Paul Graham highlights the supersonic flight milestone of the Boom XB-1 demonstrator jet

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@endingepidemic @paulg holy , retard never witnessed an explosion.

@paulg definitely a core memory for me to be there in person!

Remember when the Boom XB-1 went supersonic? That was such an exciting day.

@vivek31337 @paulg That’s bam 💥, idiot, not boom. Learn English

I do. I also remember watching the Concorde’s last takeoff from Mexico City. My uncle was a pilot and brought me along. I was five, and I still remember how sad I felt knowing it wouldn’t fly again. Been waiting for supersonic to come back ever since. With family in the UK and Mexico, it would finally make the distance feel smaller.

@paulg Boom

@paulg I remember that, but the day I went light speed was and still is much more exciting!

@paulg Hardly. The pivot to generators is an admission that they will struggle to make an airliner.

@paulg also a beautiful machine.

@paulg I’m still very bullish on @boomsupersonic Especially with their new pivot building engines for power/electricity

@paulg What an awesome day. I can’t wait for it to be in commercial use. The future is so exciting!

@paulg it was the most viral tweet to haha

@paulg Still one of the coolest aviation moments in recent years. ✈️🔥

@paulg Looking forward to 2030 and supersonic travels

@paulg So boring we waste hours sitting in one place while traveling London to NY. I didn't believe we are in future till our travel hours become minutes.

@paulg so sad to see PG full in hype !

@paulg every time you post about Boom, I’m like damn that is a great name!

who came up with it?

@paulg Do you expect it to be a viable passenger jet as opposed to VIP transport?

@paulg Supersonic Boom XB-1? That’s 20 years of AI hype before we build a rocket. We’re still building wings.