FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoFlying cars crash into each other at Chinese air showwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square56linkfedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.worldnottheonion@lemmy.worldworld@quokk.au
arrow-up1189arrow-down1external-linkFlying cars crash into each other at Chinese air showwww.bbc.comFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square56linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.worldnottheonion@lemmy.worldworld@quokk.au
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minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down12·1 day ago“Jet” is a bullshit term. They are aircraft and must be treated as such.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 day agoJet is a form of propulsion shortened to describe an aircraft. Jet aircraft, prop aircraft, etc. It is not a “bullshit” term. Yes, these “cars” are aircraft.
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down7·1 day agoA horseless carriage is a horseless carriage regardless of it being on the ground or in the sky.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoReally. When you replace the “horseless” with a horse, you call it a carriage. The name changed with the propulsion method.
“Jet” is a bullshit term. They are aircraft and must be treated as such.
Jet is a form of propulsion shortened to describe an aircraft. Jet aircraft, prop aircraft, etc. It is not a “bullshit” term.
Yes, these “cars” are aircraft.
A horseless carriage is a horseless carriage regardless of it being on the ground or in the sky.
Really. When you replace the “horseless” with a horse, you call it a carriage. The name changed with the propulsion method.