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If passenger air travel was just invented today...

QuantumPion

QuantumPion

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Would the government allow people to fly? Or would they deem it too dangerous and restrict/ban it in the name of public safety?
 
They are clearly supportive of dangerous things, like you getting access to a keyboard.

What your post does that's useful is document anti-government delusion syndrome.
 
It would most certainly get banned before it ever had a chance to develop. Danger to society, health concerns, danger to the passenger, threat of terrorism and all that. Just like we would not be able to build the Hoover Dam today if we wanted to, the whole project would get bogged down with eco suits, OSHA issues and so on. The spirit that drove this country is withering away.
 
Of course they would! Just look at how strict it is to buy and drive a car. I mean, I MUST buy insurance before I am allowed to drive a car?? WTF kind of fucking shit is that?!

And, all these stupid restrictions on medicine? Come on! Why do I need a doctor to examine me and tell me what meds I can take and which I am allergic to? If I am too fucking stupid to figure out I am allergic to penicillin, I should be allowed to die!

Also, what about this crap about licenses, requirements and regulations?! How we can't make something that harms people. I have a PERFECT solution to take care of radiation waste - but, the strict environmental laws prevent me from using radiated materials to build homes and schools.

GOD! The US government is so oppressive.

Almost communist like! Next thing you know, they will tell us how many kids we can have! I would NOT support such practice!

I mean, you would have to be a fucking hypocrite to scream and yell about TOO many rules and regulations, but then support the idea of shipping jobs to an oppressive communist country. Sure, it would be in the name of capitalism - but, the very act of feeding a communist country more fuel to control it's people (even if it is in the name of capitalistic benefits to ourselves,... excuse me, 1% of ourselves) just proves I would be a pile of breathing garbage who can't think two steps ahead of himself and deserves all the karma cancer in the world!
 
feralkid said:
Passenger air travel is dangerous? Compared to what?
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It's certainly more dangerous than many activities people want to see banned. Like backing up your car without a rear-facing camera that gives you a play-by-play as you run over your child.
 
PokerGuy said:
It would most certainly get banned before it ever had a chance to develop. Danger to society, health concerns, danger to the passenger, threat of terrorism and all that. Just like we would not be able to build the Hoover Dam today if we wanted to, the whole project would get bogged down with eco suits, OSHA issues and so on. The spirit that drove this country is withering away.
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This is what I was thinking. Did you know they built the Hoover Dam in one year, ahead of schedule, and under budget? Have they even started filling in the hole in the ground of the World Trade Center, 10 years after September 11th?
 
QuantumPion said:
This is what I was thinking. Did you know they built the Hoover Dam in one year, ahead of schedule, and under budget? Have they even started filling in the hole in the ground of the World Trade Center, 10 years after September 11th?
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Uhmmm, yes?

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This thread is pure fail.
 
BoberFett said:
It's certainly more dangerous than many activities people want to see banned. Like backing up your car without a rear-facing camera that gives you a play-by-play as you run over your child.
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ROFL, John Madden narrated? That would be an epic WIN!
 
feralkid said:
It took 5 years.
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My mistake, according to Wikipedia it took two years to build the dam itself. 3 years including diversion of the river. 5 years was the total project time from design till power operation (which took 2 years for the lake level to rise high enough).
 
feralkid said:
Passenger air travel is dangerous? Compared to what?
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Lots of things. For example, LSD is banned even though the LD50 is about 200x that of a proper dose. That's remarkably safe. Alcohol is more like 2x. 10 beers will get you right fucked, but 20 beers in one hour could kill you.
 
QuantumPion said:
My mistake, according to Wikipedia it took two years to build the dam itself. 3 years including diversion of the river. 5 years was the total project time from design till power operation (which took 2 years for the lake level to rise high enough).
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Nowadays it would take 10 years just to even begin to get through all the regulations and lawsuits, then another 20 years to do the construction (if that was even possible), tripling the total budget in the process. Then it would start crumbling 2 years later, requiring expensive overhauls.
 
QuantumPion said:
This is what I was thinking. Did you know they built the Hoover Dam in one year, ahead of schedule, and under budget? Have they even started filling in the hole in the ground of the World Trade Center, 10 years after September 11th?
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They didn't have to scrape 3,000 bodies off the scrap metal either....
 
xBiffx said:
Sure not always but that bridge was nearly 20 years in the making. Not sure if you were trying to say otherwise.
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You mean 20 years from conception to completion, right? Not unusual.

Contract wasn't awarded until 2004, actual construction completed within budget.
 
feralkid said:
You mean 20 years from conception to completion, right? Not unusual.

Contract wasn't awarded until 2004, actual construction completed within budget.
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Studies, planning, design started back in the 80's. Impact studies took damn near a decade. That's easily a decade tacked on that wouldn't have happened back in the day.

Construction on the actual bridge might have started around 2005 or so if I remember but they were prepping the area and started footings a few years before that. Actual construction took longer than five years, perhaps under budget but that was inflated to begin with.
 
xBiffx said:
Studies, planning, design started back in the 80's. Impact studies took damn near a decade. That's easily a decade tacked on that wouldn't have happened back in the day.

Construction on the actual bridge might have started around 2005 or so if I remember but they were prepping the area and started footings a few years before that. Actual construction took longer than five years, perhaps under budget but that was inflated to begin with.
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It's impressive, nonetheless.
 
PokerGuy said:
It would most certainly get banned before it ever had a chance to develop. Danger to society, health concerns, danger to the passenger, threat of terrorism and all that. Just like we would not be able to build the Hoover Dam today if we wanted to, the whole project would get bogged down with eco suits, OSHA issues and so on. The spirit that drove this country is withering away.
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Interestingly enough, I just saw a show on the Hoover Dam. They are going to rebuild it...taller, safer, more eco friendly. They predict 10 years of engineering design, 10 years of studies and lawsuits, then 3 to 5 years of actual building.
 
PokerGuy said:
It would most certainly get banned before it ever had a chance to develop. Danger to society, health concerns, danger to the passenger, threat of terrorism and all that. Just like we would not be able to build the Hoover Dam today if we wanted to, the whole project would get bogged down with eco suits, OSHA issues and so on. The spirit that drove this country is withering away.
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The way they are banning civilian space travel?
 
cybrsage said:
Interestingly enough, I just saw a show on the Hoover Dam. They are going to rebuild it...taller, safer, more eco friendly. They predict 10 years of engineering design, 10 years of studies and lawsuits, then 3 to 5 years of actual building.
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Not saying that couldn't happen but I highly doubt that project happens. In 10 years there isn't going to be any water left in Lake Mead for there to be anything worth damming. I'd be very interested in see the show though as I was very much into the Hoover Dam and its history back in the day.
 
QuantumPion said:
Would the government allow people to fly? Or would they deem it too dangerous and restrict/ban it in the name of public safety?
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I know that where I've been working for the past 20 plus years should be declared a disaster area. If people knew the loss of productivity caused by bogus "what if's to the infinate degree something bad could happen" rules the have been implemented in an environment where working with weapons systems have been done for years yet no incidents have occurred. I'm just so freak'n ready to retire from this shit.
 
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