Friday
Nov092012
Tyler Durden: QE3 Gets You High
Trapped in a flying illusion of safety, we meet Tyler Durden: soap maker, connoisseur of explosives, and a great judge of briefcases.
The illusion of safety.
"Oxygen (QE3) gets you high. In a catastrophic emergency, you're taking giant panicked breaths. Suddenly you become euphoric, docile. You accept your fate. It's all right here. Emergency water landing - 600 miles an hour. Blank faces, calm as Hindu cows."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAcMyXvumT8
Because planes have to reduce their speed to below "stall" speed to descend through the ground effect of their wings vortices.
I apologise for playing the flight instructor but I can't shake the habit.
Had wondered about your email address before, and now it makes sense. Where do you live if you don't mind my asking.