565
Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations (abcnews.go.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
276 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 37 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Nothing cheaper than using the military, no siree. What's the going rate for toilet seats at the Pentagon these days?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 8 child comments
    •
  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The whole toilet seat thing is as misunderstood. If the Air force needs a new toilet seat for one of it's jets, and that jet isn't in production anymore, and you can't just go to homedepot for aircraft parts, then you have to order a bespoke seat.

    Now setting up the tooling for an injection molded plastic seat, only to produce a limited run, maybe in the dozens, $10,000 per seat is a reasonable price.

    I'm sure the Pentagon buys toilet seats at the regular price. The interesting thing about Pentagon bathrooms is that it has double the number it needs because of segregation.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Wait till you see how much Boeing charges for soap dispensers

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
    •
  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    In fairness, they can't just pop down to the hardware store and use one of those soap dispensers, since the changes in air pressure at altitude would cause them to leak all their contents or pop.

    The average dispenser is basically two one-way valves, and a flexible tube you compress to squeeze it out (or a bottle with a pump). Everything inside would be forced out by the lower air pressure.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
    •
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    What planes are you flying on that aren't pressurized?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Planes don't maintain sea-level atmospheric pressure the whole time. That's why your ears pop in-flight.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    They barely ever do. Only when landing to an airport at sea level. Upon take off, the cabin pressure is gradually increased until the regulatory 8000 ft, which is maintained majority of the flight.

    You experience the same pressure changes while driving in the mountains, with the good ol' ear popping.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent