Is a plane greater than the sum of its parts
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goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months agoI would argue that the one that exploded over DC last month had almost certainly ceased to be a plane by the time it hit the ground.
tdawg@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Planely not.
naught101@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Is a Boeing that lands with missing parts still a plane?
Archer@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That sounds problematic, engineering-wise
konalt@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The philosophical musings of the Plane of Theseus
kambusha@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Concepts of a plane
TheRealKuni@midwest.social 1 month ago
If you watch the more recent footage you can clearly see most of the plane slowly cartwheeling through the sky into the water. It was still mostly a plane.
667@lemmy.radio 2 months ago
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