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Two things: 1. The HN link should be to the actual video of the retired pilot telling the story firsthand. That's below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyHH9

Two things: 1. The HN link should be to the actual video of the retired pilot telling the story firsthand. That's below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyHH9G9et0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyHH9G9et0 2. Most former SR-71 pilots consider the story not true, but it's a fun story to hear nonetheless. https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/xis19w/reddits_beloved_sr71_speed_check_story_is/ https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/xis19w/reddits_be...

moron4hire 3y ago
The story mentions: "There he was, with no really good view of the incredible sights before us, tasked with monitoring four different radios. This was good practice for him for when we began flying real missions, when a priority transmission from headquarters could be vital." Just because military aircraft don't use the same frequencies as commercial aircraft doesn't mean this SR-71 crew on a training mission wasn't listening in on commercial air traffic frequencies.
- JackFr 3y ago
  First the Flaming Hot Cheetos Inventor and now the SR-71 Speed Check? What's next? Am I gonna find out that every TED talk is basically BS?
  - jaggederest 3y ago
    > Am I gonna find out that every TED talk is basically BS? Uh, hi, I have bad news for you about the quality and consistency of TED talks...
    - moron4hire 3y ago
      That's kinda the joke
      - jaggederest 3y ago
        Yes I just chuckled so I played along. Now I'm meta-explaining, which is also a good joke.
  - LegitShady 3y ago
    Ted Talks peaked in 2013, with "2070 Paradigm Shift", one of the best speeches ever in the history of the planet earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmicRDpS5Gk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmicRDpS5Gk Imitated by many, never surpassed. Ted Talks were all downhill after this one.
    - emmelaich 3y ago
      That was fantastic. In the same vein sorta, Reggie Watts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdHK_r9RXTc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdHK_r9RXTc Especially the first 2-3 minutes.

moron4hire 3y ago

The story mentions: "There he was, with no really good view of the incredible sights before us, tasked with monitoring four different radios. This was good practice for him for when we began flying real missions, when a priority transmission from headquarters could be vital." Just because military aircraft don't use the same frequencies as commercial aircraft doesn't mean this SR-71 crew on a training mission wasn't listening in on commercial air traffic frequencies.

JackFr 3y ago
First the Flaming Hot Cheetos Inventor and now the SR-71 Speed Check? What's next? Am I gonna find out that every TED talk is basically BS?
- jaggederest 3y ago
  > Am I gonna find out that every TED talk is basically BS? Uh, hi, I have bad news for you about the quality and consistency of TED talks...
  - moron4hire 3y ago
    That's kinda the joke
    - jaggederest 3y ago
      Yes I just chuckled so I played along. Now I'm meta-explaining, which is also a good joke.
- LegitShady 3y ago
  Ted Talks peaked in 2013, with "2070 Paradigm Shift", one of the best speeches ever in the history of the planet earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmicRDpS5Gk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmicRDpS5Gk Imitated by many, never surpassed. Ted Talks were all downhill after this one.
  - emmelaich 3y ago
    That was fantastic. In the same vein sorta, Reggie Watts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdHK_r9RXTc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdHK_r9RXTc Especially the first 2-3 minutes.