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		poulpy123 on April 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Space Elevator Things I learned here: - butterfly can fly crazily high (3500m) - You can find Pterodactyls and wild Yaks higher than a cessna - a vulture can fly higher than a passenger plane (regular altitude)

AdrianB1 on April 21, 2023 | [–]

The Cessna part is wrong, I can reach over 4000 m in one. The only problems are lack of pressurization and the quantity of fuel to burn to get there, not actually reaching it. In a good day (cold weather, air more dense) it can get even higher.

jrootabega on April 21, 2023 | [–]

If this is true, I predict we will find LeVar Burtons at 7000m.

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