I know it’s a reference to that one story with the fast plane, but that one takes a long time to explain. I think their explanation makes as much sense as it can in one paragraph.
“Tower, can we get a speed check?” another user joked, referencing a frequently posted meme referencing the SR-71 spy jet. (For the curious, the ISS orbits the Earth at a ground speed of 17,100 mph, while an average passenger jet travels at around 500 to 700 mph , depending on conditions.)
It’s the “whoosh” of providing the additional context as though it were getting to the real heart of the joke that makes it look bad, and simply linking to that copypasta comment like they did to the one above it would have helped.
The “article” “author” completely misunderstood the “tower, can I get a speed check” joke
I know it’s a reference to that one story with the fast plane, but that one takes a long time to explain. I think their explanation makes as much sense as it can in one paragraph.
It’s the “whoosh” of providing the additional context as though it were getting to the real heart of the joke that makes it look bad, and simply linking to that copypasta comment like they did to the one above it would have helped.