737 Facts:
-The Boeing 737 was designed in 1958 and put into commission in 1965
-A 737 takes off somewhere in the world every 5 seconds
-About 1,250 737s are in the air at any time.
-Conspiracy theorists believe it was actually a 737 and not a 757 that hit the Pentagon on 9/11. (Flt 77 was a 757)
A few hours earlier I had arrived at the airport in a 2007 Ford Taurus rental car which was just as crappy as the 1987 version (which I will discuss in a future blog) and now I was sitting on a plane which has been in the air longer than I have been on the earth. After considerable deliberation, at least five minutes worth, I’ve concluded that the only progress that I have seen in my 30 years of existence is thinner TVs, heated car seats and the internet. In the last 200 years we have seen great leaps in science, engineering and standards of living; so why the sudden slowdown? Is a flying car or a supersonic train that much to ask for? Yes, and here are a few reasons why:
. . . I was about to list some data on how much we spend on weight loss, hair loss and our sorry excuse for space travel when I started watching this testosterone filled Discovery Channel program called Future Weapons. My eyes have been opened. From laser beams to robots, we have found more ways to kill people then calories in a kool-aid stand. With a $400 billion dollar a year budget the pentagon has more money then they know what to do with, they recently reported misplacing $1 Trillion. Sorry Mr. Jetson, your briefcase car is going to have to wait.
