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Can’t predict the volcano, but I highly recommend a helicopter trip over Kilauea if you have a chance to go. Even if it is not currently erupting, from the air

Can’t predict the volcano, but I highly recommend a helicopter trip over Kilauea if you have a chance to go. Even if it is not currently erupting, from the air you can see the cooled lava flow paths and it’s clear the massive volume that occasionally flows out.

colechristensen 1y ago
Kilauea has been erupting every week or two since Christmas Eve and fountaining every week or two for two months now.
heohk 1y ago
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- daedalus_j 1y ago
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  - avidphantasm 1y ago
    I don’t care if the probability of failure is lower in a helicopter than automobile. The failure modes for helicopters are all worse than that of an automobile. Chances of dying if something goes wrong is much higher.
  - andsoitis 1y ago
    Multiple sources indicate that helicopters have a higher fatal accident rate compared to cars, with some calculations showing helicopters to be 10 to 85 times more dangerous when comparing based on hours flown.
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  - snapplebobapple 1y ago
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    - riffraff 1y ago
      Sorry for the tangent, but now I'm curious: can you get a paper cut from toilet paper? It doesn't seem to have the same kind of edges.
      - snapplebobapple 1y ago
        Probably not. Its just takibg the thread to its most absurd conclusion because the whole thing is absurd.
  - loeg 1y ago
    Uh, the aircraft safety figure you're probably thinking of only applies to fixed-wing, airline aircraft -- GA, private flights, and helis are more dangerous.
- avidphantasm 1y ago
  The only way I will ride in a chopper is if myself or an immediate family member is being flown to a hospital.
metadat 1y ago
Normally you are correct, though for the current series of eruptions this year they can often be predicted within a a day or two of accuracy by looking at the micro radians pressure. Once it gets past 12.5, Madame Pēlē is going to start the fountain in short order. We kept the Kilauea YT stream going 24/7 and just waited till it started and then drove over. https://youtube.com/watch?v=iws3rh5vLAQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=iws3rh5vLAQ

colechristensen 1y ago

Kilauea has been erupting every week or two since Christmas Eve and fountaining every week or two for two months now.

heohk 1y ago

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daedalus_j 1y ago
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- avidphantasm 1y ago
  I don’t care if the probability of failure is lower in a helicopter than automobile. The failure modes for helicopters are all worse than that of an automobile. Chances of dying if something goes wrong is much higher.
- andsoitis 1y ago
  Multiple sources indicate that helicopters have a higher fatal accident rate compared to cars, with some calculations showing helicopters to be 10 to 85 times more dangerous when comparing based on hours flown.
- deleted 1y ago
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- snapplebobapple 1y ago
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  - riffraff 1y ago
    Sorry for the tangent, but now I'm curious: can you get a paper cut from toilet paper? It doesn't seem to have the same kind of edges.
    - snapplebobapple 1y ago
      Probably not. Its just takibg the thread to its most absurd conclusion because the whole thing is absurd.
- loeg 1y ago
  Uh, the aircraft safety figure you're probably thinking of only applies to fixed-wing, airline aircraft -- GA, private flights, and helis are more dangerous.
avidphantasm 1y ago
The only way I will ride in a chopper is if myself or an immediate family member is being flown to a hospital.

metadat 1y ago

Normally you are correct, though for the current series of eruptions this year they can often be predicted within a a day or two of accuracy by looking at the micro radians pressure. Once it gets past 12.5, Madame Pēlē is going to start the fountain in short order. We kept the Kilauea YT stream going 24/7 and just waited till it started and then drove over. https://youtube.com/watch?v=iws3rh5vLAQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=iws3rh5vLAQ