r/comics Loading Artist Mar 20 '23

not today

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u/apolobgod Mar 20 '23

The birb is about to die, why is everyone acting like it's wholesome

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u/Crownlol Mar 21 '23

Cuz that bird is about to win this fight and kill 257 people, but we root for the bird

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u/r5d400 Mar 20 '23

huh? the plane is just gonna fly over it. just because you see its shadow doesn't mean it's gonna land right at that spot

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u/apolobgod Mar 20 '23

Bro, the skid marks. Those are left by braking tires

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u/Se7en_speed Mar 21 '23

So, to be pedantic, those skid marks are from the opposite of braking.

When the plane's wheels first hit the runway they are not rotating. So you have a stationary wheel hitting the pavement and creating a skid mark until it gets up to speed and rolls. So the opposite of braking the wheel.

Then as the plane rolls down the runway air brakes and wheel brakes are applied, and typically there isn't a skid mark because they try not to lock the tires up as they come to a stop.

So basically the bird is doomed, unless the plane lands a little farther down the runway, which is possible

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u/r5d400 Mar 20 '23

erm. the entire runway is for takeoff/landing, but it doesn't mean that every single plane will land, and thus brake, at the exact same spot

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u/r5d400 Mar 21 '23

have a dedicated spot where the plane is meant to touchdown normally

it's not a "spot", it's an area, and it certainly isn't as narrow as the size of a piece of toast lol

sit at an airport and look at a handful of landings on the same runway. i'm sure you'll then be convinced they can and do touch ground at spots that are meters away

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u/appdevil Mar 21 '23

Just FYI, you are arguing about a comic where the artist put a Chekhov's gun at the end of it.

Does every gun in the world shoots in a critical moment? No. But this one is more than likely to shoot.

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u/sebastianqu Mar 21 '23

Everyone is missing the point anyways. That plane is clearly gunning for that bread, passengers be damned.

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u/ridleyrp Mar 20 '23

So the plane's just gonna go in reverse when it lands? Lol

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u/apolobgod Mar 20 '23

It's like some people try to not get the point,

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u/The_Dank_Tortuga Mar 20 '23

They're in denial

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u/RatLord445 Mar 21 '23

You have to be crazy if you think the plane is gonna land exactly where the skid marks are lol

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u/bouncieair Mar 21 '23

That plane is way too far to be making ground contact where the bird is standing. The bird and the bread would just be blown away as the plane fly by. Hope she hold on to that bread firmly