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logicchainsyesterday at 5:29 PM1 replyview on HN

>Supersonic flight will never be suitable for the masses compared to normal flight due to basic physics. It will always require much more expensive planes and more fuel.

You could have used the exact same argument for normal flight 100 years ago. Supersonic flight being more expensive than normal flight doesn't mean it will always be too expensive for the masses unless you assume there'll be no more economic growth ever.


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throwaway85825yesterday at 6:30 PM

Physics doesnt change. It will always cost more energy to fly faster.

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