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The real meaning of MPH- The Original- TCHappenings
Travis Chambers
A viral amateur video in which a woman struggles to explain what miles per hour means. It is a comedic clip of someone failing to reason about speed.
HN mostly uses it as a cautionary example of missing basic conceptual understanding in debates about math education and hiring.
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