Is that why trans-Atlantic flights are so much more expensive these days?
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On the other hand, cis-Atlantic flights are cheaper than ever before.
I mean, wouldn't those just be intra-continental flights?
You can change continent without crossing the Atlantic.
Flying New York to London via Russia-adjacent Artic?
The price of ink is through the roof.
My wallet is not that deep!
Nah, that's just airliners abusing their monopolies to squees every last dime out of your pocket, the poor shareholders need to survive too, you know.
Its not just trans Atlantic either, it's everywhere. I just booked Mexico Canada and I got the luxury premium of being allowed to take one free carry-on
Climate change is fucking a lot up.
Hotter air is less dense, requiring more lift generated from the engines.
To be clear, 2°C is not going to significantly affect lift. Planes won't to falling put of the sky on sunny days. Rather, airports and weight limits were designed around historic temperature maximums, and much higher maximum temperatures are showing up much more commonly. Adjusting these limits isn't hard, but airlines are going to cry every step of the way and pass the cost ditectly to passengers.
Increased turbulence and higher winds are also a concern, increasing maintenance costs and travel times, as well as extreme weather shutting down airports more often.
pass the cost ditectly to passengers.
That's the rub, no?
Hold on, over how many lines? How was this estimate made? I demand to know what latitude gets the first line change for a given text. Also how much text you'd need and whether we have a single source that would fit.
Companion trivia: Can the whole of text of the internet cover the entire Atlantic in 12 point type, and if not yet, when based on how fast it grows?
Secondary question: What font would be best, besides Papyrus?
Depends on the projection.
Tectonic plates are about as fast as the growth of finger and toe nails
If I started to let my fingernails grow around the time of Pangea, I'd have some kickass fingernails that would be a bitch while programming.
I'd also have a nail fungus from the planet hell.
Edit: auto correct is a bitch
I do not like the sound of pickass finger nails. But it could explain the fungus.
But, would we expect the words to evenly increase, or would we see nothing for a month and then 4 billion additional words pop in all at once?