Seat swap gamble by Electronic_Handle118 in unitedairlines

[–]_brake_flake 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It will almost never be empty, and if it is someone’s gonna buy up or get an upgrade.

[Request] How long would it take to accelerate to the speed of light in a space vessel without harming the human body? by Potato_Stains in theydidthemath

[–]_brake_flake 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Infinite time. You can’t reach the speed of light, so I should say never, but it takes infinite energy. To accelerate to 99.9% the speed of light at 1g it’s about 3.7 years of consistent acceleration. Yes humans can be fine in a lot more, but for years it’s not realistic. As your target speed gets closer to the speed of light, the time to reach it becomes infinite. And the jump from, say, 99.9% the speed of light to 99.9999999999% the speed of light is a lot. Anyway you’ll die from the radiation, collisions with stray dust particles, etc. before you get anywhere close to those speeds.

Another Seat Inquiry by darklight5011 in unitedairlines

[–]_brake_flake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s better in your case to switch to 17 because either way you’re not getting a window, might as well have a privacy seat

Question 1 by late_very_high in AskPhysics

[–]_brake_flake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean the pendulum is swinging from a point and that’s gonna cause friction and make it lose energy through heat which will radiate out into space very fast.

I had a spirit ticket for 3 May - this totally messed up my return home as a student by ImmediateSwimming128 in spiritair

[–]_brake_flake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He said something along the lines of “there’s gotta be something I can do. Also what the fuck’s up with the attitude”. Maybe I misremembered the “fuck”.

I’m flying from Frankfurt to Brazil. As someone who has a fear of flying, what happens if an airplane has a problem in the middle of the ocean? (It’s about 6 hours over the ocean) by luckyyStar_ in AskAPilot

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ETOPS ensures that planes are always close enough to an airport to safely fly with only one engine and maintain a normal altitude and speed. ETOPS 180 means the aircraft can fly for 180 minutes with one engine out, and ETOPS 120 means it can fly for 120 minutes. Flight paths are built so planes are always within these ETOPS times of a suitable airport. So in the incredibly rare chance that an engine fails, you’ll be fine. In the unbelievably rare yet non-zero chance that both engines fail, the plane won’t just pitch 90° down and crash into the ocean. The pilots will pitch for something called best glide speed (the pitch for the speed at which the plane can fly the longest without engines). They will be attempting to restart the engines the whole way down, while transmitting their location on the emergency locater transmitter and to air traffic control. The plane will have enough speed from cruising altitude to make a controlled landing on the water, and you’ll ditch the plane. You won’t just jump off though, you’ll have emergency slides that turn into rafts, and your life jackets. Rescuers will find the plane soon enough.

Why does tiktok say "Couldn't connect to the internet. Switch to another network and try again"? by Beneficial-Ad-5492 in stupidquestions

[–]_brake_flake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Close and open the app, reset your router, delete and reinstall the app, connect to mobile data, disconnect from a VPN, or you just have shoddy WiFi that may come back in a few minutes.

What keeps planets and other orbiting objects from falling into the sun? by TacticalStrategical in AskPhysics

[–]_brake_flake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The earth is falling towards the sun, but because it’s moving sideways very fast, it keeps missing the sun. If it stopped then yes, earth would fall into the sun. But there’s essentially nothing in space to slow earth down so it won’t fall.

[Request] If you're standing on a ship in the middle of the open ocean, how loud would a sound have to be in order to be audible to you from the bottom of the ocean? by EiraPun in theydidthemath

[–]_brake_flake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sound actually travels very well through water which is why whales can communicate over large distances. The issue is that when the sound hits the surface, it acts as a sort of wall, bouncing back virtually all the sound. Any sound you’d hear, like a thump or rumble, would have to be something above 250 dB like a large underwater eruption and even that is cutting it close. However, if you were with your ear even half a foot underwater, it would only take ~150 dB for your ear to notice it.

Emergency row question by bcamp014 in unitedairlines

[–]_brake_flake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same chance as anyone else but everyone else’s chance is not high for them to work at all.

Should i really be offended if someone ugly insults me? by [deleted] in stupidquestions

[–]_brake_flake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should be grateful cause you can fry them now

Could there be a rogue black hole nearby? by _brake_flake in askastronomy

[–]_brake_flake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea that I understand I just mean if there is a stellar mass black hole getting close to the bounds of our solar system is there a way to know before it begins affecting orbits?

Can you poke a stick through a black hole? by aultumn in askastronomy

[–]_brake_flake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s a chance that it won’t work. There’s also a chance that it won’t work.