▲ 274 ▼ 127 degrees: Heat record shattered in Death Valley, with high temperature of 130 in forecast (abc7.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 51 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] LostXOR@fedia.io 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago I've worked in 120° heat and it's not fun. Especially when you go back in the truck and it's 140° and the "cooling fan" just turns the truck to a convection oven. permalink fedilink source parent [–] return2ozma@lemmy.world [S] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children) I once flew out of Phoenix and they delayed the flight because it was 117°F. They said it was too hot for the plane to take off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) Air's too thin, can't get enough lift. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] return2ozma@lemmy.world [S] 13 points 2 years ago Yeah when it finally was ready for takeoff I was like... Are you sure? Nervous as hell haha permalink fedilink source parent [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And the engines can’t make the power. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago The three H's that are dangerous for flying: Hot Humid Height (altitude) All three affect the air density and can be extremely dangerous to fly in. permalink fedilink source parent [–] northendtrooper@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Ah the Ole hair dryer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago I've worked in 120° heat and it's not fun. Especially when you go back in the truck and it's 140° and the "cooling fan" just turns the truck to a convection oven. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world [S] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children) I once flew out of Phoenix and they delayed the flight because it was 117°F. They said it was too hot for the plane to take off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) Air's too thin, can't get enough lift. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] return2ozma@lemmy.world [S] 13 points 2 years ago Yeah when it finally was ready for takeoff I was like... Are you sure? Nervous as hell haha permalink fedilink source parent [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And the engines can’t make the power. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago The three H's that are dangerous for flying: Hot Humid Height (altitude) All three affect the air density and can be extremely dangerous to fly in. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) Air's too thin, can't get enough lift. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] return2ozma@lemmy.world [S] 13 points 2 years ago Yeah when it finally was ready for takeoff I was like... Are you sure? Nervous as hell haha permalink fedilink source parent [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And the engines can’t make the power. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world [S] 13 points 2 years ago Yeah when it finally was ready for takeoff I was like... Are you sure? Nervous as hell haha permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And the engines can’t make the power. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago The three H's that are dangerous for flying: Hot Humid Height (altitude) All three affect the air density and can be extremely dangerous to fly in. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] northendtrooper@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Ah the Ole hair dryer. permalink fedilink source parent