Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land?
by ClumsyPilot on Saturday July 03, 2021 @09:46PM
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Well, in that case, when will we start jailing bikers with loud exhausts for the deaths of old people from heart attacks?
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Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land?
by over_bridge on Sunday July 04, 2021 @10:32PM
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I dream of a day when light and noise pollution are taken seriously. Its exhausting walking beside a busy road with the roar of traffic. You see the birds don't even bother to try and sing anymore. They are just silent and isolated until they get further away. Visual pollution from advertising would be great to curb as well.
Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land?
by vinay427 on Sunday July 04, 2021 @03:57AM
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Many places do regulate the noise levels of exhausts, which seems a bit more appropriate and less punitive than permitting any exhaust and hoping people don't die as a result. The penalties for noncompliance are obviously not as high as jail time, but at least to me, (among other things) there is an element of premeditation or willfulness missing in these deaths.
Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land?
by cherryturnover on Sunday July 04, 2021 @11:53AM
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God that would honestly be a dream come true actually