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Originally Posted by Paul F
And be sure not to fly. The 28,000 flights flown in the US every day have no physical connection between the stick and the controls. It's all computers. Not only that, the pilot and first officer are largely along for the ride like you.
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Well that's good to know, and may all well be true.... but surely those numbers pale into insignificance when compared to car trips... I mean I suspect most every passenger on each of those planes probably took a car to the airport.
Further, would you know by chance know how many times the pilot had to pull over because mid flight, your two year old needed to pee on the side of the road?
I'll admit that for those who "commute" on our roads, its probably a fair idea
But for those who like to drive... yikes... no thanks
My wife's car, has a "safety feature" where the seat belt sign binged and chimes instantly at you. I took her car to work this morning.... My darn seat belt was on!!! WTF...! then the penny dropped, my lunchbox was on the passage's seat.
Reminded me of this quote by Richard Cook - "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning". Also reminded me of why I like my bike, and my cobra!
