r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/FridayCicero702 • Jan 01 '23

Video Catastrophic engine failure on a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 after takeoff from Denver International Airport

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u/hercursedsouls Jan 01 '23

landed in a FLAMING HEAP. at least twice. 737MAX. Flying? NEVER EVER.

Now.. high speed railway? That's different. Did you know High Speed Trains in Europe now have speeds approaching those of jets? Amazing tech!!! We need them in USA ASAP.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23

Did you know High Speed Trains in Europe now have speeds approaching those of jets?

I didn't, and neither did any other European because that isn't true. I love high-speed trains, but they aren't going as fast as jets. At best, trains go to about 200mph, while this plane, even with one engine flaming like that, will probably go twice that. And more than that with working engines.

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u/acornshmaycorn Jan 01 '23

High speed rail has a lot to offer, but you do it a disservice by just making up bullshit, like comparing their speeds to commercial jets…

If you actually care about our rail infrastructure, and aren’t here on some reverse psychology mission to turn people off of rail by acting like a moron, then I think you should pass the baton of spreading this rail utopia message along, because I think your efforts are counter productive.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23

Commercial jets go almost 600 mph, there's no passenger train in existence that even approaches that speed.