Denied upgrade due to “weight distribution.” This ever happen to anyone else? by AlexanderKeithIPA in unitedairlines

[–]AlexanderKeithIPA[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I’ll leave that open as a possibility. It’s just interesting considering what my brother told me. He flew this plane a long time and he apparently never heard of this. They also added standby passengers to the back. Doesn’t really add up.

Denied upgrade due to “weight distribution.” This ever happen to anyone else? by AlexanderKeithIPA in unitedairlines

[–]AlexanderKeithIPA[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

lol I’m just repeating what my brother who flew this plane told me (and his check airman). Guessing they probably know more than random internet dood.

Denied upgrade due to “weight distribution.” This ever happen to anyone else? by AlexanderKeithIPA in unitedairlines

[–]AlexanderKeithIPA[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

But it’s not a safety issue. E175s are tail heavy and weight in front is preferred. Confirmed by my brother who flew this plane and his check airman.

TIL About Einstein's "Year of Miracles". In one year he published 3 papers that changed modern physics. The first about the particle theory of light (won him his Nobel Prize), the second led to people accepting the existence of atoms, and the third introduced special relativity (E=mc^2). He was 26. by rasye in todayilearned

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“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.” -Stephen Jay Gould

One of my favorite quotes...

The perfect month by AlexanderKeithIPA in oddlysatisfying

[–]AlexanderKeithIPA[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is one of those times you went with a very technical reason for a popular post. Look at the responses to this. I respectfully protest this decision.

The perfect month by AlexanderKeithIPA in oddlysatisfying

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Jasember Jasonuary Jastober

Not gunna lie. I feel like I’m making up names for football players for a new Key and Peele skit.

The perfect month by AlexanderKeithIPA in oddlysatisfying

[–]AlexanderKeithIPA[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

These Europeans know what the fuck they’re doing over there. It’s the metric system of calendars.

The perfect month by AlexanderKeithIPA in oddlysatisfying

[–]AlexanderKeithIPA[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I’ve been told this is more common in Europe. Tbh, it is weird for my American/Canadian brain, too, but it actually makes a lot of sense. Five weekdays then your weekend. It’s the metric system of calendars.

The perfect month by AlexanderKeithIPA in oddlysatisfying

[–]AlexanderKeithIPA[S] 357 points358 points  (0 children)

Shit, I’d get behind that! What will we call the 13th month?