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"That’s one reason I don’t miss IT, because programmers are very unlikable people… In aviation, for example, people who greatly overestimate their level of skill are all dead."

-Philip Greenspun, co-founder of ArsDigita, excerpted from Founders at Work

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52 Why is the time of useful consciousness only seconds at high altitudes, when I can hold my breath much longer at ground level? Sep 27 '19
44 Why was Concorde never sold as a private business jet? Nov 13 '18
41 Why is the 787 tail cone made out of titanium? Dec 29 '17
40 Why is paragliding not an old invention? Mar 23
29 What is the rationale behind very short distance flights? Dec 28 '15
24 Why is rotating engines in opposite directions more important for a propeller-driven plane than a jet? Jan 7 '16
24 Can gliding your plane save fuel? Jul 28
23 Could anyone (non-military) in the present day “exceed mach 1 over a regulated area”? Dec 28 '18
22 Was the miracle on the Hudson saved exclusively by the APU? Jun 30 '17
21 Why are the cockpit controls of airplanes so complicated? Apr 19 '14
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