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It's crazy that a 60 ton metal airplane can just fly
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In the air shows around here, they used to have a semi truck with some rockets strapped to the back that they'd race against a fighter jet.
The jet would come in low and when it crossed the starting line, the truck would take off from it.
The truck usually won.
Air shows might be big oil and military propaganda (that truck was owned and sponsored by Shell, iirc)...but damn if it wasn't cool as hell.
I went to my second monster truck show a couple years ago. Took my nephew with me. The first time I was a kid and we had to leave because the noise made my bitch ass little brother cry.
They've come so far! They're doing front flips now in those trucks! Highly recommend it for anyone. I was 39 at the time and I loved every minute.