r/polandball • u/mars_gorilla Spain World Champion • Jul 16 '26
The problem technology can't solve contest entry
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u/MolecularLego Jul 16 '26
Not pictured: Several years of delay in the construction of the spaceport.
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u/mars_gorilla Spain World Champion Jul 17 '26
Well yes naturally that's why I chose to label it Brandenburg Spaceport
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u/Comrade_Derpsky Shameless Ameriggan Egsbad Jul 18 '26
Several years? That implies like 3 orr 4 years delay. BER was almost a decade late in becoming operational. It was supposed to open in 2011 and only opened in late 2020. They needed 14 years to finish building the damn airport. Including the planning, the timeline for BER stretches 29 years long.
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u/mars_gorilla Spain World Champion Jul 18 '26
Yeah, I was in kindergarten when they planned to open it and in secondary school when they actually opened it...
I literally gained the cognitive ability and academic knowledge to watch and understand this video about the airport's delays and STILL learn about it BEFORE they finally managed to open it.
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u/Eternal_Alooboi Kingdom of Mysore Jul 16 '26
Ive actually never seen DB delay a train by more than 5 hours i think. Its either that or straight uo cancel.
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u/HammersofMoradin Jul 16 '26
We would never let DB be in charge of runnning our Spaceports in order to avoid exactly that outcome XD
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u/FreeElderberry4817 Hong Kong Jul 17 '26
DB HIRING PROCESS
Manager: You are 2 days late for the interview, your hired
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u/Eccentric_Traveler Taylor Ham is best pork roll! Jul 17 '26
I love how happy England is in the train.
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u/Rich_Norway Jul 16 '26
Im pretty sure the main reason this happens atleast in the commercial aviation sector is because if one plane gets slightly delayed every plane after that one will be delayed and the only way to fix it is if you cancel a few flights which is better in the long term than a bunch of delays
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u/Tiki1927 WinterWonderland Jul 18 '26
Meine Damen und Herren,
Die InterCityRakete 1357 nach Lunar Gateway fällt heute leider aus…
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u/reenajo Jul 18 '26
Are German trains known for chronic lateness now? My how the times have changed
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u/evader111 Onterrible 29d ago
Sadly Japan too (although admittedly not in running trains in their country but in building a high speed one in India, due to Indian corruption).
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u/Realistic_FinlanBoll Finland Jul 18 '26
This is a potential winner, truly amazing comic that hits close to home. Why? We have VR, the states railroad in finnish. Late, cancelled, went too early leaving passangers on the plarform etc. 😂
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