The afterlife still needs public transit...

[Kittamaru]

I guess even ghosts need a way to get around...?

Oh, wait... nope, those are just the spots where ordinary people were sitting, and the body heat didn't allow condensation to form. My bad!

 

[Dywyddyr]

London transport is somewhat more pragmatic...

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Well, we have documented cases of wizards using the Underground, so why not?

 

[Hipparchia]

I guess even ghosts need a way to get around...?

I understand they can get through locked doors by using skeleton keys.

 

[Kittamaru]

I understand they can get through locked doors by using skeleton keys.

Ba dum tsh!

 

[Seattle]

Given that the streets are paved with gold, you'd think the public transportation system would be better but politics slows down innovation everywhere I guess.

 

[DaveC426913]

Oh, wait... nope, those are just the spots where ordinary people were sitting, and the body heat didn't allow condensation to form. My bad!

It's also possible that it is a longer-lasting phenom. Those areas of the glass will have made much more contact with humans, transferring oils and dirt, perhaps affecting the nature of condensation.

Rub your hand on a window in cold weather. The hand print will likely be visible in the condensation long after the window's temp has reached equilibrium.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

It's also possible that it is a longer-lasting phenom. Those areas of the glass will have made much more contact with humans, transferring oils and dirt, and affecting the nature of condensation.

So there might be a ... lifetime ... of buildup there?

 

[DaveC426913]

So there might be a ... lifetime ... of buildup there?

Yyyup.

Next time you're tempted to rest your head on the window of a bus or subway car, check it out first. You'll certainly see grease marks from previous occupants.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Yyyup.

Next time you're tempted to rest your head on the window of a bus or subway car, check it out first. You'll certainly see grease marks from previous occupants.

I'll walk, thanks. Last time I was on public transit, late November, an old lady tottered up to me, rubbed my very black beard, and said "It's going to be a looong winter." That was weird enough for me to finally buy a car.

(Explanation provided on request.)

 

[DaveC426913]

...an old lady tottered up to me, rubbed my very black beard, and said "It's going to be a looong winter."

Ahaha!

It's a way better story without an explanation!

 

[Michael 345]

That was weird enough for me to finally buy a car.

Was it a car from a little old lady?

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Was it a car from a little old lady?

She was about twenty years past driving age, so she might have had a '57 Thunderbird under canvas in her garage. (This was 1997.)