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What is your biggest "first world" disappointment? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Mine is not having a chance to fly on the Concord.

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[–] 7 points 10 months ago (9 children)

Flying cars still aren't a thing yet, despite having been promised since the time of the Jetsons.

I'd even settle for a flying broom at this rate 🧹

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  • [–] 19 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Sure they are, they're called helicopters.

    The problem with flying cars isn't that it's not possible, it's that it's not possible to do safely. People can't seem to stay out of each others way in two dimensions, much less three.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    It's harder to crash into another flying car in 3 dimentions, no?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Every crash is drastically worse though. A fender bender on the ground? Sure annoying but whatever.

    Fender bender in the sky and you have two vehicles dropping out of the sky. Even if they don't land on anything or anyone that's still a disaster.

    Also you have too much faith in people being able to deal with an extra dimension, we barely deal with cars as it is.

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