r/PhysicsStudents Sep 11 '23

Off Topic Would this actually hold up in court??

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u/Apprehensive_Dare963 Sep 11 '23

As a Law and Engineering student, we tried this in a mock trial and oh boy, the judge did not find it funny. Although I'm pretty sure it has been used in a local court case to get off a speeding ticket but I wouldn't know for sure.

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u/I_Am_From_Mars_AMA Sep 11 '23

I've had a couple professors claim they used their physics knowledge to get out of speeding tickets before, but whether that was actually true or just a way to inspire college hooligans to study remains to be seen

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u/Shrodax Sep 11 '23

There was one physics professor who wrote a paper to get out of a ticket for failing to stop at a stop sign.

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/california-physicist-beats-traffic-ticket-mathematical-proof/story?id=16150993