Traffic Jam and Butterfly Effect

Did you ever found yourself stuck in the traffic? 99.9999% of you did already. When you’re stuck in the traffic, your first thought is that an accident has occurred far away in the road. But suddenly the traffic starts to flow normally and you can’t figure out the reasons for the traffic jam. I found an interesting article explaining the traffic jams and the relation to the butterfly effect. It’s now obvious why the traffic jams occurs

Written by j.pereira on December 27th, 2006 with no comments.
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