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Flying car!

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Re: Flying car!

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Tried on 2 devices, it's showing the article?
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Works for me too?
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What a brilliant idea, shifts some of the traffic off the roads and probably cleans up some city centers too.

On a slightly tangential note I am starting a business making cast iron umbrellas :idea:

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spread-tee wrote: Wed Jun 30, 2021 1:52 pm What a brilliant idea, shifts some of the traffic off the roads and probably cleans up some city centers too.

On a slightly tangential note I am starting a business making cast iron umbrellas :idea:

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Old news, Bond villain Francisco Scaramanga had one back in 1974. :lol:

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Re: Flying car!

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Mmmmm :evil:

Can’t see the strings in the pic - seriously, should we be supporting a flying car ?

Isn’t it an outdated response to a transport solution ?
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Bugtownboy wrote: Wed Jun 30, 2021 6:40 pm Mmmmm :evil:

Can’t see the strings in the pic - seriously, should we be supporting a flying car ?

Isn’t it an outdated response to a transport solution ?
It'll never happen, apart from maybe a prototype or two, it's a bonkers idea fraught with logistical and legal problems quite apart from the energy and carbon aspect.

More nutty than a bag of squirrels :?:

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