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lawschoolyeet t1_jb0meh7 wrote

Only if your speed is positive!

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DetectiveFinch t1_jb0xbkl wrote

That part is covered by the direction. If your speed is negative, your going into the opposite direction.

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sumknowbuddy t1_jb1gewu wrote

Wind speeds and other things can factor into this, too

Also, you're.

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[deleted] t1_jba2pdq wrote

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sumknowbuddy t1_jba9xvs wrote

>Actually "your" is correct in this instance. "You're" is the contraction of you are. Your is a possessive pronoun.

>The possession in this case is one's speed

Nether of which make "your going in the opposite direction" correct

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lawschoolyeet t1_jbbtmtg wrote

My mistake, I thought you were applying to the parent comment of that post in which I used your.

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blingping t1_jb0zmlj wrote

Um, ackshually that would be velocity. Speed is scalar and has no direction.

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DetectiveFinch t1_jb11rah wrote

Thanks for pointing this out, English is not my native language and I wasn't aware of that difference.

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TheBlacktom t1_jb1tyam wrote

Stupid language thing to be honest. Speed is everyday use, velocity is physics student use. Speed is the length of the velocity vector.

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