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It’s not just that you increased the distance 2 cm, it’s that you see something with a different temperature when you do this. If the object was huge, you’d be OK at a larger distance. There’s no calculation, as such - it’s all driven by geometry. The device collects all the photons in its field of view. If those include photons from something other than the target, the reading will be off.

Why is it obvious? My feeling is they won because they didn't message too far to the left, given how close the races were, Sanders in this this race instead of Biden would have been a straigghtforward win for the GOP..Another thing is, Ocasio-Cortez'-types wishes are probably dead in the water, given the likely layout of the Senate. The results don't seem amenable to a future progressive agenda. Just imo, of course.

I don't agree with this at all. I know a few Trump supporters. They were convinced it would be a "landslide" for Trump. In no way did they anticipate him losing. I'd say they are out of touch with reality if the genuinely thought it would be a landslide, but this was an extremely close election - perhaps you could say the same for the Democrats and the "blue wave" theory. This was by no means a repudiation of Trumpism. If anything, it reinforced it. More people voted for Trump this time than in 2016. They weren't planning on losing. Who will run next under the Trump brand? Ivanka? Don Jr? Trump again? The support is still there. If the corporate Democrats play their "meet in the middle" games of non-change, Trump 2.0 is waiting to happen. And next time it won't be some bumbling oaf who broadcasts his fascist takeover. Next time they might succeed.

If vehicles register at an entry point and pay at an exit you can charge vehicles by the distance traveled between entry and exit.