ickplant@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agoIn the US, it's finally socially acceptable again to clap when the plane landsmessage-squaremessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1591arrow-down120
arrow-up1571arrow-down1message-squareIn the US, it's finally socially acceptable again to clap when the plane landsickplant@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square60linkfedilink
minus-square667@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up91·3 months agoAll planes land, some more controlled than others. Take-offs are optional; landings are mandatory.
minus-squaregoldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up60·3 months agoI would argue that the one that exploded over DC last month had almost certainly ceased to be a plane by the time it hit the ground.
minus-squareDreamButt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 months agoIs a plane greater than the sum of its parts
minus-squareArcher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoThat sounds problematic, engineering-wise
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoIs a Boeing that lands with missing parts still a plane?
minus-squarekonalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 months agoThe philosophical musings of the Plane of Theseus
minus-squareTheRealKuni@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoIf you watch the more recent footage you can clearly see most of the plane slowly cartwheeling through the sky into the water. It was still mostly a plane.
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minus-square667@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-23 months agoI find comfort in knowing there are more planes in the sea than there are submarines in the sky.
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoThere are at least two whales though… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skywhale
minus-squareTheRealKuni@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoI was not prepared for boob wings this early in the day.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months ago🎵If you’re alive and you doubted, clap your hands🎵
minus-squarePyr@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoAs long as you are able to clap the plane probably landed okay
All planes land, some more controlled than others.
Take-offs are optional; landings are mandatory.
I would argue that the one that exploded over DC last month had almost certainly ceased to be a plane by the time it hit the ground.
Is a plane greater than the sum of its parts
Planely not.
That sounds problematic, engineering-wise
Is a Boeing that lands with missing parts still a plane?
The philosophical musings of the Plane of Theseus
Concepts of a plane
If you watch the more recent footage you can clearly see most of the plane slowly cartwheeling through the sky into the water. It was still mostly a plane.
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I find comfort in knowing there are more planes in the sea than there are submarines in the sky.
There are at least two whales though…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skywhale
I was not prepared for boob wings this early in the day.
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🎵If you’re alive and you doubted, clap your hands🎵
🎼🎶 Clap your hands🎵 !
As long as you are able to clap the plane probably landed okay