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Wikipedia is hilarious! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_page
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Is fair pricing such an obscure concept that this is a credible April Fool's joke? Why shouldn't people get discounts for losing weight and saving the airline fuel expenses? Is there a implicit moral norm that those who consume less should subsidize those who consume more ("to each according to his need"), or is mentioning an awkward truth like "heavy people take more energy to lift" a social taboo, or do people just…
I doubt that a few dozen pounds is significant relative to the weight of the aircraft.
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http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/forum_thread.php?id=2303
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I doubt that a few dozen pounds is significant relative to the weight of the aircraft.
Probably not. But the airlines charge as though it is when you're over the baggage weight limit.
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Oh geez. You just brought back memories of the "OMG Ponies!" theme from years ago. That was completely ridiculous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slashdot_omgponies.png
I'm pretty sure that was the day I broke my /. addiction. I'd largely suppressed that memory, thanks for bringing it back. :-(