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Now that airlines have started adding wheel locks to their drink carts, less than half of flights have one accidentally fall out through the hole.

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[-] Ediacarium@feddit.de 84 points 11 months ago

Why does the fighter escort waste the space on its wings?

[-] stevestevesteve@lemmy.world 63 points 11 months ago

They're weight-limited rather than space-limited

[-] Ediacarium@feddit.de 19 points 11 months ago

So they're carry-on only seats with no extra baggage?

[-] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 11 months ago

Putting your luggage on the main plain incentivises you to protect it.

[-] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

They're operated by Ryanair

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago
[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 11 months ago

Jets are powered by hamsters in wheels. That's why they don't need pedals.

[-] RiikkaTheIcePrincess@pawb.social 58 points 11 months ago

Wow, has it been that long since I last flew? We didn't even have the hole, let alone the tail gunners. Once we'd hit an aircow or two we'd have swarms of them coming at us constantly, biting at the tail of the plane. Meanwhile the first set of pilots are being replaced because the lack of cow catcher just let them right in through the front windshield. Truly a terrible experience, 7/10 would fly again but only on sale.

[-] kerrypacker@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago

And you can't even smoke any more.

[-] ladicius@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

You still can smoke on planes. It just got much more expensive.

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Not if you only smoke cock.

[-] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

Not if the lookouts catch you

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Not if the lookouts smoke cock

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[-] awnery@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

don't be ridiculous... wait what? pilots are being replaced! with caught cows! why argue!

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Cows are the new AI. They will take all of our jobs.

[-] RiikkaTheIcePrincess@pawb.social 2 points 11 months ago

Take your angry upvote and go make cheeseburgers :|

Though that does make one wonder... Cows with guns versus SkyNet?

[-] OR3X@lemm.ee 49 points 11 months ago

I would pick tail gunner every time.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 33 points 11 months ago
[-] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 11 months ago
[-] OR3X@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

They better give us comms.

[-] TheHotze@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Don't get cocky kid!

[-] ThatOneKirbyMain2568@kbin.social 44 points 11 months ago

Lots of wasted space on the tail. Could've fit a ball pit or two back there.

[-] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 42 points 11 months ago

I love diving in aviation fuel. The fuel tank seats are genuimely the most relaxing. Like an isolation tank, except you get to slosh up against the other passergers every time the aircraft makes a maneuver. nice, cozy, intimate, communal and lubey experience.

[-] Intralexical@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

The fuel tank seats are genuimely the most relaxing.

…That may just be the benzene.

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[-] fireweed@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

Everyone's going for the gunner seats... An I the only one whose restless legs are excited to have the opportunity to pedal?

[-] sizzler@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago
[-] fireweed@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

Fully honest audit of my cycling abilities: we never left the ground in the first place

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I'd rather the mega-fun bumper car seats

[-] fireweed@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Imagine a coast-to-coast red eye in the bumper car seats. Or a transatlantic flight. RIP anyone on a non-stop from Singapore to NYC. And that's assuming there's no turbulence...

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 8 points 11 months ago

After about an hour, someone would figure out how to get the bumper cars out of the arena and there'd be a death match by the trash hole.

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[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Yes, but allow me to present this compelling counter proposal:

Dakka-dakka-dakka-dakka-dakka...

[-] randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago
[-] 18107@aussie.zone 34 points 11 months ago

"It is unlikely that two passengers can match the power of a jet engine. [citation needed]"

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[-] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 16 points 11 months ago

I wish there were really bumper cars on planes... that would be crazy fun

[-] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

It's like billionaire-redneck quidditch.

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[-] sandayle@iusearchlinux.fyi 14 points 11 months ago

If you like to fly alone and have best view, the best seat is the "lookout". It's also cozy and quiet.

[-] DNOS@reddthat.com 8 points 11 months ago

Yeah it may sound like it but nobody tells the truth about them ... If u sit there u must blink They let u chose the colour red on one side and green on the other ...

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 13 points 11 months ago

The cow catcher is obviously to catch mutant camels.

[-] bartvbl@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

I believe it is also meant to catch agrathean sperm whales and bowls of petunias.

[-] stringere@reddthat.com 5 points 11 months ago

Oh no, not again.

[-] KepBen@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Really though you never know what you'll encounter six miles up, but you can be prepared to catch it

[-] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

I'll gladly take the extra legroom seats!

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago

I know that feel. I'm 1,93m (that's 6'4'' in America) and I feel DVT crawling up to me every time I sit in an airplane seat.

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