Having driven literal millions of miles over the course of my career and seeing what I’ve seen on the roads, I can say with confidence that putting flying cars into the hands of the general populace is a truly bad idea.
@adhdeanasl as a fellow who has also experienced road travel that can be measured in decades....
Please listen to this man. Seriously. I am not a very humourous person. I try sometimes but I am not trying right now. They cannot handle the spatial requirements of 3 dimensions! They struggle with 2! Instead of flying cars, can we go back to trains or something? Horses? 🥺
@mentallyalex @adhdeanasl Agreed.
Also, for those folks who complain about current gas prices, Aviation Gas is about $8 a gallon at the moment.
@mentallyalex @adhdeanasl That is true... when you're a passenger.
@mentallyalex It’s not so boring while descending at 9.8 m/s and saying “AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH *breath* AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!” @LouisIngenthron
@adhdeanasl @mentallyalex @LouisIngenthron@qoto.org amazingly the old adage still applies
"I want to die peacefully in sleep like my grandpa, not screaming like his passengers"
@adhdeanasl 
this is true.
I think I ruin the fun sometimes. Planes, fireworks, etc. just...I don't get the interest. The FIRST TIME I flew, it was worth note but that was....
*checks notes*
I don't like this game...
It was a while ago. The only things that have seemed to change is the spaces have reduced, and there are fewer smokers by a lot. Other than that...meh.
@mentallyalex You should try riding in the cockpit sometime. It really brings out the magic of the experience.
Let me know if you ever visit Florida; I'll take you up.
@LouisIngenthron oh that might be fun. I absolutely will.
@adhdeanasl @mentallyalex @LouisIngenthron
You won't have time for that breath in unless you're quite high up, because 9.8m² is your acceleration downward rather than your speed.
Handy calculator here - if you start a modest 150 feet up, you'll hit the dirt at 66mph in a little over three seconds (ignoring air resistance)
I am not smart enough for this conversation.
@LouisIngenthron @mentallyalex @adhdeanasl But Luis, we could have flying ELECTRIC cars which can travel for a whole 30 minutes!! maybe. if there's no headwind.
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@LouisIngenthron
Flying is so boring. Life is too short to pause that many hours in the sky.
@adhdeanasl