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Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by 0x073 »

m-schuetz wrote: post #22
killingtime74 wrote: post #2

This "article" is basically a transcript of a youtuber's explanation. At least they are quoted and not just copied.

I prefer reading articles over watching videos. Videos take forever to get to the point.

> Videos take forever to get to the point.

I feel the same with this article.

Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by asah »

0x073 wrote: post #29
yrro wrote: post #28

How much easier would it be to design build & maintain aircraft if we did away with (passenger) windows?

Everything gets much easier without windows, but many people feel a sense of security with windows. I also prefer a flight without get a feeling of a flying can.

another solution: https://www.theliquidview.com/

Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by bamboozled »

asah wrote: post #32
0x073 wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Everything gets much easier without windows, but many people feel a sense of security with windows. I also prefer a flight without get a feeling of a flying can.

another solution: https://www.theliquidview.com/

If this meant more space and bigger seats due to reduced costs of the plane, sign me up.

Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by brocha »

binbag wrote: post #26

This is extremely obvious and it’s what you think it is.

Most people don’t think along this axis. It’s the same reason why if you asked somebody how a toilet works or the functionality of P-trap (both things a majority have interacted with/seen more frequently than a plane window), they’d probably give you a blank stare.

Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by cyco130 »

bamboozled wrote: post #33
asah wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

another solution: https://www.theliquidview.com/

If this meant more space and bigger seats due to reduced costs of the plane, sign me up.

If history is any indication, it would only mean more passengers in the plane.

Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by rkachowski »

iSnow wrote: post #19
froidpink wrote: post #18

so if I block it with my finger from takeoff to cruise I can create a little explosion? Or is the issue the repeated cycles of pressure weakening the material over time?

You can't reach it with your finger, it's in the middle pane.

not with that attitude

Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by loremium »

epiccoleman wrote: post #30
m-schuetz wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I prefer reading articles over watching videos. Videos take forever to get to the point.

This is such a common annoyance on the modern internet. I've recently been playing Minecraft with my kids, with a few mods, and I've been irritated to discover that - unlike when I'd mess around with mods a decade ago - lots of the "documentation" for mods now exists only in video form. Anyway, I built / slopped out this little wrapper for yt-dlp that I call tuber[1], and it has a feature for grabbing a video's subti…

you could also use openai whisper for transcription. takes longer but beats bad subtitles

Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by GreenVulpine »

fragmede wrote: post #4
killingtime74 wrote: post #2

This "article" is basically a transcript of a youtuber's explanation. At least they are quoted and not just copied.

yeah, but some people don't want to, or can't watch a video, and prefer reading.

Yeah, I'd rather read a 2 minute article than have someone stretch the explanation to 10 minutes for ad revenue or the algorithm or whatever the current YouTube enshitrification meta is.
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