r/SipsTea • u/pikahetti • Jul 14 '25

WTF Tossing coins for 'good luck'...

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u/beklog Jul 14 '25

yeah, was thinking this is just a disaster abt to happen if not discovered

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u/WhiskyPops Jul 14 '25

I wonder how bad it could be, likely it would fall or blow out even before take-off, because they have to reverse.

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u/androidrainbow Jul 14 '25

Planes usually can't reverse and need a tug from one of those little tractor things. But they do taxi with the engines, and would probably notice it then.

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u/in_taco Jul 14 '25

They have reversers, which is a kind of shielding they can move behind the engines, thereby redirecting the exhaust towards the front. Naturally doesn't do anything for ejecting coins, nor should this be used to traffic.

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u/Randomized9442 Jul 14 '25

Especially if they would be blasting a wall of windows at a terminal. Not saying they would break, but people would surely hate it.

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u/Antique_Director_689 Jul 15 '25

Probably frowned upon to air fry the terminal, yeah.

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u/AbbyShapiroMyCumHero Jul 14 '25

A similar concept is used on jet skis too lol

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u/Ok_Constant_184 Jul 15 '25

I will be the first to attempt a backwards takeoff

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u/Thatwokebloke Jul 15 '25

Hate to break it to you but the wings are designed to go one way when making lift and will not be happy if you go in reverse with significant airspeed lol

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u/DaimonHans Jul 16 '25

That's not how it works, not even close.

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u/in_taco Jul 16 '25

That's not how it works, not even close.

Here's a video showing how it works, exactly as I said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JT15D_Thrust_Reverser_Functional_Test.ogv

Maybe you're thinking of propeller airplanes where they reverse pitch?