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Re:Sniper robot treats 500k plants per hour with 95% less ch... by sshine on Thursday November 17, 2022 @03:16AM (#33636238)
I occasionally take the train because I like the atmosphere.

In Europe, taking the train is often more expensive than flying.

Sadly it's not fashionable because it isn't cheaper and takes a lot longer.

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Re:Sniper robot treats 500k plants per hour with 95% less ch... by Apanatshka on Thursday November 17, 2022 @03:41AM (#33636376)
That's because trains get taxed, while flights _still_ get subsidised. It's maddening.
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Re:Sniper robot treats 500k plants per hour with 95% less ch... by ajuc on Thursday November 17, 2022 @03:50AM (#33636430)
It's faster than flights on short (<3 hour) routes because you don't have the whole security theatre thing. Also train stations are in the city center usually and airports are in the outskirts.
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Re:Sniper robot treats 500k plants per hour with 95% less ch... by psychoslave on Thursday November 17, 2022 @04:12AM (#33636575)
On more actual security concerns side, you will have a hard time hijacking a train and jet into the side of a skyscraper.
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Re:Sniper robot treats 500k plants per hour with 95% less ch... by dotancohen on Thursday November 17, 2022 @06:59AM (#33637763)
The far more common scenario - a bomb in a bag - is very devastating in closed spaces such as trains and buses.
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Re:Sniper robot treats 500k plants per hour with 95% less ch... by ajuc on Thursday November 17, 2022 @07:19AM (#33637913)
Nobody does it in trains/buses, cause it's much more efficient to do it at the train/bus station. Or any other place where people queue.
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Re:Sniper robot treats 500k plants per hour with 95% less ch... by dotancohen on Thursday November 17, 2022 @08:46AM (#33638770)
It's happened dozens of times in my country - I've lost schoolmates (not personal friends) in bus bombings.
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