ickplant@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoIn the US, it's finally socially acceptable again to clap when the plane landsmessage-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1560arrow-down117
arrow-up1543arrow-down1message-squareIn the US, it's finally socially acceptable again to clap when the plane landsickplant@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-square667@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up86·2 days agoAll planes land, some more controlled than others. Take-offs are optional; landings are mandatory.
minus-squareERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·20 hours ago All planes land Some planes water
minus-square667@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-219 hours agoI find comfort in knowing there are more planes in the sea than there are submarines in the sky.
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·17 hours agoThere are at least two whales though… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skywhale
minus-squareTheRealKuni@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·50 minutes agoI was not prepared for boob wings this early in the day.
minus-squaregoldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up56·2 days agoI 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.
minus-squareTheRealKuni@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·48 minutes agoIf 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.
minus-squarekonalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 day agoThe philosophical musings of the Plane of Theseus
minus-squareDreamButt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoIs a plane greater than the sum of its parts
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoIs a Boeing that lands with missing parts still a plane?
minus-squareArcher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·23 hours agoThat sounds problematic, engineering-wise
minus-squarePyr_Pressure@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoAs long as you are able to clap the plane probably landed okay
minus-squareAnIndefiniteArticle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 days agoIf they can still clap when the plane lands, they will.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day ago🎵If you’re alive and you doubted, clap your hands🎵
All planes land, some more controlled than others.
Take-offs are optional; landings are mandatory.
Some planes water
I find comfort in knowing there are more planes in the sea than there are submarines in the sky.
There are at least two whales though…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skywhale
I was not prepared for boob wings this early in the day.
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.
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.
Concepts of a plane
The philosophical musings of the Plane of Theseus
Is a plane greater than the sum of its parts
Is a Boeing that lands with missing parts still a plane?
Planely not.
That sounds problematic, engineering-wise
As long as you are able to clap the plane probably landed okay
If they can still clap when the plane lands, they will.
🎵If you’re alive and you doubted, clap your hands🎵
🎼🎶 Clap your hands🎵 !