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The Interstate's forgotten code

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    Bonooru
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    Always nice to see a new video by CGP Grey. His videos are consistently brilliant (if you aren't familiar with his work, check out his back catalogue. Pirates and Tumbles are two I remember...

    Always nice to see a new video by CGP Grey. His videos are consistently brilliant (if you aren't familiar with his work, check out his back catalogue. Pirates and Tumbles are two I remember fondly) Though, I didn't realize that the even/odd/triple digit pattern was forgotten? Is this one of those "Bonooru is a nerd" things?

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    1. arghdos
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      Anecdotal: I knew it from being exceedingly bored in Driver’s Ed and actually just reading all the dang stuff they handed us. Literally everyone I’ve told about it since has been surprised though,...

      Is this one of those "Bonooru is a nerd" things?

      Anecdotal: I knew it from being exceedingly bored in Driver’s Ed and actually just reading all the dang stuff they handed us. Literally everyone I’ve told about it since has been surprised though, so????

      1 vote
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    anonyth
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    Nice summary video. Perhaps less forgotten and more atrophied via GPS. My dad taught me these patterns when I was learning to drive and navigate along interstate travel. No phone.

    Nice summary video. Perhaps less forgotten and more atrophied via GPS. My dad taught me these patterns when I was learning to drive and navigate along interstate travel. No phone.

    4 votes
    1. cmccabe
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      Road trips were much more of an adventure before GPS.

      Road trips were much more of an adventure before GPS.

      3 votes
  3. ras
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    This might have been the first CGP Grey video where I already knew the information. My grandfather taught me about the interstate numbering system when I was a kid and it stuck with me for some...

    This might have been the first CGP Grey video where I already knew the information. My grandfather taught me about the interstate numbering system when I was a kid and it stuck with me for some reason.

    2 votes