Timeline for In Back to the Future, why was the speed 88 miles per hour?
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| Nov 8, 2023 at 21:22 | comment | added | Hypnosifl | @miško I think we can be pretty sure that wasn't the intent since screenwriter Bob Gale comes from a Jewish family | |
| Nov 7, 2023 at 23:09 | comment | added | miško | 88 is the number often used in neo-nazi symbolism. Letter H is letter number 8 in the alphabet. Therefore 88 would represent HH which represents the old Nazi salute "Heil Hitler!" | |
| Jun 21, 2023 at 20:28 | comment | added | wra | We should keep this answer at 88 upvotes. | |
| Sep 14, 2019 at 15:44 | comment | added | PM 2Ring | Not only is 88 intrinsically easy to remember (due to the double digits), it already had an association in the minds of many car lovers: the Oldsmobile 88, which was commemorated in an R&B song, Rocket 88, which many consider to be the first rock 'n' roll record. | |
| May 5, 2016 at 17:38 | history | bounty ended | AncientSwordRage♦ | ||
| May 1, 2016 at 20:50 | comment | added | Marakai | @Hypnosifl thanks for that. I like the approach with a new question and flagging the old one. This is also quite topical as I had started a question on History Meta: there it was a bit more "serious": answers where at least parts were sourced from far-right propaganda websites were being accepted. In those cases flagging is another option, but it requires some time and patience. | |
| May 1, 2016 at 20:18 | comment | added | Hypnosifl | @Marakai - Keep in mind the question was posted in April 2012 and an answer was accepted one day later, while I didn't come across the question and post my answer until over 2 years later in 2014...my answer has been gaining in points since then, but Rodrigo, who asked the question, doesn't seem to have been active on this site for a while, so he may not have seen my answer. This is sort of a drawback of the "only the original question asker can choose what answer is accepted" system, but see this question for some ideas about workarounds. | |
| May 1, 2016 at 11:51 | comment | added | Marakai | I'm still so new to actively participating on SE that stuff like this takes me aback. I mean, democracy is all fine and dandy, but what the hell? Here's another case of a resourced, researched, documented answer not the accepted answer. I know people don't want Wikipedia style edit wars (much appreciated, that!), but seriously, is there remedy here beyond flagging stuff? | |
| Oct 26, 2015 at 17:22 | history | edited | Hypnosifl | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 13, 2014 at 21:38 | history | edited | Hypnosifl | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 13, 2014 at 21:28 | comment | added | Valorum | A word of god answer. Can't beat that. | |
| Nov 13, 2014 at 21:26 | history | answered | Hypnosifl | CC BY-SA 3.0 |