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

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219 points skadamat | 1 comments | 20 Aug 24 13:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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gpvos ◴[20 Aug 24 15:23 UTC] No.41300894[source]▶
It's not just that the bus is always late, it's also that when you are late yourself, the bus is always on time and just leaving.
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YZF ◴[21 Aug 24 04:45 UTC] No.41306864[source]▶
or worse. leaves two minutes early when you're right on time.
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1. chii ◴[21 Aug 24 06:56 UTC] No.41307526[source]▶
what you didnt realize is that the "early" bus is actually the late bus from the previous timeslot.