NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to

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    10 months ago

    A sonic thump could still be very disturbing. Maybe not break windows, but induce panic I a lot of people.

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      10 months ago

      Jesus fucking Christ, we need a word for cunts in the comments who’ll find any fuckin reason to suggest a really specific reason to be against/offended about something on behalf of someone else 😂

      Is there a word for that?

      Can we make one?

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        10 months ago

        May I suggest a blott?

        And what is so bad about not wanting sonic booms of any sort happening over my head?

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          10 months ago

          I was making a point about the 0.00000001% of people that could be distressed by that but you didn’t understand my comment

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            10 months ago

            Sorry, I missed the part were it was such a small number. I also doubt that number is true.