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>time becomes enormously more valuable than money In some sense this is true, but keep in mind you're not actually creating more time -- time spent on business
by trevyn 8y ago
>time becomes enormously more valuable than money
In some sense this is true, but keep in mind you're not actually creating more time -- time spent on business jets can be quite productive, in-person encounters are not always necessary, and it is often possible to use scheduling to get two powerful people in a room together when they happen to be near each other anyway.
Also not sure if the video goes into this, but rocket launches are LOUD, and so tend to be away from densely populated areas -- plan on another 20-30 minutes on each side to get to/from the pad.
(Maybe tunnels will help with this? Load yourself into a tunnel pod, which then gets robotically loaded on the rocket, so door-to-door transport? Man, the future's gonna be sweet!)
- grendelt 8y ago20-30 minutes for checked luggage. 20-30 minutes for security groping. 20-30 minutes waiting for that idiot to find his seat. 20-30 minutes waiting for luggage or the carousel.
- selectodude 8y agoPutting on a pressure suit, guaranteeing your body can handle 5-6 Gs sustained for a few minutes, having a death rate of 1.5 percent.
- programbreeding 8y agoFlying a VIP (semi-private) airline avoids all of this, and surely anyone that would take a rocket is already flying a fully private airline. Using this as an example because I make this trip often: I can fly Cincinnati, OH to Charlotte, NC on a VIP airline for $500 round trip. I drive my car right up to the plane, and there is a rental car waiting for me at the plane exit on the other side. The entire plane is first class only. There is no baggage check, no TSA, no nothing. I can walk on to the plane 5 minutes before takeoff.