Comments for Jet Woo? at http://www.randi.org/site , comment 1 to 50 out of 20 comments http://www.randi.org/site Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:33:57 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-12276 This versatile styling tool has an ergonomic design and curved edge plates to create any style from straight to curly and everything in between. With a flash heating element and fixed temperature setting, the power to create the style of your dreams is your hands. [url=http://www.newshopstyle.co.uk]GHD[/url] [url=http://www.newshopstyle.co.uk]GHD IV Styler[/url] - newshopstyle Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:00:26 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11462 Being the PIC of a commercial airline, I'm fairly familiar with the operating regulations. Here is a link to the FCC regulation: http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div8&view=text&node=47:2.0.1.1.2.8.27.12&idno=47 - Belgarath Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:15:10 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11380 The people at Napalese Airlines sacrifice goats to keep their planes aloft. http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSEIC47086020070904 - GeorgeP Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:48:49 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11353 [quote]one attempted cure for the plague involved crushing the testicles[/quote] And it worked too! In many cases, all that was needed was to approach the patient with a hammer and they would bolt out of their beds shouting "I feel much better now!" :D - markbellis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:32:37 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11334 Belgarath: "They're banned by the FCC, NOT the airlines." Not exactly. They are/were banned by the FAA, not the FCC "unless the operator of a commercial aircraft, or pilot of a private aircraft" Which basically makes it the PIC's decision, and he usually has to do what the airline tells him he has to, unless the airline is putting the plane in jeapardy. Some airlines do allow cellphones to be used in flight, but they didn't have to rescind the FAA regulation. The FAA is just backing the PIC in the event that there is a difference of opinion. - swordsbane Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:41:19 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11333 So no spontaneous Hallelujahs in air pockets then, or are you travelling atheist class? - Tebtenri Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:56:07 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11299 Kicking the tires: This actually does tell you something. When you have the dual wheel assembly one of the tires could be flat/low on nitrogen. Kicking them tells you this. It's very difficult to tell if there is a flat tire since the other one is designed to support the full weight of both in case of failure. Under-inflated tires heat up faster and have a higher likelihood of blow out. Exit Row seats have more leg room, for egress purposes, but be careful, sometimes the seat in front of the exit row, or as on the A320 which has 2 exit rows, the first exit row seats don't recline. Yes, in the US you must be over 16, able to understand English commands issued by the Flight Attendant and not physically challenged. Additionally you can't have a lap child. The hook on the wing: Jeff, if you're looking at an A320, that hook is actually for a guide rope which comes out of the top of the overwing exit window. You take the rope out and hook it to that piece of metal for the purposes of guiding people to the overwing slides in the event of an emergency evac. I suspect that in a real emergency, no one would use it. Cell Phones on planes: They're banned by the FCC, NOT the airlines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phones_on_aircraft - Belgarath Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:19:34 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11288 jadebox has it right. There is a St. Mary's hospital in Madison I keep seeing billboards for that say something to the effect of: We're a great hospital because we answer to a higher power. Somehow that would make me feel LESS safe if I found myself needing their services at some point. I get mad when I see those advertisements but it's totally lost on others, even other Atheists. They don't see the potential conflict of interest. I usually just say "Imagine if they didn't believe in transfusions, or they didn't bother to tell you about a stem-cell derived treatment for something you had that was otherwise fatal. It would be a pretty important conflict of interest then, wouldn't it?" And that's not counting all the stuff they would do under the heading of "alternate medicine" that they might do. I hear that St Mary's accepts Chiropractic and Acupuncture therapies. I don't know if they are clinical or woo-based, but I'm not exactly filled with hope about that. - swordsbane Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:20:33 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11277 jetBlue and US Air both charge for exit row seats. $40 extra on jetBlue coast to coast. - JeffWagg Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:45:02 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11263 Another place that should rely on science rather than woo is the hospital. Unfortunately, most are far from woo-free. - jadebox Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:46:18 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11251 I love how Jeff gives a shout out to the [b]cities[/b] of Boston, Syracuse, Houston, Atlanta and Phoenix, but also tosses in the entire [b]state[/b] of New Hampshire :) - SithRage Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:11:29 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11243 That's not exactly woo. When cellphones first came out, there was the fear that they WOULD affect aircraft operations, so to keep people from freaking out, the airlines banned their use. By the time everything got straightened out (and there are still nutballs who believe if you get a call in flight, the plane will fall out of the sky) the rule was there, and they're only just now revisiting it. - swordsbane Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:29:17 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11242 When they tell you to turn off all electronics prior to takeoff, that's woo. Cellular phones don't operate on frequencies or at RF levels sufficient to affect flight systems, and laptops, iPods or CD players are inert as far as RF is concerned. - warreno Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:23:55 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11241 [i]Therefore the airlines are now charging extra to sit there[/i] (exit row seats) Except for a possible exception here and there (Quantas is rumored to have done this at times), this is definitely NOT a common practice! In fact, I'm skeptical of the claims that airlines sometimes do this. I fly a LOT and have OFTEN been in an exit row seat (I ask for one, or reserve one on booking) and NEVER had to pay extra for it. (They also do NOT charge LESS for the seats in front of the exit row! -those don't recline!-) - Paul Claessen Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:41:45 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11240 [i]I wonder if the airlines are also checking on the passenger's mobility before selling the [exit row] seat.[/i] Oh! [b]ABSOLUTELY![/b] AAF rules madate that flight attendants make sure that all people in an exit row seat speak English, are of a certain age, and physically able to remove the exit door and help people out of the plane. There are no kids or handicapped people in exit row seats! http://www.flightsimaviation.com/data/FARS/part_121-585.html - Paul Claessen Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:35:45 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11239 The emergency exit rows are a little wider than the other rows. Therefore the airlines are now charging extra to sit there. That may be why the rows are empty - nobody on that flight wanted to pay the extra fee for the additional space. I wonder if the airlines are also checking on the passenger's mobility before selling the seat. I would hate to have to try scrambling over three handicapped people to try to escape. . - GusGus Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:06:40 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11237 Well helicopters due have Jesus nuts, because if they fail, you'll be seeing Jesus soon. A bit morbid. - Chese Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:19:11 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11236 The science that gave us jet-powered flight assumed from the beginning that fossil fuels, the inefficient production of the same, and the side-effects of their use, would be financially and environmentally sustainable. That's outdated ancient wisdom now. While it has no relation to actually keeping the plane in the air, that's a pretty big part of the flying mechanism that was chosen without any consideration whatsoever! ;) - jcwept Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:18:44 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11232 There is a spelling error. The word of (bolded) should be off. [quote]There are any number of strange (to me) objects on a plane, and over time I've learned to identify a few of them. There's a tiny vertical strip of metal on the wing that's used for safety lines so maintenance workers don't fall [b]of[/b].[/quote] - rjh02 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:42:26 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/725-jet-woo.html#comment-11231 My favourite bit of "Jet Woo" involves some otherwise sensible and very successful friends, who for astrology-like reasons (something to do with numerology and the letters in their names) won't fly on certain days. Apparently they feel that [i]their[/i] woo outweighs that of everyone else on the plane. I've tried to demonstrate to them that if you applied the same process to all of the people on a large plane, it's likely that the "woo" would average out and approximate zero. I've also tried to explain to them that if one of the passengers on the plane is in a plane crash then they [i]all[/i] will be. Still haven't convinced them to mend their ways, though. On the other hand, if you're looking out the window and see a gremlin chewing on the wings... - kenhamer Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:26:10 +0100