this post was submitted on 17 Nov 2023
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

TIL horses are transported by plane at all.

[–] Got_Bent 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They had to dump twenty tons of fuel before landing

From a financial perspective, who pays for that?

From an environmental perspective, how bad is that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Airline already paid for the fuel. No-one does any cleanup, so no-one pays for that (financially).

20 tons of kerosene is nearly 6000 gallons. Here is some reading for you.

[–] Mediocre_Bard 2 points 1 year ago

Get Mulaney on the phone, stat.