wafflebear

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by wafflebear 8y ago
It is because the sex ratio is close to 1:1 at birth yet there need not be 1:1 men:women in adulthood. If men get themselves killed, it doesn't really matter.
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by wafflebear 8y ago
We don't know how effective the launch escape system is in a pad explosion. It might only save the crew 50% of the time, or 10% of the time. If we assume the launch escape system is unreliable, then the numbers strongly point towards l
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by wafflebear 8y ago
To be fair it's the comments that count. HN could randomly generate topics with a markov generator and still retain 80% of the value for me :)
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by wafflebear 8y ago
It's for the safety of the cabin crew. If they had to help put people's heavy bags in the overheads on every flight, they would quickly get back injuries. It's fine for the passengers because they are not doing it often.
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by wafflebear 8y ago
Can you give some examples of how Australia is culturally 10 years behind the US?
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by wafflebear 8y ago
Non-alcoholic drinks, sure. I usually buy a bottle of water at least, flight attendants are not always able to serve drinks, it helps to bring something with you.
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by wafflebear 8y ago
This was at Changi Terminal 3. The screening at the gate is annoying IMO, because you can't buy a drink to take on the plane. It's my only complaint about Changi.
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by wafflebear 8y ago
Yes they may be identified but that doesn't mean they will be apprehended if they are already safely back in their home country.
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by wafflebear 8y ago
I believe the regulations on liquids are set by ICAO which is part of the UN. Sometimes the US sets extra security requirements for flights to/from/in the US.
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by wafflebear 8y ago
Singapore has the best system, you are given a plastic token with a number corresponding to the number on your tray. When you come out the other side of security and want to collect your tray, you have to present the plastic token otherwise