Most stuff that gets posted here is just horrible and bleak shit, so here's some catastrophically absurd libertarian brainworms instead.

And this is why I say we have a duty to make the cheap ones and fly them anyway. The laws which make this the case are equivalent to those which made people walk in front of early cars waving flags. Between our current fear of any risk, and the vested interests of the powers that be in existing transportation, the flying car will never happen until someone builds one anyway, and allows everyone else to follow in there footsteps.

      • macerated_baby_presidents [he/him]
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        9 months ago

        well really it would be pitch that's new. Cars control yaw (tire scrub), motorcycles and bikes additionally control roll (leaning).

        • VILenin [he/him]M
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          9 months ago

          Gonna be so fun trying to teach your average burger about elevator control authority versus airspeed

          • macerated_baby_presidents [he/him]
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            9 months ago

            Ngl this one seems like it has relatively simple analogies. Flying at low speeds looks similar to driving in low traction conditions: need to make larger control inputs for same effect, but too large and you'll just stall/skid. Available control choices are narrowed. Of course most people are bad winter drivers and you need to practice to get good at it.

            3D "rules of the road" would be much funnier. Getting smashed to pieces by a flying Escalade that blew the 8-way stop sign

            • macerated_baby_presidents [he/him]
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              9 months ago

              I just mean that cars cannot directly control body roll. It's a result of yaw+speed (and limits control since you lose traction on whatever wheels lift up). Same for pitch, you only get it from hard braking (bad) or acceleration (helpful for RWD).