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TIL how tall buildings are (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 months ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/til@lemmy.ca

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I expect that by 2050 it will be common for the 0.01% to land a flying car 100 meters from the summit and then claim to have conquered the peak.

[–] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That’s unlikely to happen. Helicopters can’t fly that high, the air is too thin. Similarly, VTOL jets can’t hover at high altitude. You’d need something akin to a SpaceX rocket to manage that.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

'flying car'

[–] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Planning on it flying via antigravity?