to bet.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Sports

Remember folks, stop lights timed for 35 mph are also timed for 70 mph.

(1948 – 1990) comedian
Autos Science/Weather Things

You’ve never been lost until you’ve been lost at Mach 3.


Science/Weather