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Supersonic flight returning to US after half-century ban

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Post by pkulak »

anon7000 wrote: post #191
pkulak wrote: post #178

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> This is so exciting. How exactly? Purely on a tech basis? Because it's not solving a real problem anyone has. Some millionaire who wants to go from NYC to LA a couple hours faster is not a problem worth solving. And certainly not when it's less efficient, and inconveniences everyone in the flight path with a very loud noise.

Not immediately. But small changes add up over a long period. Air travel is currently hard limited by the sound barrier & fuel efficiency. I can’t easily visit my family on the other side of the country for a weekend because it takes a full day to travel. Faster travel time makes a lot of places feel much closer together, which I think is generally a good thing. Supersonic flight is one example, rockets are another.…

> I can’t easily visit my family on the other side of the country for a weekend

And instead of moving or being slightly more careful with your vacation planning, you’re going to do exactly what you want, on the backs of everyone else who has to absorb the negative externalities.

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Post by weinzierl »

WalterBright wrote: post #124
weinzierl wrote: post #44

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As someone who grew up near an US military base with constant low altitude aircraft noise: No thank you, I'd prefer the leaf blower any time.

As someone who lived near Luke AFB, I used to ride my bike to the flight line and watch the F104's blast off with full afterburners! Great memories.

Nice for a kid in the afternoon. Not so fun when it gets out of bed at 3:00 AM when you need to function the next day.

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Post by tomhow »

wizzwizz4 wrote: post #198
tomhow wrote: post #197

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Thanks I guess but can you explain what you mean with any more clarity?

You advised someone against responding "Wtf", a few days ago, then responded "WTF" 2 days ago (which showed as "2 hours" due to the second-chance pool), which I interpreted as emotional distress; and I'd just seen someone else saying mean things about you, so I assumed you'd seen more of it. Taking into account the actual timestamps, this story I constructed is false. Beyond that, there's no real significance to my c…

Ok cool, thanks. Dang and I use “WTF?” from time to time for alarmingly egregious comments. I wasn’t telling someone else not to use that specific term; only to avoid giving energy to a common troll of the kind we insta-ban. Mean comments are all part of the job and it’s fine :)

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Post by Ferret7446 »

rjh29 wrote: post #196
anon7000 wrote: post #191

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Not immediately. But small changes add up over a long period. Air travel is currently hard limited by the sound barrier & fuel efficiency. I can’t easily visit my family on the other side of the country for a weekend because it takes a full day to travel. Faster travel time makes a lot of places feel much closer together, which I think is generally a good thing. Supersonic flight is one example, rockets are another.…

Isn't it already ridiculous that we can get to the other side of the world in half a day? It used to be straight up impossible, and then it took months by boat. We're now at diminishing returns, saving a couple of hours. How long are we going to keep running up this hamster wheel instead of being satisfied with what we have?

Imagine if our predecessors thought the same thing when Grug discovered fire and stopped there.

Actually, we don't have to imagine, they got outcompeted and went extinct.

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Post by sharts »

jauntywundrkind wrote: post #56

The people speaking against this seem to be being flagged. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48742093 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48742078 I do think this is ridiculously anti-social. Sonic booms are incredibly disruptive. This might be better, perhaps, but all odds are on this still shaking your house pretty significantly when it goes overhead.

Perhaps only allow it over the waters.

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Post by [deleted] »

Ferret7446 wrote: post #204
rjh29 wrote: post #196

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't it already ridiculous that we can get to the other side of the world in half a day? It used to be straight up impossible, and then it took months by boat. We're now at diminishing returns, saving a couple of hours. How long are we going to keep running up this hamster wheel instead of being satisfied with what we have?

Imagine if our predecessors thought the same thing when Grug discovered fire and stopped there. Actually, we don't have to imagine, they got outcompeted and went extinct.

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Re: Supersonic flight returning to US after half-century ban

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Post by pkulak »

Ferret7446 wrote: post #204
rjh29 wrote: post #196

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't it already ridiculous that we can get to the other side of the world in half a day? It used to be straight up impossible, and then it took months by boat. We're now at diminishing returns, saving a couple of hours. How long are we going to keep running up this hamster wheel instead of being satisfied with what we have?

Imagine if our predecessors thought the same thing when Grug discovered fire and stopped there. Actually, we don't have to imagine, they got outcompeted and went extinct.

Careful now, Mr. Goebbels, you're blissfully stomping down a very frought path.
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