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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (12 children)

No turbulence while taking a piss or shit

Train bathrooms seem specifically designed to discourage using the bathroom while riding a train.

Also I had a laptop die from the constant vibrations destroying the hard disk drive.

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

The US public transportation, especially the passenger rail network is fucking pathetic.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

I mean, some of this is just silly and entirely based on the locations involved. For instance, a flight from Chicago to Florida is going to be cheaper and faster than Rail, and you’re not going to just hop off wherever the hell you want. And no you can’t just hop on the next one, you miss your train departure and you’re SOL.

I do also question the “safety” aspect. I’m pretty sure both trains and planes have extremely high safety rates, and are pretty much on par with each other.

Also… why is “on the ground” a bullet point? You’re on the ground 99.9% of your life, you telling me it’s not cool as shit to be flying through the air?

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[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can Boeing make a train? Just wondering if I should look out for occasional flying safety exist door while watching trains go by.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe they do make trains, but like so badly they just accidentally take off (for an uncontrolled amount of time).

[–] OfCourseNot@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

Parking is cheaper No TSA fingering your asshole Tickets are cheaper Safer travel On the ground Can take the next train if late

These aren't (completely) true where I live, it's still more convenient to take a plane or even drive to go to another major city 500-600km away, which is ridiculous specially considering that it's consistently ranked among the best high speed rail systems in the world.

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