this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2024
139 points (96.0% liked)

NonCredibleDefense

6651 readers
903 users here now

A community for your defence shitposting needs

Rules

1. Be niceDo not make personal attacks against each other, call for violence against anyone, or intentionally antagonize people in the comment sections.

2. Explain incorrect defense articles and takes

If you want to post a non-credible take, it must be from a "credible" source (news article, politician, or military leader) and must have a comment laying out exactly why it's non-credible. Low-hanging fruit such as random Twitter and YouTube comments belong in the Matrix chat.

3. Content must be relevant

Posts must be about military hardware or international security/defense. This is not the page to fawn over Youtube personalities, simp over political leaders, or discuss other areas of international policy.

4. No racism / hatespeech

No slurs. No advocating for the killing of people or insulting them based on physical, religious, or ideological traits.

5. No politics

We don't care if you're Republican, Democrat, Socialist, Stalinist, Baathist, or some other hot mess. Leave it at the door. This applies to comments as well.

6. No seriousposting

We don't want your uncut war footage, fundraisers, credible news articles, or other such things. The world is already serious enough as it is.

7. No classified material

Classified ‘western’ information is off limits regardless of how "open source" and "easy to find" it is.

8. Source artwork

If you use somebody's art in your post or as your post, the OP must provide a direct link to the art's source in the comment section, or a good reason why this was not possible (such as the artist deleting their account). The source should be a place that the artist themselves uploaded the art. A booru is not a source. A watermark is not a source.

9. No low-effort posts

No egregiously low effort posts. E.g. screenshots, recent reposts, simple reaction & template memes, and images with the punchline in the title. Put these in weekly Matrix chat instead.

10. Don't get us banned

No brigading or harassing other communities. Do not post memes with a "haha people that I hate died… haha" punchline or violating the sh.itjust.works rules (below). This includes content illegal in Canada.

11. No misinformation

NCD exists to make fun of misinformation, not to spread it. Make outlandish claims, but if your take doesn’t show signs of satire or exaggeration it will be removed. Misleading content may result in a ban. Regardless of source, don’t post obvious propaganda or fake news. Double-check facts and don't be an idiot.


Join our Matrix chatroom


Other communities you may be interested in


Banner made by u/Fertility18

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] ShortFuse@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This actually propels the plane.

The turbine engines are there to look big and make noise to have the passengers feel safe. Big turbines also allow airlines to charge extra, and generate bigger profits. CO2 emissions are also intentionally raised to justify higher pricing.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It is only also used on lift-off and landing, to accelerate and decelerate the plane. During the flight it's not needed due to the plane relying on Newton's 1st law of motion: "when it go it no stop til stopped"

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Ah yes, and when it no go it no go until go.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Well yeah, the government needs that "emissions tax" and the airlines can now compete over "efficiency." But honestly, they don't need any fuel at all because they have wind. Cars need fuel because of friction with the ground, airplanes don't.

That propeller is only needed for takeoff and landing to make sure the plane gets consistent speed. Wind can be a bit gusty, and passengers don't like being tossed around.