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[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 203 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

It seems crazy that a company that's only really known for cars, motorbikes, tuning forks, heat pumps, brake pads, pens, tractors, fertilizer, display panels, outboard motors, pneumatic systems, oil tankers, furniture, locomotives, bricks, solar panels, ATVs, generators, hot air balloons, dinghies, hydrogen fuel cells, submarines, crop dusters, jet engines, cultivators, hedge trimmers, lawnmowers, precision optics and robots would suddenly pivot to rockets.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 83 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's almost like they're an engineering company.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 month ago
[–] 01189998819991197253 70 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Don't forget, one the sleekest airplanes to ever exist.

[–] drsilverworm@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

N420HA. Not sure if that's the model or the plane's license plate but either way hell yeah

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah, tail numbers are a lot like license plates.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

N420HA = and 420 hah

I bet it's high af rn

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Isn't that Yamaha? Or is Honda the same?

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

None of these answers are wrong.

Pretty sure we had CRTs in highschool, back when I was a teen many years ago that were Kia brand... IIRC.

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yamaha is definitely in tune with the music. I never remember which is which, but their logo is tuning forks and depending on the product the tuning forks can extend past the circle. I think their motorcycles have it extending past.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm a huge fan of Yamaha guitars. Great workmanship at a very affordable price, and if you buy used you can get them super cheap. My best guitar, an FG730S, which plays and sounds as good as any expensive gourmet brands, was only $102 at auction. I even bought another one as a backup. Used Yamaha guitars are the best deal on the market.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

It says Honda right on the side of the engine.

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

No, they're the playing card company.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

To be fair to Honda, they are doing what is expected of any companies in a capitalist system, actually innovate and diversify in order to remain competitive. Most other companies would rather stick to their traditional products and services, even if those products and services are written on the wall that they are becoming obsolete.

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 14 points 1 month ago

Incredible. What a great comment.

[–] ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The impressive part is that they are also known for being reliable, there are the occasional issues, but overall very trustworthy products.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Like how the 2018-2021 Honda Civics shipped with non functioning AC because they used the wrong type of refrigerant? They’ve also trained dealerships to deny the warranty!

It’s been in the 90s all week - I risk heat stroke in my fucking car going to work!

[–] simbico@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Also a very capable downhill bike that was using a gearbox well before it got popular Honda RN-01 G-cross

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's actually interesting how similar rockets and jet engines are. You could think of a rocket as a jet (or sometimes two jet engines) where the afterburner is always on and the air intake is replaced by an O2 tank..

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

a rocket is a wingless airplane IMO

Edit: with oxygen tanks, as you said.