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Easy E · 20 January 2025, 10:28 AM

Currently in the air at 35,000ft with live football and access to TRF. At this point that is common place, but it’s still amazing when you stop and think about it.

Stan Cooper · 20 January 2025, 10:47 AM

It really is pretty amazing. Now if we can just use our smarts to keep from destroying our planet...

brandrea · 20 January 2025, 10:49 AM

Flying in and of itself is pretty amazing

Easy E · 20 January 2025, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Flying in and of itself is pretty amazing

I feel certain Orville & Wilbur (and Carlos) never pictured a 757, with a bathroom, hot coffee, forget TV and internet.

BraveBold · 20 January 2025, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Stan Cooper

It really is pretty amazing. Now if we can just use our smarts to keep from destroying our planet...

Amen to that.

For all our brilliance is only exceeded by our ignorance, and stupidity.

Giovannibravo · 20 January 2025, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Flying in and of itself is pretty amazing

The fact that we can land without the pilot manually doing it is insane.

brandrea · 20 January 2025, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Easy E

I feel certain Orville & Wilbur (and Carlos) never pictured a 757, with a bathroom, hot coffee, forget TV and internet.

Right?

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Krash · 20 January 2025, 12:30 PM

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I feel certain Orville & Wilbur (and Carlos) never pictured a 757, with a bathroom, hot coffee, forget TV and internet.

I often wonder what it would be like to explain air travel, the internet, global positioning systems, electricity, video, television, radio, et al., to people back in medieval times.

It would be like magic to them. It would be more crazy to them than speed of light travel is for us. A lot more crazy.

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Easy E · 20 January 2025, 12:49 PM

Umm…so this happened. Apparently flaps are cool too

Krash · 20 January 2025, 01:11 PM

Wait, so what happened? Why are firefighters on the plane?

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AzPaul · 20 January 2025, 02:05 PM

Took only one post.

Easy E · 20 January 2025, 02:15 PM

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Wait, so what happened? Why are firefighters on the plane?

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Yeah, they announced we had potential issue with one of the flaps as we were coming in. Fire trucks all down the runway and such (no pics, aisle seat). Ultimately a nothing burger. Stilll….

Bazil · 20 January 2025, 03:57 PM

how quick things can change ....

White Collar Boy · 20 January 2025, 08:17 PM

Being able to instantly listen to almost any music without waiting to find it in a record shop is cool, but I take it for granted.

Moondoggy · 20 January 2025, 08:21 PM

Getting the “call” to empty my wallet.

brandrea · 21 January 2025, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Easy E

Yeah, they announced we had potential issue with one of the flaps as we were coming in. Fire trucks all down the runway and such (no pics, aisle seat). Ultimately a nothing burger. Stilll….

Glad that things needed well

1William · 21 January 2025, 12:37 AM

The biggest changes for me is how we listen to music. Back when I was a kid, in the 1960's, we listened to the radio and had to hear a lot of songs that we were not interested in and advertisements. We always had records and I remember listening to them and having quite the collection. Then we had tapes and then you could make your own tapes so you lost the ads and unwanted songs. Fast forward to today and I listen to Spotify for hours a day and have my own play lists so I never have to listen to what I don't want to hear. That is the biggest for me.

returntorolex · 21 January 2025, 12:51 AM

Medical technology.

Maleg · 21 January 2025, 01:00 AM

Ever wonder what happens to the stuff you flush down your toilet? You'd think big cities with millions of people flushing several times a day would smell like s**t.

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Originally Posted by Easy E

Umm…so this happened. Apparently flaps are cool too

What do the firefighters figure they're going to do about a stuck flap? I'd rather a mechanic looked at it.

enjoythemusic · 21 January 2025, 01:20 AM

Music

superdog · 21 January 2025, 02:10 AM

automatic watches.

the fact that we have a way to tell the time accurately, in this tiny little package, that winds with the movement of our body...is kind of mind blowing.

superdog · 21 January 2025, 02:13 AM

I would say automobiles too.

clean water.

the ability to take pictures on our phone.

night vision.

dogs....

Bazil · 21 January 2025, 02:16 AM

nothing cooler than having Grandkids ... they are amazing little people, then when it gets to the part you've had a gut full back home they go ...
Now that's 'COOL' ...

piratfisk · 21 January 2025, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Maleg

Ever wonder what happens to the stuff you flush down your toilet? You'd think big cities with millions of people flushing several times a day would smell like s**t.
What do the firefighters figure they're going to do about a stuck flap? I'd rather a mechanic looked at it.

So far, this is the funniest thing I've read today.

