Comment on xkcd #3124: Grounded

marcos@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• obstbert@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That’s how I understand it. Return to bus.

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  • zqwzzle@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They might be referencing this American Airlines “flight” that is actually a bus.

    nerdwallet.com/…/american-airlines-bus-service-la…

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• tanisnikana@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  11-foot-8! 11-foot-8!

  plane arrives at its gate without the top two feet of its fail fin

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  • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Can opener bridge strikes is struck again!

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• pennomi@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah, drive the plane on the ground since the storm makes it hard to fly!

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• Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You know, those jet engines are LOUD. Sure, they can technically move the plane on regular roads too, but the noise is just astounding.

  In a big airport you might not have noticed, because you were either in the terminal or in side a plane when that happened. However, if you’ve visited a smaller airport, you may have stood just outside the fence when someone reved up their jet engines. Imagine that, but even louder, and moving on normal roads. Should be fun for everyone.

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  • marcos@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sure, they can technically move the plane on regular roads too

    Well, not really. Or technically, they can if they move fast enough. If they stop, wherever they are will stop being a road quickly.

    And there’s that entire problem of making room for the wings. It’s one of the largest problems when designing airports.

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    • VitoRobles@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “Beep beep I’m a plane!”

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    • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes, the wings are a huge problem. Not that many roads can handle something as wide as a plane.

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  • lars@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If it were the sound of the Concorde, may she RIP, I think it’s a loud I could tolerate. Sonic booms from like a city block away would relax my nerves.

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  • VitoRobles@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Imagine that, but even louder, and moving on normal roads. Should be fun for everyone.

    Of course it’ll be fun for me. Im in the airplane, getting to my destination on time.

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• ech@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yes and yes.

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• acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I got thrown for a loop by the word bridge too. It having multiple meanings made me wonder if there’s a bridge in flying parlance that meant something else. Clearance is also very unspecific.

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• lena@gregtech.eu ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think they plan to ignore ATC, turn up their engines and fly away

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