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allredditmodsrgayAF t1_jb3nfz3 wrote
Reply to TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers by Chc36
Wtf is the acuity of Aqaba in Jordan?
EristicTrick t1_jb3ik8m wrote
Reply to TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
What I'm hearing is that we could all have Jetsons cars, except that Reuben Snodgrass ruined it for everyone. Snodgrass!!!
Landlubber77 t1_jb3g63r wrote
Reply to comment by JukesMasonLynch in TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers by Chc36
I rarely explain my jokes when people don't get them but I felt like people were under the impression I was trying to be a dick to OP, which wasn't my intention at all.
JukesMasonLynch t1_jb3fq2k wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers by Chc36
I liked it, well done. My wife also hates it when I explain the joke, as is my wont
UloseGenrLkenobi t1_jb3cz2x wrote
Reply to comment by 20BensonLikeAGoodLad in TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers by Chc36
Actually checked that out. Some really cool videos too.
Noyuu66 t1_jb3c3s3 wrote
Reply to TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers by Chc36
It's all fun and games until the BOTW guardian music kicks in as you approach one.
20BensonLikeAGoodLad t1_jb3azor wrote
Reply to comment by MaelstromFL in TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers by Chc36
Off the North West Coast of Ireland there is a big shipwreck of a US transport ship sunk by a U-boat during WW2. Because of this there are just a bunch of sherman tanks sitting on the Atlantic Ocean floor. There's some pretty cool pictures on google of them.
YellowGuppy t1_jb3adep wrote
Reply to TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers by Chc36
More like Aquaba, am I right?
PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_jb39ofj wrote
Reply to comment by draconianRegiment in TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
Most drivers are goddamn morons and respect no rules whatsoever. That's the real reason we don't have flying cars. big difference flying up curbs into walls at 40 mph than into the roofs (rooves?) of houses with children in it at 300mph.
Only when it can take off, obey rules all by itself, with no manual override, will we have flying cars.
because drivers are stupid.
Lingua_Blanca t1_jb38rfa wrote
Reply to TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
He murdered interest.
sik_dik t1_jb382wg wrote
Reply to TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers by Chc36
if they didn't name the museum "Tanks for the Memories", they missed an opportunity
Landlubber77 t1_jb30gav wrote
Reply to comment by cupidcunt99 in TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers by Chc36
Meanie, here's a gold.
EZ4_U_2SAY t1_jb2xxo9 wrote
Reply to comment by ShabtaiBenOron in TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
Right, but isn’t the solution to make it more obvious?
Amerlis t1_jb2v67l wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
Rather not see r/idiotsinflyingcars. There’d be nsfw/nsfl tags all over the place.
Barachan_Isles t1_jb2t8yt wrote
Reply to TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
One of my hobbies is studying General Aviation accidents. It's a weird hobby for someone who has no interest in flying, but I'm fascinated by what brings down airplanes.
Anyhow, what I'm getting at is that the general public will never be ready for flying on a daily basis. The general public has a hard enough time navigating when all they have to modulate is speed and direction along a single axis.
Now add another axis of direction to most idiots on the road? There would be hundreds of these things falling out of the sky and into people's houses and shopping centers every day.
IceNein t1_jb2sn7g wrote
Reply to TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
The chances of the FAA approving an aircraft that also drove on public roads is next to zero.
Carnifex t1_jb2sj49 wrote
Reply to comment by coredump3d in TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers by Chc36
Is it? Eilat is right over the border. And while it wasn't cheap, it was at least cheaper than tel Aviv :o
BrokenEye3 t1_jb2s4ky wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
Guy gets drunk and flies his car into a telephone pole, it's gonna leave a crater
[deleted] t1_jb2qux0 wrote
Reply to comment by draconianRegiment in TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
I’ll take any excuse not to have them. People can barely drive a car on the ground.
I’ll leave the damn country if we roll them out. All the way to Cuba, in a raft.
ShabtaiBenOron OP t1_jb2qfha wrote
Reply to comment by DRScottt in TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
I guess it was assumed that if a pilot could make such a trivial mistake, inexperienced drivers would definitely make it too.
draconianRegiment t1_jb2q789 wrote
Reply to TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
What a terrible excuse to not have flying cars.
HekuNami t1_jb2q2rx wrote
Reply to TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
I guess you can say the test pilot.. ran the project to the ground..
[deleted] t1_jb4086r wrote
Reply to TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
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