FiskFisk33

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[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 7 points 3 weeks ago

The whole scenario gives me Douglas Adams vibes

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Not a pilot, but I feel that might make takeoff and landing more risky though. Long ropes and helicopter rotors dont mix well.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Not an expert, but I suspect they descended into their own vortex, and went into a vortex ring state, and subsequently lost lift.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_ring_state

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 23 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Am I missing a joke?

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 6 points 3 weeks ago

"don't build the torment nexus"

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

now that was a disturbing mental jump if I ever saw one

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 6 points 3 weeks ago

I want a refund of my lost minute!

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Also intelligence isn't some all encompassing thing. Just because you are a good learner or have superb spatial thinking or whatever else doesn't mean you are good at planning for shit.

The classic view of intelligence completely misses how different people are, and how many different things intelligence could actually mean.

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