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>> Hello,
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>> Aircraft/Airplanes have destabilized this world in rapid tempo.
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>> A short by terrifieing list:
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>> 1. World Trade Center Attack /911 -> you know/war.
>> 2. MH17, Europe/Russia -> boycotts/bans.
>> 3. Egypt plane/bomb -> boycots/banns
>> 4. Turkey/Russia plane shut down -> more boycots/banns.
>> 5. Bombing of Iraq/Syria.
>> 6. Libya.
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>> All of this in just 14 years or so.
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>> Something to think about for you ! ;)
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>> Bye,
>> Skybuck.
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> Speaking of airplanes, this is ludicrous:
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> So far, they have spent $170 million to go 1/3 way around the world at
> an average speed of about 2 MPH. Their support crew flies in a
> conventional gas-powered jet.
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Nevertheless, it flew and Hawaii's not such a bad place for a layover. And the Swiss are looking at their limited natural resources and doing something about it. May be that the technology developed goes into homes that need almost no external energy input.
Plus the Swiss have bigger fish to fry - college tuition is reaching a nearly unmanageable CHF 3000/year at some schools and unemployment is near 2% - frightening. They're working very hard to fix that and if they have to build silly expensive airplanes to create jobs, they'll likely take that option.