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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 82 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] stevestevesteve@lemmy.world 60 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They're weight-limited rather than space-limited

[–] Ediacarium@feddit.de 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 9 months ago

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

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

They're operated by Ryanair

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 9 months ago

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

[–] RiikkaTheIcePrincess@pawb.social 57 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And you can't even smoke any more.

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not if you only smoke cock.

[–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not if the lookouts catch you

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Not if the lookouts smoke cock

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[–] awnery@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] RiikkaTheIcePrincess@pawb.social 2 points 9 months ago

Take your angry upvote and go make cheeseburgers :|

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

[–] OR3X@lemm.ee 48 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I would pick tail gunner every time.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] OR3X@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They better give us comms.

[–] TheHotze@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Don't get cocky kid!

[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 40 points 9 months ago (6 children)

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 25 points 9 months ago

The fuel tank seats are genuimely the most relaxing.

…That may just be the benzene.

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[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago

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

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'd rather the mega-fun bumper car seats

[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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 9 months ago (2 children)

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 9 months ago

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

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

[–] randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago (5 children)
[–] 18107@aussie.zone 34 points 9 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 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

It's like billionaire-redneck quidditch.

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

B-747 Funship

[–] sandayle@iusearchlinux.fyi 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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 9 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 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The cow catcher is obviously to catch mutant camels.

[–] bartvbl@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] stringere@reddthat.com 5 points 9 months ago

Oh no, not again.

[–] KepBen@lemmy.world 4 points 9 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 9 months ago (1 children)

I'll gladly take the extra legroom seats!

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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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