Why do loading screens always stop at 99%
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To simply the complexities involved behind the scenes. Imagine a roadtrip between point A and B in a car where the kid in the back keeps asking “Are we there yet?”. The best answer any driver could possibly do is base their answer of an estimation such as “We have traveled 40km out of 200km” or phrase it as going 20% of the distance. Now I choose this metaphor since there can occur just as many interruptions when travelling in traffic, such as accidents or unexpected traffic jams. Or that the distance itself might not be the thing that can take the most time. If 90% of your distance is done on the German Autobahn at 200+ km/h speeds, but the last 10% is done on tiny off-road animal trails in the mountains, then the kid in the back wondering why “we aren’t there yet” won’t really understand since they had travelled 90% of the way two hours ago.
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