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mahatmakanejeeves

(56,884 posts)
Sun Jan 23, 2022, 11:27 PM Jan 2022

A stowaway was found alive in a plane wheel in Amsterdam after flying more than 11 hours

Last edited Mon Jan 24, 2022, 07:21 AM - Edit history (1)

{edited to add: I'm sure the headline writer meant to say "wheel well." The story is unlikely enough as it is.}

The man had been hiding for more than 11 hours since the {plane} departed from Johannesburg, South Africa, according to a spokesperson at Schiphol airport and police.



A stowaway was found alive in a plane wheel in Amsterdam after flying more than 11 hours
The man had been hiding for more than 11 hours since the plan departed from Johannesburg, South Africa, according to a spokesperson at Schiphol airport
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A stowaway was found alive in a plane wheel in Amsterdam after flying more than 11 hours (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 OP
Wow people will go to great lengths not to have to wear a mask on board the plane Walleye Jan 2022 #1
I don't believe it dumbcat Jan 2022 #2
The BBC says it did. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #4
.... thermal long underwear ? magicarpet Jan 2022 #3
Tenacity. nt Progressive Jones Jan 2022 #5
Small detail... bluecollar2 Jan 2022 #6
Small detail... bluecollar2 Jan 2022 #7

Walleye

(30,697 posts)
1. Wow people will go to great lengths not to have to wear a mask on board the plane
Sun Jan 23, 2022, 11:29 PM
Jan 2022

Sorry Too many weird stories in the news today.

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)
6. Small detail...
Mon Jan 24, 2022, 12:14 AM
Jan 2022

No way he was in the wheel...

Inside the wheel well..maybe.

Aircraft was probably flying at 500+/- knots at 30,000 feet.

Oxygen deprivation and below freezing levels should have killed him.

Should have vs. Would have...

I trust the Beeb

Sometimes good stuff happens

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)
7. Small detail...
Mon Jan 24, 2022, 12:23 AM
Jan 2022

No way he was in the wheel...

Inside the wheel well..maybe.

Aircraft was probably flying at 500+/- knots at 30,000 feet.

Oxygen deprivation and below freezing levels should have killed him.

Should have vs. Would have...

I trust the Beeb

Sometimes good stuff happens

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