@ickplant to Showerthoughts • 2 days agoIn the US, it's finally socially acceptable again to clap when the plane landsmessage-square59arrow-up1583arrow-down118
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish88•2 days agoAll planes land, some more controlled than others. Take-offs are optional; landings are mandatory.
minus-squareERROR: Earth.exe has crashedlinkfedilinkEnglish13•2 days ago All planes land Some planes water
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•edit-22 days agoI find comfort in knowing there are more planes in the sea than there are submarines in the sky.
minus-square@naught101link4•2 days agoThere are at least two whales though… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skywhale
minus-squareTheRealKunilinkfedilinkEnglish4•22 hours agoI was not prepared for boob wings this early in the day.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink59•2 days 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.
minus-squareTheRealKunilinkfedilinkEnglish1•22 hours agoIf 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•2 days agoAs long as you are able to clap the plane probably landed okay
minus-squareAnIndefiniteArticlelinkfedilink12•2 days agoIf they can still clap when the plane lands, they will.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 days ago🎵If you’re alive and you doubted, clap your hands🎵
All planes land, some more controlled than others.
Take-offs are optional; landings are mandatory.
Some planes water
I find comfort in knowing there are more planes in the sea than there are submarines in the sky.
There are at least two whales though…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skywhale
I was not prepared for boob wings this early in the day.
I 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.
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.
Concepts of a plane
The philosophical musings of the Plane of Theseus
Is a plane greater than the sum of its parts
Planely not.
Is a Boeing that lands with missing parts still a plane?
That sounds problematic, engineering-wise
As long as you are able to clap the plane probably landed okay
If they can still clap when the plane lands, they will.
🎵If you’re alive and you doubted, clap your hands🎵
🎼🎶 Clap your hands🎵 !