Not all driver’s exams require parallel parking, but real life does, right? I don’t know about you, but I find it difficult to parallel park and I would take a few tries before I could do so.
But did you know that you could park in one try using a math formula? The instruction for the one-try parallel park is based on the formula created by Simon R. Blackburn, a mathematician at Royal Holloway, University of London.
He used the Pythagorean Theorem and a series of variables (the radius of the car’s turning circle, the distance between front and back wheels, the distance from the center of the front wheel to the front of the car, and the width of the already-parked car) to devise what he calls a “perfect parking” maneuver, in which the car swings directly into the empty spot with no additional wiggling required.
Head over at Mental Floss to learn more about the instruction on how to parallel park in one try.
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