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Why the fuck do cars still have analog speedometers? Surely digital ones would be more accurate and much easier to read without looking away from the road for too long. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by JusticeForPorygon to c/showerthoughts
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Guys it's been 8 months. It was a bad take.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not really, you never really check how fast the needle moves it's a side effect of checking your speed. A scale by the numbers, or as a circle around the numbers, would have the same affect. You just noticed how fast it's moving in your periphery as you check your speed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

More points of failure and less intuitive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I disagree that it is inherently less intuitive, it depends on the design. You're overthinking the points of failure part.