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Blackbird. Pixar. iPhone. | thesephist.com

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The reinforced glass panes of the windows ripped through the thin upper atmosphere at such terrifying speed that it was hot to the touch from invisible friction against the winds. Two of the most advanced jet engines in the world roared some 50 feet behind the twin pilot seats, but neither of them could hear it: The SR-71 Blackbird flew at Mach 3.5, slicing through the air 85,000 feet above the ground like chainsaw through jello, racing the vibrations of sound its engines left in its own wake, and winning by miles.

Outside the cockpit, the air chilled to fifty degrees Fahrenheit below zero. The reinforced glass panes of the windows ripped through the thin upper atmosphere at such terrifying speed that it was hot to the touch from invisible friction against the winds. Two of the most advanced jet engines in the world roared some 50 feet behind the twin pilot seats, but neither of them could hear it: The SR-71 Blackbird flew at Mach 3.5, slicing through the air 85,000 feet above the ground like chainsaw through jello, racing the vibrations of sound its engines left in its own wake, and winning by miles. Th

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