The man who posted himself to Australia • Hacker News Board

Re: The man who posted himself to Australia

#21

Post by ccashwell_ » Fri, Mar 06, 2015, 4:36 PM UTC

zkhalique wrote: post #18

I wonder where the box was stored during flight. I have read many articles that stowaways face a delicate balance of hypothermia and their body shutting down the need much breathing, thus able to deal with the thin (unpressurized) air. Sometimes it works out in their favor, sometimes not. If they survive they wake up dazed and confused. This story doesn't sound like that. Why? Here is a kid in a wheel well: http://ww…

This guy was in the unpressurized cargo hold. They didn't touch on how many times they landed along the way, except that the journey from London to Paris was so short he was panicky when the descent began. Then from Paris to Bombay is a bit longer, and Bombay to Perth is 12+ hours. If he were flying at 30,000 feet perhaps hypothermia would have been a concern, though TFA also indicated he'd seen animals shipped in just this way.

Re: The man who posted himself to Australia

#22

Post by TheOtherHobbes » Fri, Mar 06, 2015, 4:57 PM UTC

reilly3000 wrote: post #5

Some other ways to get around for cheap: http://www.vergemagazine.com/travel-intelligence/budget-trav... I looked into hitching a ride on a C-130... not nearly as free or fun as you might think. You can if you are a journalist (or blogger!) and want to write a positive piece about the military. In light of this story I will no longer bitch about coach. But travel does suck, and I can't wait for quantum transport to b…

If it was really quantum you wouldn't need to travel because you could be everywhere at the same time - although some locations would be much more likely than others.

Re: The man who posted himself to Australia

#23

Post by jcurbo » Fri, Mar 06, 2015, 7:12 PM UTC

GigabyteCoin wrote: post #6

reilly3000 wrote: post #5

Some other ways to get around for cheap: http://www.vergemagazine.com/travel-intelligence/budget-trav... I looked into hitching a ride on a C-130... not nearly as free or fun as you might think. You can if you are a journalist (or blogger!) and want to write a positive piece about the military. In light of this story I will no longer bitch about coach. But travel does suck, and I can't wait for quantum transport to b…

>I looked into hitching a ride on a C-130... not nearly as free or fun as you might think. Can you elaborate on that at all? The link you posted doesn't mention military hitchhiking, which sounds interesting to say the least.

Perhaps they mean commerical C-130s because military C-130s (or any other kind of cargo aircraft) are not available to members of the general public.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-A_travel

Also, I took a trip once in a (military) C-130H. Very loud (we had earplugs though), nylon mesh seating, but I was comfy and I slept or read most of the trip.

Re: The man who posted himself to Australia

#24

Post by eru » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 1:49 AM UTC

strictnein wrote: post #15

eru wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Another way: get a job interview with a company at your desired location. Works best for big cities, like New York City. If you have moral qualms, only apply at banks. They deserve it.

The only people hurt by that will be the HR workers, who would possibly be fired if too many people did this, or future workers who may not have an opportunity because the bank had been burned too often. The banks themselves won't even notice it.

Tongue in cheek.

Re: The man who posted himself to Australia

#25

Post by rdl » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 7:53 AM UTC

chiph wrote: post #14

GigabyteCoin wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>I looked into hitching a ride on a C-130... not nearly as free or fun as you might think. Can you elaborate on that at all? The link you posted doesn't mention military hitchhiking, which sounds interesting to say the least.

Before you pursue this further, ask someone who's spent hours sitting in one of the nylon seats on a C-130. Decidedly uncomfortable. Go for a C-5 or C-17 instead.

C-5 will just end up broken down on the runway for days. Take the C-17.