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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Boeing Is Going To Solve the Gridlock Problem

posted by on May 7 at 13:47 PM

Using magical flying cars! (No need to worry about accidents—they’re run by computers.)

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1

I still want my solar-powered jetpack.

Posted by Will in Seattle | May 7, 2008 2:08 PM
2

Meh, today's planes run mostly on computers anyway.

Posted by brandon | May 7, 2008 2:10 PM
3

Yeah, sure they do, especially for takeoff and landing, which these cars would be doing a lot of. Planes fly in highly restricted airspace, too; you can't just zoom around anywhere you want to go if there are other planes nearby.

Posted by Fnarf | May 7, 2008 2:24 PM
4

Finally!

Posted by PA Native | May 7, 2008 2:38 PM
5

This is about 40 years too damn late! I also want my lunar base where we can live as well!!

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/510/1

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger | May 7, 2008 2:42 PM
6

Cool! Oh wait, its new, and its technology. Bicycles FTW!.

Posted by Giffy | May 7, 2008 2:47 PM
7

So much for promoting high-density living and mass transit...

Posted by dafydd | May 7, 2008 2:52 PM
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@7 - that's just for the 99.9 percent of us who aren't the ultra-rich elite ... you don't think we'll be allowed to get permits for this, do you?

Posted by Will in Seattle | May 7, 2008 2:59 PM
9

Great. For the "Ellensburg to Kent" commute.

Posted by Big Sven | May 7, 2008 3:11 PM
10

Osama Bin Laden has a dozen on back order.

Posted by yuiop | May 7, 2008 3:18 PM
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@3 - The airspace and traffic control would be an issue, yes. But seriously, modern commercial aircraft are completely capable of taking off and landing on autopilot.

You can usually identify a "pilot landing" on a modern plane by how rough it is.

Posted by brandon | May 7, 2008 3:45 PM
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And the nay sayers commence nay saying. Big surprise.

Read a history book—people freak at the idea of change and then jump on board when they realize it's actually a pretty good idea.
See: horse and carriage.

Posted by Carollani | May 7, 2008 3:48 PM
13

Wow...guess we just weren't ready for it...

http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?articleID=20080408_5_E3_hThec31626

But, @1...I *AM* ready for my jetpack!!

Posted by cunei4m | May 7, 2008 3:53 PM
14

We should found a Jetpacks-R-Us startup ...

Posted by Will in Seattle | May 7, 2008 3:57 PM
15

Yeah, because I want a bunch of noisy shit flying overhead all the time.

Posted by Jay | May 7, 2008 4:10 PM
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Posted by Mr. Joshua | May 7, 2008 4:13 PM
17

Worst fucking idea ever. Just think - flying drunk over your house now!

Posted by crazycatguy | May 7, 2008 4:19 PM
18

cool! I been wanting one of them since seeing the 5th element.

Posted by irl | May 7, 2008 4:35 PM
19

Reading about things like this make me happy that my life is at least half over. I'll be long gone by the time the first flying car shows up.

Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay | May 7, 2008 4:46 PM
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@15 - someone check the zoning near Jay's to see if we can have our testing facility next door ...

Posted by Will in Seattle | May 7, 2008 4:53 PM
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Boeing Is Going To Solve the Gridlock Problem

Using magical flying cars! (No need to worry about accidents—they’re run by computers.)

This is witty, insightful, and made me laugh. The exact opposite of an ECB comment that gets me off sexually, but for a normal person, admirable.
Posted by elenchos | May 7, 2008 7:36 PM

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