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jscolon2.0: Jul 9, 2001; With great payroll, comes great disappointment.

7thBatallion posted:

Man, this is the most boring game of hide and seek ever. Let's ditch that loser and play some Street Fighter II.

Plane went down in Yoga Flame.

# ? Mar 26, 2014 22:26

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# ? May 15, 2024 08:49

K. Farb: Aug 6, 2009; I'd give you a ride, but I got Karl Farbman here.

where the plane at

# ? Mar 26, 2014 22:35

Bold Robot: Jan 6, 2009; Be brave.

K. Farb posted:

where the plane at

we right here dog

# ? Mar 26, 2014 22:43

Cthulu Carl: Apr 16, 2006

Rambling Robot posted:

OUR Maddie <3

Not my Maddie

She was selected, not elected

# ? Mar 26, 2014 22:49

WastedJoker: Oct 29, 2011; Fiery the angels fell. Deep thunder rolled around their shoulders... burning with the fires of Orc.

I'm hearing rumours search teams have found the Wings.

They're now looking for the Wongs.

# ? Mar 26, 2014 23:59

ILL ON PZONES: Oct 13, 2013

WastedJoker posted:

I'm hearing rumours search teams have found the Wings.

They're now looking for the Wongs.

They picked up the Pings last week.

# ? Mar 27, 2014 00:07

Vin BioEthanol: Jan 18, 2002; by Ralp

WastedJoker posted:

I'm hearing rumours search teams have found the Wings.

They're now looking for the Wongs.

upboat

# ? Mar 27, 2014 06:41

Yivgev: May 19, 2004; i brought my +1 ak-47

Vin BioEthanol posted:

carbon neutral.

But seriously if this radiation thing ever did get out of hand we could have nuclear powered other aircraft with big nets to catch the ghost planes and haul them up to space before they became a problem.

and then once wintertime rolls around, the net jets simply freeze to death.

# ? Mar 27, 2014 06:57

Corn Glizzy: Jun 28, 2007

Cthulu Carl posted:

Not my Maddie

She was selected, not elected

her parents ever go to prison for killing this kid?

# ? Mar 27, 2014 07:20

Rambling Robot: Sep 13, 2011; Duggar Fan Club Superstar #1 LOL

The Rage posted:

her parents ever go to prison for killing this kid?

no, because why would rich people kill their kids while on holiday, silly?

# ? Mar 27, 2014 07:41

Skipjack: Sep 11, 2007; I prefer a quiet station,
thank you.

yeah i mean dont rich people have like servants to kill their kids for them, like in downton abbey

# ? Mar 27, 2014 09:52

Rambling Robot: Sep 13, 2011; Duggar Fan Club Superstar #1 LOL

Skipjack posted:

yeah i mean dont rich people have like servants to kill their kids for them, like in downton abbey

I bet they sold OUR Maddie to the Vatican.

Why else did the Pope publicly bless OUR Maddie?

# ? Mar 27, 2014 10:27

brylcreem: Oct 29, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

It's all well and good to talk about electrical fires shorting out the communication systems and what have you, but no one has yet explained WHY the electrical system would short out. Until now.

Observe: The co-pilot wanted to play a prank on the captain and brought an electric fan on board. As we all know asian people are TERRIFIED of electric fans, so when the co-pilot turned it on, the captain panicked and pissed all over the fan.

Result: Electric short.

How's THAT for an episode of Air Disaster?!

# ? Mar 27, 2014 16:23

ILL ON PZONES: Oct 13, 2013

brylcreem posted:

It's all well and good to talk about electrical fires shorting out the communication systems and what have you, but no one has yet explained WHY the electrical system would short out. Until now.

Observe: The co-pilot wanted to play a prank on the captain and brought an electric fan on board. As we all know asian people are TERRIFIED of electric fans, so when the co-pilot turned it on, the captain panicked and pissed all over the fan.

Result: Electric short.

How's THAT for an episode of Air Disaster?!

Fans are only lethal to Koreans you racist.

# ? Mar 27, 2014 16:37

Drape Culture: Feb 9, 2010; But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.

The End.

ILL ON PZONES posted:

Fans are only lethal to Koreans you racist.

False. I know at least several Koreans who have not been killed by electric fans.

# ? Mar 27, 2014 17:02

Drunk & Ugly: Feb 10, 2003; GIMME GIMME GIMME, DON'T ASK WHAT FOR

I was searching for parachute planes after this thread and I found this lol
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/24923080/2014/03/08/plane-collides-into-skydivers-parachute-mid-air

gonna click right until your DOOM airplane and parachute man

more fun than a gif

# ? Mar 27, 2014 17:15

Evil_Greven: Feb 20, 2007; Whadda I got to,
whadda I got to do
to wake ya up?

To shake ya up,
to break the structure up!?

Oh hey, the Maldives National Defense Force figured out it wasn't a bomb.

Now they think it's likely an aircraft fire extinguisher :v:

quote:

The unknown object found in Baarah in Haa Alif Atoll of the Maldives is "very likely" to be a fire suppression bottle from an aircraft, local aviation experts said on Wednesday.

Of course, that doesn't mean it's from a downed aircraft - it could just be part of the random assload of garbage floating around in the ocean.

It's unlikely that it's from MH370, though.

# ? Mar 27, 2014 19:15

Cthulu Carl: Apr 16, 2006

Evil_Greven posted:

Oh hey, the Maldives National Defense Force figured out it wasn't a bomb.

Now they think it's likely an aircraft fire extinguisher

Of course, that doesn't mean it's from a downed aircraft - it could just be part of the random assload of garbage floating around in the ocean.

It's unlikely that it's from MH370, though.

