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Why the La Guardia plane crash was so destructive
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waterSticksToMyBalls lemmy.world waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world
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Because it hit a firetruck at 100mph.
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ButteryMonkey piefed.social ButteryMonkey@piefed.social
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waterSticksToMyBalls wrote:
Because it hit a firetruck at 100mph.

And fire trucks are heavy-duty vehicles. That’s only marginally better than slamming into a wall.
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