"TIL In 1924, the federal government funded enormous concrete arrows to be built every 10 miles or so along established airmail routes to help the pilots trace their way across America in bad weather conditions and particularly at night, which was a more efficient time to fly."
which is why i left 9gag
i mean: it was my best _rated_ post. i thought it was stupid, and that nobody would buy it
I remember that generator. Very funny! wasn't it the BOFH tool?
Not true. The lack of pressure outside the body would cause immediate and gory death. Pressure suits are absolutely required for pilots at altitudes above 60,000 ft.
Yes, they did. This is while they were snowboarding the 9 miles home from school, a trip that was somehow uphill in both directions.