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Old May 10, 2005 | 02:00 PM
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Law of Conservation of MINIs?

Driving (motoring?) to lunch today, I noticed that every time before I turned onto a road or freeway another MINI exited. Is there some new law of physics at play here? :smile:
 
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Old May 10, 2005 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by neilgj
Driving (motoring?) to lunch today, I noticed that every time before I turned onto a road or freeway another MINI exited. Is there some new law of physics at play here? :smile:
Yes for every MINI there is a MINI.
 
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Old May 10, 2005 | 02:19 PM
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Old saying: "When ever a door closes, a window opens somewhere else".

To parapharase: "When ever a Mini leaves, another one must return"
 
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Old May 10, 2005 | 02:20 PM
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Old May 10, 2005 | 02:31 PM
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You know how they say you notice more cars of a certain type when you buy one? Well it seems to be true with the MINI. I used to see one about, oh, once every couple of months if that often. Now I'm seeing them around town 3 or 4 times a week. Or maybe it's because I'm out more and not at the computer!
 
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Old May 10, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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A mini in motion tends to stay in motion until acted on by an outside force. (outside force: having to go to work, no more gas money, the lawn is getting a foot high...)
 
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Old May 10, 2005 | 04:10 PM
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Whenever a bell rings, another MINI gets its wheels!:smile:
 
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Old May 10, 2005 | 05:39 PM
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And when a BIG, HEAVY bell rings, a MINI gets S-lites.
 
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Old May 10, 2005 | 06:09 PM
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And when a BIG, HEAVY bell rings, a MINI gets S-lites.
Bwaaah hah hah hah haaaah!
 
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Old May 10, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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Yes, there is a law of physics that explains your observation...

2nd Law of Thermodynamics

Energy (Mini) spontaneously tends to flow from being concentrated in one place to becoming diffused, dispersed, or spread out. That is, all Minis seek empty road, devoid of other vehicles, in order to disperse energy.

(Obviously, the 2nd Law is violated during the annual MOTD!)
 
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Old May 10, 2005 | 09:51 PM
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I think it was nature's way of maintaning "MINI Carrying Capacitance" of your region.
 
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Old May 10, 2005 | 09:58 PM
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Not many MINIs where I am,so I have to motor more to keep the count up for those that notice
 
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Old May 12, 2005 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by neilgj
Driving (motoring?) to lunch today, I noticed that every time before I turned onto a road or freeway another MINI exited. Is there some new law of physics at play here? :smile:
For whatever that "law" is ... It's kinda sad

A co-worker/friend of mine who always reinforce my thoughts before I decided to bring Koopee home is now leaving for another job. I'll miss him alrite! He has an 03 MCS & his bro has a shop nearby. If any1 interested then should check out his website http://www.snsmotorworks.com/


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Old May 12, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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MINIs are neither created or destroyed. The exist always throughout the universe!
 
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Old May 12, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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Did Isaac Newton have a Mini?

F=ma

Fun=Mini x Acceleration

tm
 
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Old May 13, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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I think the Law on Entrophy

or something like that is dead on. MINIs coming and going, anywhere, everywhere at any time. I see 5 plus everyday in the Toronto area. I was in the LA area for 4 days a couple of weeks ago and did not see as many.
 
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Old May 15, 2005 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by shack01
Did Isaac Newton have a Mini?

F=ma

Fun=Mini x Acceleration

tm
That would definitely applicable shack01 ... Something just pops is also fun to think how quickly MINI can accelerate to the power of ...

E=mc^2

where as,

E = Enlightenment
m = MINI
c = Cooper (to the power of 2)

the more the merrier...double happiness, quatruple, ... etc ...


 
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Old May 15, 2005 | 08:28 AM
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I think perhaps what you witnesses was perhaps less a law as a principal......nature abhors an absence of fun.
 
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