tickettoride98 t1_itmnrls wrote on October 24, 2022 at 7:39 PM

Reply to comment by thefriendlycouple in NASA poised to break sound barrier without the sonic boom by Ssider69

My point was we're horrible at predicting the consequences of our own actions yet we're prepared to introduce constant low-grade sonic thumps as long as humans consider them tolerable. Seems like another great recipe for finding out in 20 years that constant low-grade sonic thumps really screw with other animals. See sonar and whales.

strcrssd t1_ito23re wrote on October 25, 2022 at 1:32 AM

Right, but there are consequences for not taking risks and advancing the state of the art as well. There are consequences for every action and inaction. If you want to be upset about the environment, take a look at that we're still using and aerosolizing lead in aviation engines. Look at the impacts associated with burning, rapidly, every fossil fuel we can find and allowing corporations to capture the government to continue, today, to subsidize fossil fuel resource extraction. After we know what fossil fuels are actually doing.