Romeojk · 21 January 2025, 02:14 PM

GPS or Sonar on boats. It’s awesome. Certainly not as awesome as flying in a plane. That being said, If not for GPS and maps of the ocean floor how many boats would sink daily due to poor navigation.

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Stan Cooper · 22 January 2025, 01:54 AM

Rovers and helicopters on Mars, genetic manipulation to cure disease using CRISPR, Artificial Intelligence, Hubble and Webb space telescopes... The list is endless.

SDGT3 · 22 January 2025, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Krash

I often wonder what it would be like to explain air travel, the internet, global positioning systems, electricity, video, television, radio, et al., to people back in medieval times.

It would be like magic to them. It would be more crazy to them than speed of light travel is for us. A lot more crazy.

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No need to go that far back. My FIL will be 95 years old and if you ask them what their everyday life was like growing up as a kid, it's rather rudimentary and not unlike it was in the 1700s, especially if from a 3rd world country. IF I would have told my FIL as a child, that someday, we would have a device in my hand called FACETIME where I could actually see family members halfway around the world and that it would be free, they could not have imagined that fantasy.

Easy E · 22 January 2025, 02:14 AM

I also recall reading that a single issue of Wall St Journal today has more information than people who lived in 1900 would have received in their entire lifetime.

brandrea · 22 January 2025, 02:17 AM

Cold stuff we’d rather not have

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brandrea · 22 January 2025, 02:18 AM

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I also recall reading that a single issue of Wall St Journal today has more information than people who lived in 1900 would have received in their entire lifetime.

That’s pretty crazy when you think about it

20 January 2025, 10:28 AM	#1
Easy E 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: GA Posts: 5,372	Cool stuff we take for granted Currently in the air at 35,000ft with live football and access to TRF. At this point that is common place, but it’s still amazing when you stop and think about it.

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Stan Cooper 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Real Name: Stan Cooper Location: Sonoma County, CA Watch: GMT-Master II Posts: 2,976	It really is pretty amazing. Now if we can just use our smarts to keep from destroying our planet... __________________ ♛16710 GMT-Master II, ♛1915 Rolex WW1 Trench Watch, Zelos Thresher 500m GMT Meteorite, Zelos Swordfish 40 200m Ti Blood Moon Meteorite, Hamilton Pilot Chronograph, Ball Roadmaster Pilot GMT COSC Chronometer, Zelos Mako 300M Traveler GMT Meteorite, Seiko SSC813 quartz solar powered chronograph It's weird being the same age as old people. - Stan

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brandrea 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 79,278	Flying in and of itself is pretty amazing

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1William 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Carolina Watch: Rolex/Others Posts: 48,472	The biggest changes for me is how we listen to music. Back when I was a kid, in the 1960's, we listened to the radio and had to hear a lot of songs that we were not interested in and advertisements. We always had records and I remember listening to them and having quite the collection. Then we had tapes and then you could make your own tapes so you lost the ads and unwanted songs. Fast forward to today and I listen to Spotify for hours a day and have my own play lists so I never have to listen to what I don't want to hear. That is the biggest for me. Last edited by 1William; 21 January 2025 at 12:38 AM.. Reason: spelling

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superdog "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Real Name: Seth Location: nj Watch: Omega Posts: 24,856	I would say automobiles too. clean water. the ability to take pictures on our phone. night vision. dogs.... __________________ If happiness is a state of mind, why look anywhere else for it? IG: gsmotorclub IG: thesawcollection (Both mostly just car stuff)

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Romeojk 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Real Name: Kevin Location: Cape Cod Watch: Submariner 114060 Posts: 1,984	GPS or Sonar on boats. It’s awesome. Certainly not as awesome as flying in a plane. That being said, If not for GPS and maps of the ocean floor how many boats would sink daily due to poor navigation. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Stan Cooper 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Real Name: Stan Cooper Location: Sonoma County, CA Watch: GMT-Master II Posts: 2,976	Rovers and helicopters on Mars, genetic manipulation to cure disease using CRISPR, Artificial Intelligence, Hubble and Webb space telescopes... The list is endless. __________________ ♛16710 GMT-Master II, ♛1915 Rolex WW1 Trench Watch, Zelos Thresher 500m GMT Meteorite, Zelos Swordfish 40 200m Ti Blood Moon Meteorite, Hamilton Pilot Chronograph, Ball Roadmaster Pilot GMT COSC Chronometer, Zelos Mako 300M Traveler GMT Meteorite, Seiko SSC813 quartz solar powered chronograph It's weird being the same age as old people. - Stan

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Easy E 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: GA Posts: 5,372	I also recall reading that a single issue of Wall St Journal today has more information than people who lived in 1900 would have received in their entire lifetime.

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