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๐Ÿ˜‚ You know youโ€™ve arrived in Germany when the cars below somehow look faster than the airplane youโ€™re sitting in. โ € The clip appears to show traffic moving along a German Autobahn while filmed from a low-flying aircraft, making the speed difference look completely absurd. โ € Germany still has sections of Autobahn without a general speed limit, although a recommended advisory speed of 130 km/h applies and many stretches have posted limits. Gesetze im Internet โ € The cars are not actually outrunning the plane, though, because perspective makes objects closer to you sweep across your field of view much faster than distant ones. โ € That motion-parallax effect is why highway traffic can look insanely quick from the air even while the aircraft itself is moving far faster over the ground. NASA โ € Still, watching Autobahn traffic from this angle is peak Germany. โ € Would you trust yourself on an unrestricted Autobahn section? โ € What are your thoughts? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ’ญ โ € FOLLOW โžก๏ธ @hypewhip for more wild drivi...

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