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The waiting time paradox: why is my bus always late? (2018)

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219 points skadamat | 2 comments | 20 Aug 24 13:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.492s | source
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incognito124 ◴[20 Aug 24 15:41 UTC] No.41301064[source]▶
But, somehow, lighting a cigarette at the station makes the bus spawn instantly. 100% reproducible.
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prmoustache ◴[20 Aug 24 15:46 UTC] No.41301101[source]▶
I don't understand all those smokers that are lighting a cigarettes seconds or 1 minute before the bus reaches the halt. Most of the time you can see the bus from a distance yet they still light them up.
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1. laweijfmvo ◴[20 Aug 24 15:56 UTC] No.41301192[source]▶
maybe they know they can't smoke on the bus, so they "need" to smoke as late as possible before getting on to survive the ride? idk, not a smoker.
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2. bravetraveler ◴[20 Aug 24 17:19 UTC] No.41301954[source]▶
Eh, a bus ride is a bus ride. They're all outside of the 'comfort window' so to speak. When I was heavily dependent on nicotine I could still go a couple hours and not really mind it.

Maximizing the minutes doesn't track but people are irrational. When I got an e-cig my use went way, way higher.