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From u/buryat: SR-71 speed check One time we were going fast a small plane got on the radio and said "how fast am i going" the tower said "you are going fas
by teachrdan 2y ago
From u/buryat:
SR-71 speed check
One time we were going fast
a small plane got on the radio and said "how fast am i going"
the tower said "you are going fast"
and then a bigger plane got on the radio and said "haha i think i am going faster how fast am i going"
and the tower said "you are going a little faster"
and then a jet fighter was going really fast and talked like a really cool guy and said "hey there, I sound like a cool guy, tell me how fast I'm going"
and the tower said "you are going very fast" but he sounded totally normal
And then I wanted to say something but that was against the rules, and then the other guy in my plane said "hey tower, are we going fast"
and the tower said "yes you are going like a million fast" and then the guy in my plane said "I think it's a million and one fast" and then the tower said "lol yeah ur plane is good"
and then I said "did we just become best friends"
and the other guy said "yes"
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29373436 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29373436
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- tomjakubowski 2y agothat's copy pasta, not a buryat original
- solardev 2y agoI think it's a parody of the original: https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/sr-71-blackbird-speed-check-story https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/sr-71-blac...
- meowster 2y agoThe original story doesn't pass the smell test, but it's fun and hard to disprove. Sled Driver is a great book for anyone looking for something to read. Physical copies sell for the hundreds of dollars, but there is a PDF floating on the high seas.
- meowster 2y agoThe volatility of voting on my comment seems like an explanation is deserved: Here's a different SR-71 pilot saying it's probably not true: https://old.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/xis19w/reddits_beloved_sr71_speed_check_story_is/ https://old.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/xis19w/reddits_be... There was another thread that had a larger discussion as to additional holes in the story, but Google is not as good as it once was.
- mock-possum 2y agoUgh man I cannot stand this kind of alpha-nerd bragging story. I’ve heard it’s ilk so very very often.
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