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[–] stealingtime@mstdn.social 13 points 1 month ago (9 children)

@sharkfucker420 We would have flying cars and spaceships in future

The future:

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (8 children)

That's a bit unfair. You can actually buy a flying car today. A few companies recently got their vehicle fully certified and are doing commercial sales. It's not cheap. If you can't afford a second Ferrari don't bother.

The future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed.

[–] stealingtime@mstdn.social 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

@SlopppyEngineer Ok so define flying car? How is a flying car possible lol. Shape of car will be aerodynamic maybe

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://www.pal-v.com/ is one for example. Certified for road and air. You need a pilot license and a driving license. And it needs a short runway to take off or land. €499,000 excluding tax.

[–] stealingtime@mstdn.social 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Holy gucamoly! How does the engineering work?? I never seen something like this bruh 🤯

Edit: Damn, seems like something like this was tried before too but did not last for long it seems
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_car

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

but did not last for long it seems

Yeah, turns out it's easier and cheaper to charter a jet and rent a car at the destination.

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