Would they be able to determine what plane - if any - it came from?

Or are there not gigantic binders for each plane that just have the serial numbers for all their components like I'm suddenly imagining.

Because I'm picturing a comically huge binder being leafed through by a comically tiny and ancient librarian.

# ? Mar 27, 2014 19:45

Evil_Greven: Feb 20, 2007; Whadda I got to,
whadda I got to do
to wake ya up?

To shake ya up,
to break the structure up!?

As far as I'm aware, it might be buried in archives somewhere as to where this part was fitted. There are a lot of planes, and a lot of parts on each plane, though. I'm not certain that they are in an easily searchable database, though... could just be in paperwork somewhere

As long as the maintenance records were well-kept, if parts were replaced, it should theoretically be possible to track it down.

You can see where the points of failure for this system are - while it's theoretically possible, it'd be a bitch to do and not necessarily doable. Some tech crew somewhere might have hosed up. This isn't a U.S. airline, either, so who knows what their record keeping is like.

# ? Mar 27, 2014 20:01

Cthulu Carl: Apr 16, 2006

That's pretty much what I thought. Too many parts, too many planes, not enough money, time, or people.

But frankly, any system that doesn't have a dude who looks like a mini Woodhouse manhandling a cobweb covered book the size of a linebacker onto an antique wooden table is a failure of a system :colbert:

# ? Mar 27, 2014 20:07

Trixie Hardcore: Jul 1, 2006; Placeholder.

Cthulu Carl posted:

That's pretty much what I thought. Too many parts, too many planes, not enough money, time, or people.

But frankly, any system that doesn't have a dude who looks like a mini Woodhouse manhandling a cobweb covered book the size of a linebacker onto an antique wooden table is a failure of a system

There's got to be plenty of people with autism who would work on the cheap doing this exact thing.

# ? Mar 27, 2014 20:27

Cthulu Carl: Apr 16, 2006

Trixie Hardcore posted:

There's got to be plenty of people with autism who would work on the cheap doing this exact thing.

Work for cheap? They'd probably pay a monthly subscription to do it.

# ? Mar 27, 2014 20:52

James Polk: Jun 18, 2010; I was born in a farmhouse in Pineville, North Carolina

Guys! I think I saw the plane. It looked similar at least. It was over the west Atlanta area. Can anyone confirm?

# ? Mar 27, 2014 21:09

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Cthulu Carl posted:

Work for cheap? They'd probably pay a monthly subscription to do it.

in bitcoin

# ? Mar 27, 2014 21:22

Bareback Werewolf: Oct 5, 2013; ~*blessed by the algorithm*~

I saw an airplane go by in my backyard and I was like what if that's the plane, lol.

# ? Mar 27, 2014 21:55

Zogo: Jul 29, 2003

ex-CEO of Malaysia Airlines on the pilot and co-pilot and why the pilots are not to be blamed: "I knew them. They were good Muslims!"

Apparently he's not familiar with the demonization.

# ? Mar 27, 2014 22:56

myshl0ng: Feb 19, 2011; ooh, i've been a bad little poster!

Zogo posted:

They were good Muslims!

lol

# ? Mar 27, 2014 23:01

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

Evil_Greven posted:

As far as I'm aware, it might be buried in archives somewhere as to where this part was fitted. There are a lot of planes, and a lot of parts on each plane, though. I'm not certain that they are in an easily searchable database, though... could just be in paperwork somewhere

As long as the maintenance records were well-kept, if parts were replaced, it should theoretically be possible to track it down.

You can see where the points of failure for this system are - while it's theoretically possible, it'd be a bitch to do and not necessarily doable. Some tech crew somewhere might have hosed up. This isn't a U.S. airline, either, so who knows what their record keeping is like.

The airline would most likely rely on Boeing, which would have a database with part numbers for each airframe. Also Malaysian airlines isn't a central/south American fly-by-night operation that uses old DC-10's that are a week past their expiration date either. They are a reputable airline with a very modern fleet and in their 41 year history have only had 6 incidents, none of which were due to poor maintenance, only three (this one included) involving fatalities, one of which was due to terrorists.

It's pretty amazing how the media has been bending over backwards trying to somehow fault the airline or the captain, when we know absolutely nothing so far.

# ? Mar 27, 2014 23:43

dex_sda: Oct 11, 2012

ILL ON PZONES posted:

Fans are only lethal to Koreans you racist.

john lennon

# ? Mar 27, 2014 23:52

Big Beef City: Aug 15, 2013

Apparently the government came out today and said they have a bunch of information but it can't be released to the public.
Oh. Cool. Because WHY WOULD YOU EVEN SAY ANYTHING?

# ? Mar 27, 2014 23:58

maxidious: Sep 25, 2007; Meh

Big Beef City posted:

Apparently the government came out today and said they have a bunch of information but it can't be released to the public.
Oh. Cool. Because WHY WOULD YOU EVEN SAY ANYTHING?

Have you been living under a rock, Ted Turner sold CNN to Malaysia last year for lifetime unlimited trips on Malaysian Airlines.

# ? Mar 28, 2014 00:55

Bubble-T: Dec 26, 2004; You know, I've got a funny feeling I've seen this all before.

brylcreem posted:

It's all well and good to talk about electrical fires shorting out the communication systems and what have you, but no one has yet explained WHY the electrical system would short out. Until now.

Observe: The co-pilot wanted to play a prank on the captain and brought an electric fan on board. As we all know asian people are TERRIFIED of electric fans, so when the co-pilot turned it on, the captain panicked and pissed all over the fan.

Result: Electric short.

How's THAT for an episode of Air Disaster?!

We already know it was jizz on the controls though

# ? Mar 28, 2014 02:38