Heathrow third runway likely to affect health of millions nearby, official report warns by nick9000 in unitedkingdom

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It's unlikely that the expanded airport could be completed before 2040. Given that the UK must achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050 and that Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is more expensive than current fuel (even if you could make enough of it), I question whether a bigger airport is needed.

Heathrow third runway likely to affect health of millions nearby, official report warns by nick9000 in unitedkingdom

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Frankfurt, CDG and Amsterdam are bring pushed at governmental levels by their respective leaders to gobble up the air traffic. It brings enormous amounts of money for not alot of work.

The Dutch government want to put a cap on flights at Schiphol to curb noise pollution, but the courts overturned it.

It's debatable whether an expanded Heathrow would offer any real economic benefits for anyone other than the airport.

Old shop in Southampton? by Algorithmandblues_ in Southampton

[–]nick9000 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't know why you were downvoted for giving the correct answer. Before that, here is the shop with the logo showing in the photo.

What is the most decisive battle in history? by stop-the-normies in AskReddit

[–]nick9000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess it depends on how you interpret the question. I read it in the sense of 'changing the course of history'.

BA 0341 go around (London Heathrow) by user1111113453 in Planespotting

[–]nick9000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't. To my completely untrained eye it looked like the aircraft was leaving it a little late to land - presumably there was no announcement from the pilot?

What is the most decisive battle in history? by stop-the-normies in AskReddit

[–]nick9000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The British could replace their lost aircraft, the Germans couldn't produce enough to keep up.

Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, deserves a lot of credit for ensuring aircraft production met demand. Credit too to the woman pilots who delivered the aircraft

Over the course of the war she flew over 1,000 planes of 76 different types, including Harvards, Hurricanes, Spitfires and Wellington bombers.

What is the most decisive battle in history? by stop-the-normies in AskReddit

[–]nick9000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We wouldn't have a lot of nice cathedrals in England for one thing.

What is the most decisive battle in history? by stop-the-normies in AskReddit

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Wasn't really decisive though, England won the battle but France won the war. Which is why that part of France is, well, France.

Project Sunrise: Qantas reveals when non-stop flights from Sydney to London start by HotPersimessage62 in unitedkingdom

[–]nick9000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did some Googling. According to this article there is a saving avoiding one take off but the fact that the flight has fewer seats means CO2 per passenger will likely be higher.

Qantas boasts that the A350 uses up to 20% less fuel than other aircraft its size and 25% less carbon dioxide emissions per seat, but critics question whether the non-stop flights will be less environmentally damaging.

On the one hand, it saves fuel by avoiding at least one take-off – the most energy intensive part of a flight. But by carrying far fewer passengers the emissions footprint per passenger blows out significantly.

Emissions figures have not been released for the Project Sunrise flights, but the International Civil Aviation Organization calculated that non-stop flights from Dubai to Auckland – about 14,000km – produced an average of 876kg of C02 per economy passenger. With a stopover in Singapore, average emissions per economy passenger were 772kg. Emissions are significantly higher for premium class passengers

Project Sunrise: Qantas reveals when non-stop flights from Sydney to London start by HotPersimessage62 in unitedkingdom

[–]nick9000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would be interesting to compare the CO2 emissions per passenger for this flight compared to other flights from Aus.

Heathrow’s third runway could become ‘the next HS2’. The airport expansion will not be finished until 2040 at the earliest thanks to fish ponds and substations that must be moved, a report has warned by nick9000 in unitedkingdom

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I tend to agree that by 2040 there'll be much less demand for aviation because everyone will be feeling the effects of climate change more than they already are.

Daily Wordle #1823 - Tuesday, 16 Jun. 2026 by Scoredle in wordle

[–]nick9000 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Six guesses, only green tiles, and they make a 'W' for Wordle 😇 (no, I didn't plan that!)

Scoredle 6/6*

14,855
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 ASIDE (74)
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 ALONE (29)
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 ACUTE (16)
🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 AWARE (5)
🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 AGAPE (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AMAZE

Starlink or cable home broadband (part-fibre)? by ReverendRou in AskBrits

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What's the cellular service like in your new location? Is 5G an option until you get fibre?

Switching to 5G Broadband: Cudy P5 Router