Rick: One of my friends said he wishes all three billionaires would spend more time exploring the depths of the oceans than space. I'm not sure you and I will live long enough to see the real impact these first flights are going to have on humanity. My guess is little Howie might. On a related matter, what if these space flights pave th…
Rick: One of my friends said he wishes all three billionaires would spend more time exploring the depths of the oceans than space. I'm not sure you and I will live long enough to see the real impact these first flights are going to have on humanity. My guess is little Howie might. On a related matter, what if these space flights pave the way for super, super, super speedy air travel from Italy to Calif. (for example). I could imagine it taking 2 hours some day. Just my big, fat opinion...
Yep, I would like a 2 hour trip to get to see you in Laguna. That would be fun! However, we already have supersonic passenger aircraft - it's just too expensive (and carbon intensive) to be sustainable. Elon's high-speed tunnels are a nice idea, but Europe & Asia already have high-speed electric trains that could get me from Spokane to Laguna in about 6 hours with a much lower carbon cost and in much greater comfort. We're reaching a tipping point where we need to start thinking seriously about our wasteful and unsustainable lifestyles and start figuring out how we can continue to do things we enjoy without destroying our grandchildren's planet. I don't really see the seeds of that in the exploits of these three men. I see self-promotion and branding, and that's about it. Back to you, Denny...
I'm with you on this one, 110%! It's smoky as heck here with raging lightning-caused fires on every side. You, of course, living in/near Laguna Canyon, are well acquainted with devastating wild fires.
Rick: One of my friends said he wishes all three billionaires would spend more time exploring the depths of the oceans than space. I'm not sure you and I will live long enough to see the real impact these first flights are going to have on humanity. My guess is little Howie might. On a related matter, what if these space flights pave the way for super, super, super speedy air travel from Italy to Calif. (for example). I could imagine it taking 2 hours some day. Just my big, fat opinion...
Yep, I would like a 2 hour trip to get to see you in Laguna. That would be fun! However, we already have supersonic passenger aircraft - it's just too expensive (and carbon intensive) to be sustainable. Elon's high-speed tunnels are a nice idea, but Europe & Asia already have high-speed electric trains that could get me from Spokane to Laguna in about 6 hours with a much lower carbon cost and in much greater comfort. We're reaching a tipping point where we need to start thinking seriously about our wasteful and unsustainable lifestyles and start figuring out how we can continue to do things we enjoy without destroying our grandchildren's planet. I don't really see the seeds of that in the exploits of these three men. I see self-promotion and branding, and that's about it. Back to you, Denny...
Right now, I'd settle for a super fast way to knock down forest fires.
I'm with you on this one, 110%! It's smoky as heck here with raging lightning-caused fires on every side. You, of course, living in/near Laguna Canyon, are well acquainted with devastating wild fires.