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Flying cars crash into each other at Chinese air show (www.bbc.com)

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Jet is a form of propulsion shortened to describe an aircraft. Jet aircraft, prop aircraft, etc. It is not a “bullshit” term.

Yes, these “cars” are aircraft.

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[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

A horseless carriage is a horseless carriage regardless of it being on the ground or in the sky.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Really. When you replace the “horseless” with a horse, you call it a carriage. The name changed with the propulsion method.

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