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[deleted] t1_jb2qux0 wrote

Reply to comment by draconianRegiment in TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron

I’ll take any excuse not to have them. People can barely drive a car on the ground.

I’ll leave the damn country if we roll them out. All the way to Cuba, in a raft.

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Amerlis t1_jb2v67l wrote

Rather not see r/idiotsinflyingcars. There’d be nsfw/nsfl tags all over the place.

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okaterina t1_jb4yx2g wrote

Never underestimate human stupidity.

Your fool-proof user interface still has one actionnable item ? It's not fool-proof enough.

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BrokenEye3 t1_jb2s4ky wrote

Guy gets drunk and flies his car into a telephone pole, it's gonna leave a crater

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Historical-Fox1372 t1_jb51ybq wrote

I've always said flying cars will not be a consideration until our entire automotive and metro system is completely automated. You cannot trust drivers who are now in the air lol.

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