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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

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            Planely not.

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

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            That sounds problematic, engineering-wise

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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.

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        deleted by creator

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          I find comfort in knowing there are more planes in the sea than there are submarines in the sky.

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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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          🎵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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