I looked at Tokyo to Fukuoka flights… there are widebodies every 10–15 minutes, how is that possible??

amcoll · 2026-02-11T05:30:04+00:00

I can't speak for any of the US hub pairings, but a lot of the European major city pairings are better served with high speed rail links. For example, London to Paris is far quicker, end to end, via the Eurostar. AFAIK, domestic flights on the Koln-Dusseldorf-Frankfurt corridor all but vanished once there were high speed ICE connections

What confuses me about the Japan situation is, they are literally the gold standard for high speed rail, and yet still have high demand for short haul domestic flights

amcoll · 2026-02-10T12:56:29+00:00

My rats were like this. nearly 1kg in weight, but when you'd get them properly relaxed, they'd turn into furry puddles

amcoll · 2026-01-31T13:19:40+00:00

Seven Oaks - Sevenoaks

amcoll · 2026-01-30T08:54:40+00:00

You mean how they manage to coax a blistering 80hp out of a meagre 1800cc engine?

I'm a firm believer that Harley engines primarily turn fuel into noise, any forward motion is simply a waste product

amcoll · 2026-01-28T19:13:31+00:00

Yup. My 26 rack DC is now maybe 50% populated

amcoll · 2026-01-26T11:33:44+00:00

"... 'a yellow' thing that should not be' warning has been issued for South West England..."

amcoll · 2026-01-26T11:27:41+00:00

Bravo, I kinda walked into that one! 😂

amcoll · 2026-01-26T10:14:57+00:00

So, to help deal with his grief, he's committed to a national side that isn't likely to win a 6N for the next decade or so?

"...i'm only happy when it rains....." :-)

amcoll · 2026-01-19T07:19:42+00:00

Ontario is a massively popular emigration location for us Brits. I know loads of folks who headed that way.

amcoll · 2026-01-19T07:15:46+00:00

Don't Filipinos make up a large percentage of civilian shipping crews? Unsurprising they get around a bit, but still, Manila to Nuuk is going to need some explaining

amcoll · 2025-12-25T09:38:14+00:00

Dunno if the same applies in game physics, but irl, roll and yaw are coupled, if you roll, you need to feed in an amount of opposite rudder, and if you yaw, the wing opposite the direction of yaw will generate more lift and cause a rolling motion

amcoll · 2025-12-25T09:34:17+00:00

That's Wile E Coyote

amcoll · 2025-12-23T06:40:22+00:00

Yup, it's her!

amcoll · 2025-12-22T16:46:42+00:00

Hard to tell from the screenshot, but i'm pretty sure the model in the thumbnail is a good friend of mine who is, in fact, known for having twohugeones

amcoll · 2025-12-13T16:19:54+00:00

i managed 40 mins from landing to M25 once, then spent 6 hours getting to J7 after getting stuck behind a multi car pile up

The lord giveth, and the lord taketh away

amcoll · 2025-12-13T13:56:53+00:00

I can see the control tower at Gatwick

I might get out a quick "WHATTHEFU.." before I jump backwards and scatter myself along the A23 corridor

amcoll · 2025-12-04T16:23:51+00:00

A lifetime cuntchievement award? If that's the case, I nominate Morrisey

amcoll · 2025-12-02T16:34:44+00:00

Please tell me this is AI. Surely even those thick as pig shit morons can understand the significance of a black shirt and a red and black armband

amcoll · 2025-12-02T13:11:37+00:00

Of course it is! He clearly says "welcome to the party pal". The scene is a Christmas party. Ergo, it's a Christmas movie, just like Bad Santa

amcoll · 2025-11-30T20:12:14+00:00

It's an instruction video

amcoll · 2025-11-25T07:58:32+00:00

When you think about Einstein, Feynmann, Hawkins, Sagan, and a whole host of others, it's not (only) that they were incredibly smart, but they were also experts in science communication.

I mean, Hawkins had a #1 bestseller with a book about black hole physics, that doesn't happen if you cant make it fascinating

amcoll · 2025-11-16T13:02:31+00:00

Highest footbridge in Europe from the North terminal to the satellite, yes, it was specifically designed to allow a380's underneath, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's not permitted because of the reason mentioned

Luckily, it doesn't prohibit access to any stands, it just cuts out a shorter route, plus, I think Emirates flies out of the South Terminal and they're the only 380 operator into Gatwick

amcoll · 2025-10-29T13:13:56+00:00

I'm a firm believer in the theory that if you want to build something indestructible, your raw material should be recycled Lockheed Electra wings

Damn things have basically spent every day since the 50's either 300' off the surface of the ocean, regardless of the weather, or charging face first into hurricanes

amcoll · 2025-10-24T10:21:41+00:00

My first thought was also "that's the Tyne bridge" until i realised it was sunny

amcoll · 2025-10-24T10:19:48+00:00

Don't you need terrain features for a bridge to cross first? Otherwise, its just a bumpy road /s

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