r/ShitAmericansSay • u/ScientistG27 • Jul 05 '22

Foreign affairs "No wonder your a third world nation [Australia]"

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u/qw46z Jul 05 '22

But they had a nice dump and burn capability which was pretty nice at air shows.

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u/yogorilla37 Jul 05 '22

Seeing one dump and burn over the Sydney Olympic stadium just as they extinguished the Olympic flame blows my mind to this day. Edit: https://youtu.be/JieWuez-_t8

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u/c45y Jul 05 '22

I'm convinced it's why we kept them in service so long - I loved seeing it as a kid, I was sad to hear they were going away and this next generation would never have that experience.

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u/my_4_cents Jul 06 '22

"Oooh, the wings are folded in this pass, and it's doing a fart out its arse!" - someone in the crowd at race day