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ickplant@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

In the US, it's finally socially acceptable again to clap when the plane lands

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In the US, it's finally socially acceptable again to clap when the plane lands

ickplant@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months ago
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  • A_A@lemmy.world
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    … clap if the plane lands

    • 667@lemmy.radio
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      All planes land, some more controlled than others.

      Take-offs are optional; landings are mandatory.

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        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.

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          Is a plane greater than the sum of its parts

          • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            Planely not.

          • Archer@lemmy.world
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            That sounds problematic, engineering-wise

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            Is a Boeing that lands with missing parts still a plane?

        • konalt@lemmy.world
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          The philosophical musings of the Plane of Theseus

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          Concepts of a plane

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          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.

      • IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        deleted by creator

        • 667@lemmy.radio
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          I find comfort in knowing there are more planes in the sea than there are submarines in the sky.

          • naught101@lemmy.world
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            There are at least two whales though…

            https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skywhale

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              I was not prepared for boob wings this early in the day.

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        deleted by creator

        • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          🎵If you’re alive and you doubted, clap your hands🎵

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            🎼🎶 Clap your hands🎵 !

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        As long as you are able to clap the plane probably landed okay

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      ALL planes land. The question is, whether or not there is someone left to clap afterwards.

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        If an American plane crashes in the woods and no one survives to clap does it make a sound?

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    Standing ovation if you’re on a Boeing plane.

    • Agent641@lemmy.world
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      Booing when a Boeing plane lands safely because you updated your life insurance for nothing.

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      I prefer standing ovulations.

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        Ovulation is just another fancy liberal word for abortion. Wasting eggs is killing babies.

        Do I need this? /s

        I hope I don’t…

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          I have reported you to the FBI’s Pro Life MAGA Task Force, brought to you by Carl’s Jr.

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      I wound recommend against that kind of intense horseplay on a Boeing product.

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      Please remain seated until the seat belt sign is turned off.

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    Was on a flight a few months ago, and when we landed, no clapping - dead quiet. Out of the silence, I heard a, what must have been, six year old shout really loudly “WE DID IT!”.

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      that 6 year old clearly needs to learn the importance of silence. A commercial airliner deserves no praise, flights are no more special than train rides or bus rides.

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        I celebrate my bus rides and thank the driver every single ride. We need more positivity for everyone providing services we rely on.

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          I thank the driver too, but I don’t think they’d take it as a compliment if I showed relief that they didn’t crash.

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            If the bus went 600 miles an hour and every one on board might die because a duck decided to take flight at the wrong time? Then ya I think there would be some serious celebration every time the bus stopped.

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              It’s not the duck that’s a problem. That would his 15 mates and extended family all going the same way.

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        If you’re not trolling - what a bizarre thing to tell a child. If children can’t be children, then who can??

        • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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          Me. I’ll take the burden. I’ll be the child.

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            I have a good day today so I offer to carry some of that burden

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        Think different, we should applaud more often for those that deliver services essential for many

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    Ok, that is pretty funny, but no. Still not acceptable.

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    I will still judge you.

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    Even from your living room.

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    I learned clapping was unappreciated the day of this week’s plane crash, that I was scheduled to land at same airport that day. My reply is that us normal people are just happy to land upright. We all clapped when landing the next day.

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    Canada too, apparently

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      South Korea third.

  • nick@midwest.social
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    *safely lands

  • Dasus@lemmy.world
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    Not bad

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    When was it ever? And why would it be now?

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    No it isn’t.

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      I wonder who doesn’t like your comment. This clapping shit is so cringe. Maybe under some very difficult conditions. But hey, they’re trained for it? And I’m pretty sure they do it for themselves too lol

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        I think it’s a joke.

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        I’ve seen it in one or two movies or TV shows but never irl. Seen plenty of comments about it though

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          I’ve witnessed it on waaay more than one occasion. After a “just a normal landing”.

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        No idea, just shit your pants move on lol there doesn’t need to be a movie moment

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    Also… Why would you get into one of those things? In a plane, you are the crumple zone.

    For business just teleconference.

    For personal, I can tell you that photos tell the story pretty well. There are people there already taking the photos. You don’t need a selfie there, just use the Gimp. For everything else in the modern world, it all looks pretty close to how it looks at home.

    There’s no need to travel. Specially within your country. Its not like high speed trains are any safer. And cars…what’s next the entire planet is a big ass road?

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      Sounds like someone leads a boring and meaningless life.

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        You might change your mind one day about what I’ve said. I speak from experience as a traveler.

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          Let me guess, you were killed in a plane crash

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            Nope. I wanna keep it that way. I’ve flown on 737’s where the engines keep making little sparks the entire flight… As an ex solarturbines engineer I can tell you that that’s not normal and can lead to flying blades which can slice right thru the plane body and you like butter. They have a cover around the blades that is supposed to stop them. But I don’t trust it since I haven’t seen the test videos at vehicle speed. But that’s just one minor issue. I’ve been on a plane landing in Bohol the Philippines where some “minor” damage was promptly patched using duct tape.

            My job used to take me places. That’s probably the only reason to travel… For science, education, or for a job. Not for going to another sushi place or to see a building or a pyramid. The worse travel is for nothing… Carnival cruise ships. And also for things… China made stuff you buy from temu.

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      You don’t need a selfie there, just use the Gimp.

      Lol this is brillant

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      in order to visit one side of my family, which lives over 1000 miles away, a plane is by far the most convenient and fastest method.

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        That may be true. My sister lives on the east coast and I’m on the northWest. My mom and other siblings live south.

        I don’t go visit on the weekends. I got shit to do. Just give them a call. They probably got shit to do too. Lol.

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          I only go a couple times a year, but it’s still nice to have the convenience of 12 hours of travel instead of more than a day.

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