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Muhahahahahaha! No one will ever know... oh, wait #theberg
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I think this sweet bastard is currently in development: #design
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Do you think they know we don't actually have a ship? #v
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1: The apparent 'cockpit canopy bump' is too far forward.
So they look 'cab forward' like a Lamborghini vs a Ferrari.
So your 'eye' tells you the centre of gravity is in the wrong place and it shouldn't fly.
2: They adopt a different flight 'attitude' because there is no pilot's eyeline to be flown 'around'.
So they look like they're 'pointing' in the wrong direction to be flying where they're going.
3: In flight there is a lack of dynamic pilot control inputs.
So they don't look like they're being 'flown'.
4: There is no pilot's helmet visible.
So there is no perceived 'eye contact' with the pilot.
5: It's a machine. #design
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#design
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Predator in da house, yo, indeed. #design
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1) Berlin was built on a marsh. Nice soft ground; it's been filled in for 750 years now, but a swamp is still a swamp. If these people were to dump 1000 meters of fill into a flat area, there will be a greater subsidence, and foundations around the area will crack as the ground sinks. The areas that were covered by glaciers during the last ice age are still rebounding- this is the obverse of that.
2) If you build a 1000 meter mountain, will you get avalanches? Once again, if you live down the road from the newly minted Tempelhofberg, keep aware of where you children are, during the winter.
3) Does it rain much? Landslides could be a joy as well. Landslides are more deadly then the avalanches. The rubble and debris from each landslide could be added to the new mountain. Hugh Grant might be able to explain what it's like to walk up a hill but come down a mountain.
Doesn't this seem like something they'd be doing in Dubai? #theberg