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1. K0balt · 1789520915 · focus · HN ↗

   I have a close family member who flys airliners. He routinely laments having to burn up thousands of pounds of fuel on the ramp to adjust changes to the landing weight projections by dispatch and from over fueling. The amount of waste in a single error (and they are not that infrequent) is enough to heat my house for a year… and I live within 200 miles of the arctic circle. I mean, burning 1000 gallons of fancy diesel once in a while is a rounding error for jetliner operations, but still, it’s absurd that that is the best solution.

   1. fahrvrgnugen · 1789546789 · focus · HN ↗

      And meanwhile here I am feeling guilty when I eat a cheeseburger.

      1. mepiethree · 1789615864 · focus · HN ↗

         If nothing else, it matters to the cow

         1. fahrvrgnugen · 1789619179 · focus · HN ↗

            At that point it's too late for the cow either way.

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