Why the @#$% is there so much traffic? - Benjamin Seibold

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You’re cruising down the highway when all of a sudden endless rows of brake lights appear ahead. There’s no accident, no stoplight, no change in speed limit, or narrowing of the road. So why is there so much traffic? It's due to a phenomenon called a phantom traffic jam. Benjamin Seibold explains why it happens and how we might prevent it in the future.

Lesson by Benjamin Seibold, directed by Cris Wiegandt.

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[diegomaghinang]

Ted ed on normal days: why should you read james joyce's ulysses...

[splogxyz]

the f word said in the ted-ed narrator’s calm voice is strangely funny

[lydiaisstillstrange]

This video is filled with the rage of the thousands of souls who have experienced phantom traffic

[shepardpower]

Everybody chilling until the Ted-Ed guy swears

[bob-manuel]

I never expected him to swear lol it felt like I was in church and then bam swear word.

[daichi]

Everyone who drives should watch this video. It only takes a little bit of patience and cooperation to effectively lessen traffic jams *everywhere.*

[AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Everyone's talking about the swearing, but has no one noticed that a fish is driving a car? 😂

[ommetaphobic]

TedEd: "so why the is there so much traffic??!"
I felt that.

[MrMalix]

When I was in elementary school, I noticed this phenomenon in the lines of children how when the spacing of kids decreased after a delay, it made a "wave" that went down the whole line. Then I thought about how if the line went in a circle, it would go on forever. Don't ask why I thought that was interesting when I was younger

[PaulGaither]

TED-Ed: bleeps a curse word
Comments section: Wait, that's illegal.

[redtanxx]

I don’t know why I’m watching this. I don’t have a car.

[ChristopherSmith-ilfo]

Even though I swear like a sailor, when Ted-Ed does it, I clutch my pearls.

[lauranunes]

Wait...I never heard anyone in Ted-Ed *history* cuss before. This is a historic moment LOL 😂

[samueltukua]

Ted-Ed: *gives advice on one of the biggest annoyances in society*

The comments: "Did you hear him swear???"


(It got me too)

[aryantiwari]

You know even TED-ed is tired of being stuck in the trafic jam when he swear in the video😂







edit: get a life

[luketran]

Profanity in a Ted Ed video? I never thought I'd see the day

[vashishthshukla]

Ted ed: What causes traffic jams ??
Me: Vehicles, I guess !

[daichi]

*THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD SWEARING IN A TED-ED VIDEO*

[arkyadas]

2020: Covid-19, Forest fires, Earthquakes, TED-ED starts using slangs

[martinlayne]

Fantastic! I had a theory about this because on the stretch of road I drive on I've encountered this. I called it a bubble. Over time with continued braking you have a traffic wave occurring. Intwresting phenomena