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jeff47

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31. :facepalm:

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 03:18 PM

Mar 2015

You should stop listening to that person. He or she is about as wrong as the person who claimed space travel is impossible due to time dilation.

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Searchers find empty second 'black box' from doomed German jetliner that killed 150, including 2 Ame [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 2015 OP

That is so weird titaniumsalute Mar 2015 #1

Hopefully this isn't another frozen pitot tube/instrumentation gone awry issue. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #4

Like a movie weird AngryAmish Mar 2015 #10

So sad. Makes one suspect foul play without additional information AllyCat Mar 2015 #2

Not likely. It means the plane augured into the mountain at full speed. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #3

I thought they would be indestructible. The Stranger Mar 2015 #7

Nothing is "indestructible" Kelvin Mace Mar 2015 #9

I thought they would be designed to . . . . The Stranger Mar 2015 #11

Nope, 310 mph Kelvin Mace Mar 2015 #12

I see The Stranger Mar 2015 #15

Most likely we will see full, real-time upload of all data from the planes to a central monitoring AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #19

Since the vast majority of crashes are on take off and landing when speeds are much lower hack89 Mar 2015 #13

Cool The Stranger Mar 2015 #14

I do think that with modern technology we can build better recorders hack89 Mar 2015 #16

It's an expensive undertaking. Not only does it have to survive the crash, but it has to be AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #17

That's why remote real time monitoring might be the solution hack89 Mar 2015 #23

I think so as well. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #25

That is the promise of black boxes. tridim Mar 2015 #27

I haven't seen photos of a discernable impact B2G Mar 2015 #8

True. Just seems strange there was no contact AllyCat Mar 2015 #34

Unfortunately, it appears my fear was not off the mark. AllyCat Mar 2015 #47

Yep, sucks. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #48

question grasswire Mar 2015 #5

At flight level or 8,000 ft? Or ground level? Agschmid Mar 2015 #6

Not likely considering they were over the Alps. Angleae Mar 2015 #44

So the memory card is on that mountain somewhere bigworld Mar 2015 #18

Assuming it was in there in the first place. nt B2G Mar 2015 #20

Rationally, what would lead anyone to assume it's not there? LanternWaste Mar 2015 #30

Potentially, or as likely, pieces or ashes of that memory card. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #22

There's a pretty good description of the box and cards here bigworld Mar 2015 #21

The BBC articles says the 2nd black box hasn't been found. nt B2G Mar 2015 #32

Geneva- Hadron collider maindawg Mar 2015 #24

Ugh. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #26

Sounds like you could get a job at CNN... PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #29

CNN's MH370 expert says Vladimir Putin ordered special forces to steal MH370 jakeXT Mar 2015 #41

:facepalm: jeff47 Mar 2015 #31

Three little problems jmowreader Mar 2015 #33

Problem 4: It crashed ~140 miles before it got to Geneva Thor_MN Mar 2015 #36

Problem 5... jmowreader Mar 2015 #38

ok maindawg Mar 2015 #39

Leave it to Fox News to confuse "audio file" with "audiophile". DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2015 #28

First thing I spotted! BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #35

AUTOCORRECT IS NEVER WRONG. NEVAR! AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #37

A detachable memory card in the flight recorder? Angleae Mar 2015 #40

Maybe they'll find the Quick Access Recorder jakeXT Mar 2015 #42

This assumes the plane had one to begin with. Angleae Mar 2015 #45

This is going to feed conspiracy theories. PersonNumber503602 Mar 2015 #43

The empty recorder has been scrapped, but the article now contains Snowden's old employer Booz Allen jakeXT Mar 2015 #46