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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Having the public lose trust in the safety of flying is something I absolutely want to happen. This will have devastating effects on carbon emissions, and push more people (and governments) towards trains.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Devastating is a bit of an exaggeration with it being responsible for a whooping 3% (at most) of emissions and arguably helping raise the albedo a bit with their contrails.

So it would help a bit, it wouldn't be a game changer though (except if you live near an airport, sound is another pollution that's often ignored).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I would rather we start using blimos what can we do towards that

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What is that like really fancy long blimps

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

y...yeah. That wasn't a typo at all it's a revolutionary idea.

We can even have a nazi punching lounge like in indiana jones

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

But without planes and their deadly propellers, where will we push Nazis?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I mean, I don’t think that’s the way to go about it. Trains don’t take me to my family across the planet in 11 hours. I’d prefer to feel secure when flying there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Airbus will still be (mostly) safe. And I'm more concerned with the number of flights - particularly short flights that can be substituted by trains - than with flying per se. For long-distance travel, we don't have a comparable alternative (yet).