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A lot of the highway department's budget goes to adjusting the sign whenever the moon passes directly overhead.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3174/
this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2025
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The Karman Line is typically 100-120 km up.
You could put a flat 100 km on the sign and call it a day.