Angle geometry for beginners

Fractalfarmer @reddthat.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world – 288 points –
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Dammit. I've been hailing Cabs with too obtuse an angle. Explains why I rarely get one and when I do it's usually some skinny guy with no hair.

how are you meant to pet people your size

Who's put there calling a taxi by just sticking their arm out perpendicular to their body? Have I been doing it wrong the whole time?

That thin line between calling a taxi or calling an Austrian moustache guy.

The red zone is also useful for checking if it's raining, and there's a simple mnemonic to remember how to do it:

"palm to the sky, everything's fly. Palm to the ground, you're in danger town"

I don't know, a really rigid 45-degree palm-up could look pretty sketchy, too.

Slap a thumbs-up on the end and it still mostly works in all situations, while avoiding accidental hate crimes.