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> It like an airplane running out of gas because the pilot forgot to fill up the tank That has happened in the past: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
by toomanybeersies 6y ago
> It like an airplane running out of gas because the pilot forgot to fill up the tank
That has happened in the past: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
It's easy to say "well they should've filled the tank" when you're comfortably sitting on the ground, but it's little consolation for the people 30,000 feet in the air, or for the patients in hospital waiting for time critical, life saving treatment.
- vhodges 6y agoJust to clarify, they did fuel up, but made a calculation error (metric to imperial if iirc) on the amount and is why they ran out early.