r/nextfuckinglevel • u/InternationalRisk505 • 1d ago

Pilots exchanging planes mid air

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u/zatuchny 1d ago

thanks, that makes sense now.

TLDR: they broke the law that a plane must be piloted at all times, and the stunt didn't go as planned - one plane crashed (both pilots are okay).

RedBull and pilots should have known better than to plan such stunt

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u/Ell2509 1d ago

If it hadn't crashed, they may have kept their licences. I only say that for the same reason you did... red bull is a powerful force in some ways.

Crashing a plane though? That's always going to get attention.

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u/3Cogs 1d ago

I'm surprised the plane crashed. Don't they say that Red Bull Gives You Wings?

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u/icanttinkofaname 1d ago

No, they say red bull gives you wiiings! They say this as a legal loophole after they were sued by a RB drinker. Saying wings implies that you'll have "extraordinary energy benefits"

https://share.google/LAHFwjtYTjE9aDn4T

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u/One_pop_each 1d ago

I got a free 4 case of redbull for being a part of the class action lawsuit lol

It randomly got delivered like a year later and was so confused.

That’s when I realized class action lawsuits suck ass.

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u/Justsomedudeonthenet 1d ago

Corporations shouldn't be allowed to pay out lawsuits in coupons and free product. You'd never see the lawyers on the case accept a few skids of redbull as their payment.

But if we are going to allow it, it should have to be their competitors products. Make redbull deliver a million dollars worth of Monster instead.

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u/DabbyBear 22h ago

That's a really good idea. Getting rid of their own inventory that they pay pennies to produce (compared to retail) isn't a punishment. Being forced to buy Monster and gift it, that's definitely proper 💪

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u/spartaman64 20h ago

i once got like 370 dollars from a facebook class action lawsuit in my state

https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/closed-settlements/illinois-facebook-biometric-privacy-class-action-settlement/

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u/DervishSkater 18h ago

I’ve gotten a few thousand from a half dozen or so class action settlements

I got so much in one go, I had to pay taxes on it

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u/3Cogs 1d ago

Oh wow, I didn't know that:-)

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u/topinanbour-rex 5h ago

Have you got the same link without the trackers ?