Comment on Climate activists glue themselves to Munich airport runway

• Lmaydev@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I doubt they leave the engines and even if they did leave them idling it’s better than flying

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  • feddylemmy@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’d assume there has to be some engine use for electricity generation, climate control, etc. even when grounded.

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  • letsgo@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Burning fuel to no effect is better than burning fuel to get somewhere? A quick search suggests a 747 burns 5 gallons per mile. An idling engine achieving nothing is burning infinity gallons per mile. Which if you check the number line you’ll find is slightly higher.

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    • Lmaydev@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Only if you do it per mile. Not if you do it as gallons burned.

      Also 0/1 isn’t infinity it’s undefined.

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      • letsgo@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You’re right about one thing: 1/0 = inf is sloppy and lazy. The better way to write it is: the limit as x approaches zero of 1/x is infinity.

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      • InternetPerson@lemmings.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You probably meant 1 / 0.

        0 / 1 is 0.

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    • InternetPerson@lemmings.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You require more fuel to move compared to fuel consumption while running idle.

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      • letsgo@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yes, but if the plane isn’t going to move then there’s no point it burning fuel.

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