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A bit of a sidenote, but I’d feel a bit anxious traveling on an airplane made by a company called “BOOM”. A bit like driving a “Crash Vehicles” car?
by herval 7y ago
A bit of a sidenote, but I’d feel a bit anxious traveling on an airplane made by a company called “BOOM”. A bit like driving a “Crash Vehicles” car?
- aspenmayer 7y agoWhen I was a kid I had these crash test dummies toys with a test car you ram into wall. That immediately sprung to my mind and I had a good laugh and a good reminisce. Thanks for that. Here’s a silly commercial for the car and toys. I honestly think they made me a more defensive driver years before I got behind the wheel. https://youtube.com/watch?v=sMDPnf89Ef4 https://youtube.com/watch?v=sMDPnf89Ef4
- ksec 7y agoHaving been following BOOM for years this thought never occur to me. I thought BOOM was the sound coming out of the engine signalling ultra fast / super sonic speed. What is annoying is that Now you have mentioned it I cant get that "crashing" thought out of head.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoThe boom in a sonic boom doesn’t come from the engines as such, but rather caused by the object travelling faster than the speed or sound (in air). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_boom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_boom
- Reason077 7y agoAnd that's also one of the big reasons that supersonic passenger aircraft have failed in the past - restrictions against supersonic flight over land due to the extreme noise. It seems strange to me that Boom would want to draw attention to this in their brand name!