How I survived a plane crash • Hacker News Board

Re: How I survived a plane crash

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Post by entropie » Mon, Mar 26, 2012, 12:12 PM UTC

pheon wrote: post #30

seems HN has finally become reddit. what does this have anything to do with hacking, startups, or even computers.

The facts I got from the HN-discussion are very enlightening and interesting; also it was a good read. Very ok for me to see this on the frontpage.

Re: How I survived a plane crash

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Post by radarsat1 » Mon, Mar 26, 2012, 1:14 PM UTC

So, no time traveling vortex then. No polar bears. Got it.

Re: How I survived a plane crash

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Post by spullara » Mon, Mar 26, 2012, 5:04 PM UTC

cturner wrote: post #54

spullara wrote: post #11

The saddest part about this whole story is that it seems if she had searched for her mother she might have saved her. It was probably worse finding out she was still alive after the crash.

How would you get your orientation to know where the other bit of the aircraft was? It's enough of a challenge simply not to walk around in circles when you're isolated.

In the article it says she finds other victims of the crash, still strapped in their seats.

Re: How I survived a plane crash

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Post by kijin » Mon, Mar 26, 2012, 5:10 PM UTC

ovi256 wrote: post #60

MrMatters wrote: post #43

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Well, they did crash into a rain forest that was so dense she couldn't even see the planes she heard above searching for the wreckage. I imagine crashing over something like that has to be one of the safest places it can happen (not counting the survival rates post-crash).

That's what I believed too, that trees would help breaking your fall, right ? Until, one fine day, I was construction workers emptying a 20 floor building for demolition, basically throwing furniture out the window. Uhmm, thick wood doors get impaled on tree branches. Also, parachutists know to avoid landing in trees at all costs. So nope, trees don't help at all.

Maybe the type of tree makes a difference? A lot of trees we plant in North American cities have fairly rigid branches all the way to the top, and the foliage is relatively thin. I don't know what kind of trees grow in Peruvian rainforests, but I wouldn't be surprised if the branches were softer and covered with much thicker foliage, like human-sized leaves you could just slide off of.

Re: How I survived a plane crash

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Post by kyberias » Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 8:26 AM UTC

ionfish wrote: post #57

sixQuarks wrote: post #55

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Wow, that's insane. I'm surprised they never made a movie about this.

They did. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_of_Hope

Well, it is a documentary film. But a very, very good one. Herzog's films usually are.

Re: How I survived a plane crash

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Post by grandpoobah » Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 10:51 AM UTC

newman314 wrote: post #50

ender7 wrote: post #32

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Depends on the species of maggot. The good ones only eat dead flesh, effectively cleaning the wound. The bad ones eat everything.

How do you tell the difference?

You wait..

Re: How I survived a plane crash

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Post by eneveu » Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 4:54 PM UTC

kyberias wrote: post #65

ionfish wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They did. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_of_Hope

Well, it is a documentary film. But a very, very good one. Herzog's films usually are.

"Herzog was inspired to make this film as he narrowly avoided taking the same flight while he was location scouting for Aguirre, Wrath of God. His reservation was canceled due to a last minute change in itinerary."

Wow. What are the odds?