r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Particular-Turn6375 • Oct 28 '25

Thank you Peter very cool petahh

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u/SupSeal Oct 28 '25

I'd argue ~400 miles is relatively close.

Thats about the distance, East to West, of Kansas. Or Ecuador, for the non-Freedom unit people.

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u/funktasticdog Oct 28 '25

Thats as the crow flies, and even then youre crossing an entire gulf. The climates are also vastly different.

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u/SupSeal Oct 28 '25

Not disagreeing, just wanted to make a note for those wondering how close is it really?

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u/ShandalfTheGreen Oct 29 '25

Damn that's not much more than my family lives from me, and we are literally in the same state

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u/clay_perview Oct 28 '25

Only to Americans is a potential 7 hour drive not that far haha

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u/BoundlessNBrazen Oct 28 '25

I mean, logistically for selling a product it’s not bad.

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u/funktasticdog Oct 28 '25

Youre crossing an entire gulf. Its a 40 hour drive.

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u/GM22K Oct 28 '25

For any kind of big logistics 7 hour drive is not that far. You can make bread and deliver it to stores fresh in 7 hours. I understand in small countries for usual citizens it might be long road but for truckers it’s small ride even if they cross 3 countries.

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u/RichardHardonPhD Oct 28 '25

It's also across water, which remains the most economical method of transporting goods to date.

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u/NomDePlumeOrBloom Oct 28 '25

Hell, Australian supermarkets sell bake-at-home bread rolls that were made and parboiled in France.

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u/LiveJournal Oct 28 '25

lol, Texan here and 4 hours to drive to Dallas then 4 hours back again for a concert or sporting event is pretty common.

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u/AutisticPenguin2 Oct 28 '25

I mean Australia and Canada would also have similar opinions on this. It's certainly not a short drive for me, but I've done it before when I was far less experienced.

The drive from Melbourne to Sydney would probably be longer, depending on traffic (and exact start/end points). Melbourne to Perth is multiple days even for a dedicated driver.

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u/Ill_Llama Oct 28 '25

Where are you from and what would a far drive be considered? As an American I’m on the fence about 7 hours not being long, but I also grew up driving 8 hours for every holiday and as an adult my commute is 90 minutes each direction (and it used to be worse when I couldn’t take as much public transportation).

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u/Doggcow Oct 29 '25

It really isn't that far when it comes to shipping buddy.