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frezik t1_j0ghab4 wrote
Reply to comment by s1ngular1ty2 in Why FTL travel seems impossible to me from a practical standpoint. Insight requested. by JerryWasARaceCarDrvr
It's science, but you're not helping your case by using bad messaging.
frezik t1_j0ggtdk wrote
Reply to comment by s1ngular1ty2 in Why FTL travel seems impossible to me from a practical standpoint. Insight requested. by JerryWasARaceCarDrvr
Should BELIEVE Reddit comments with WORDS in caps, instead.
frezik t1_iymacir wrote
Reply to comment by ScoobiusMaximus in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
All those things are interrelated.
frezik t1_iym7i8q wrote
Reply to comment by ScoobiusMaximus in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
If you get rid of labor rules, you can accomplish a lot. China is slapping together hospitals in a month. Qatar put together a series of World Cup stadiums and hotels in a decade. We don't do that sort of thing in the US anymore, because there's a cost that's being hidden.
frezik t1_iym6cmv wrote
Reply to comment by ScoobiusMaximus in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
You think late 19th century rail workers were treated well? We can't even agree to give them sick days now.
frezik t1_iyir8e1 wrote
Reply to TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
The things we can accomplish without pesky labor rules.
frezik t1_ivtjl6y wrote
Reply to comment by AkshuallyGuy in TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart
Note that Amtrak has substantially higher fatalities than elsewhere. European trains have 0.85 fatalities per billion KM (source). If my math is right, that's 1.37 per million freedom units.
So yes, still worse than airplanes, but Amtrak sucks. That's what happens when suffering from years of neglect and sharing rail with coal haulers.
frezik t1_iu5g366 wrote
Reply to TIL about anti ninja floors in Japan. They were purposefully made to squeak as to alert people of intruders. by tpb01
That takes care of the ninjas, but what about raptors? Didn't think of that, did you, Japan?
frezik t1_iu1dx6e wrote
I've actually seen them on cruise ships, which is a place where they'd get a lot of use. The only issue they had is that lettering wears off and you don't know which is salt and which is pepper.
frezik t1_j0gjysh wrote
Reply to comment by s1ngular1ty2 in Why FTL travel seems impossible to me from a practical standpoint. Insight requested. by JerryWasARaceCarDrvr
No, I fully accept that FTL isn't happening. Your messaging is bad, equivalent to a scummy Free Energy ad.