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It's crazy that a 60 ton metal airplane can just fly (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago by Buttflapper@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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I flew for the first time on a plane last week and I've seen planes take off at the airport. It looks crazy. But being on one is totally different like holy shit. The thing just FLIES. It just.... Soars... Through the sky! Like whoa man. Wtf... It's crazy. With how much these things weigh, it's insane to me the thing can just go up and bam, there we are, we're flying now. Like wow... Dude crazy.

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[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I don't need ignorance to feel wonder. I think things are cooler when I can marvel at the complex mechanics behind it all.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

True. But I wasn't arguing that.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What puts me in awe of things like flight isn't the act itself, but the brilliance of the people who designed it to work. I look at the aerodynamic shape of an airfoil and think "we did that...humans".

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

To be fair, we sorta knew it was possible because birds. I think it's more impressive when we don't know what can happen, like breaking the sound barrier or putting people in space.