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Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance of flight MH370? (2021)

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Re: Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance of flight MH370? (2021)

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

_Adam wrote: post #118

> ... reaches up and flips the pressurization switch, cutting off bleed air to the cabin. The airplane rapidly begins to depressurize ... I cannot believe that a "kill everyone" switch actually exists, and if it really does this seems like a bug. Especially because not hitting the switch would also kill everyone.

There's many "kill everyone" switches in most vehicles; this is why people get training and screening before being allowed to operate one. It's not foolproof, but there is no such thing as foolproof transport.

Re: Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance of flight MH370? (2021)

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

swyx wrote: post #274

apparently Ocean Infinity, the private salvage search company mentioned in the article that spent millions on a "no find no fee" search for MH370 is committing to doing it again this or next year: https://www.reddit.com/r/MH370/comments/t85bdv/ocean_infinit... how exactly do these guys fund themselves? this must be a horrendously expensive enterprise and fairly infrequent at that.

There's a lot of people with a lot of money who look for ventures to invest into; some build schools or affordable housing, some buy artwork, some set up charities for tax dodging reasons, and others will invest in a company like this which will get customers calling them nonstop if they find the plane.

I mean the article mentioned this company spent "millions" on the search. There's people that earn millions per day by doing nothing or sending a tweet. There's tons of money out there, it's just allocated poorly.

Re: Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance of flight MH370? (2021)

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Post by Eisenstein »

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #452
swyx wrote: post #274

apparently Ocean Infinity, the private salvage search company mentioned in the article that spent millions on a "no find no fee" search for MH370 is committing to doing it again this or next year: https://www.reddit.com/r/MH370/comments/t85bdv/ocean_infinit... how exactly do these guys fund themselves? this must be a horrendously expensive enterprise and fairly infrequent at that.

There's a lot of people with a lot of money who look for ventures to invest into; some build schools or affordable housing, some buy artwork, some set up charities for tax dodging reasons, and others will invest in a company like this which will get customers calling them nonstop if they find the plane. I mean the article mentioned this company spent "millions" on the search. There's people that earn millions per day…

Yeah, 'millions' to a company with 8 autonomous submarines each equipped with long-range sonar is probably not much at all. The crew is probably paid anyway, might as well use them for something.

Re: Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance of flight MH370? (2021)

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Post by FearlessNebula »

nadow wrote: post #177

one of the best long-form articles i've ever read on this was "Goodnight Malaysian 370" by William Langewiesche in the atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/mh370-m...

I think you mixed up the headline with this one? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/17/good-night-mal...

Re: Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance of flight MH370? (2021)

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Post by jascination »

andrewaylett wrote: post #423
loeg wrote: post #420

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're even aware that Fahrenheit exists, this might be a thing you know. For example, my country mostly uses Fahrenheit but I know that freezing in Celsius is zero, because I attended school as a child.

Nope, fairly sure it was never mentioned in school. But in any case, that's a while ago now and I don't think I've ever had a need to use Fahrenheit except for reading US articles where they almost invariably also put Celsius. I know that 100°F is something close to 37°C, and I'll probably not forget 32°F for a while now. But it's fairly useless trivia as far as every day life goes.

Yeah ignore that guy, I'm from Australia and we never learnt squat about Fahrenheit in school. The only things I know are from trying to google conversions when they're mentioned in movies.

Re: Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance of flight MH370? (2021)

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Post by wlonkly »

Symbiote wrote: post #186
thriftwy wrote: post #151

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This story has been going around the world for 50 years, and in different variations. According to some sources, the first time it appeared in a publication in USA in 1958, in the professional magazine "Meat and Game" of the California Associations of Game Producers (proven fact). The authenticity of the story, however, is questionable. The FAA has at its disposal a unique device for measuring the strength of aircraf…

I realise it's a joke, but I think a high speed train can probably withstand a frozen chicken at speed. They would need some defence against vandals throwing rocks, and weight isn't a problem. This paper shows test impacts of a 1kg steel hemisphere, which damage the windscreen but don't shatter it. http://koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO201336447756524.page

Assume a hemispherical chicken...

Re: Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance of flight MH370? (2021)

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Post by return_to_monke »

zokier wrote: post #381
return_to_monke wrote: post #378

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what I don't understand is: if the plane could make contact with the satellite, why aren't there automated systems in place to send location info through that channel? can someone explain?

From tfa > In the interest of knowing where every plane is at all times, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) began requiring that all airliners manufactured after the 1st of January 2021 include autonomous tracking devices that broadcast their location once per minute.

sorry, missed that.
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