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I did not read the article... But this is what I think is the reason: > As the speed increases, the air resistance increases exponentially. If you want faster
by cies 2y ago
I did not read the article... But this is what I think is the reason:
> As the speed increases, the air resistance increases exponentially.
If you want faster travel, look at Hyperloop (in near vacuum iirc).
Or how to make passing TSA less of a time sink :)
- ghaff 2y agoFor a variety of reasons, I still leave a fair bit of slack at the airport but with pre-check, TSA is usually not a big deal.
- michaelt 2y agoStill, major airports all want you to arrive quite a long time before your flight's scheduled departure. Not much point in spending $$$$ on fuel to knock an hour off a 4-hour flight, if I end up with an hour-long wait at each end.
- ghaff 2y agoI don't really care what the airport wants. But stuff happens--e.g. there's construction in the tunnel leading to the airport or there's a holdup of some sort--so I essentially always arrive much earlier than I need to. I hate stressing myself for maybe a bit more sleep in the morning.
- insane_dreamer 2y ago> Still, major airports all want you to arrive quite a long time before your flight's scheduled departure. I think they still encourage this so that you'll spend $$ at the airport (the longer you're there, the more likely you are to spend), which is a major source of revenue these days.
- insane_dreamer 2y agoExcept that sometimes the Precheck line is longer than the regular line. Has happened to me a number of times. I still stay in the precheck line because I don't want to take off my shoes, but as precheck becomes more popular, the speed advantages decrease.
- LastTrain 2y agoOr, literally, go ballistic. :-)
- hassleblad23 2y agoTSA pre-check is there.