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Re: Boeing Shares Sink on Reports of Dreamliner Fire

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Post by untog » Fri, Jul 12, 2013, 8:36 PM UTC

snowwrestler wrote: post #4

A spot check on stock price is the absolute least interesting aspect of this story. I don't even know why WSJ continues to print these kinds of stories...it's not like it is hard to keep track of Boeing's stock price.

Presumably because people read them. It has certainly been upvoted a ton here, so I have to assume there is interest.

Re: Boeing Shares Sink on Reports of Dreamliner Fire

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Post by thedrbrian » Fri, Jul 12, 2013, 8:41 PM UTC

ww520 wrote: post #20

Is it related to battery again? How did they fix it the last time? I can hear Elon Musk murmurs, "I told you so."

I wonder if you get a referral fee or some ad money from mentioning name in conjunction with lithium. Or does he appear when you say it three times.

Elon musk Elon musk

Re: Boeing Shares Sink on Reports of Dreamliner Fire

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Post by SeanDav » Fri, Jul 12, 2013, 9:12 PM UTC

The fire is probably not related to the battery as the main battery is located near the cockpit, with another in the middle of the plane. This fire seemed to have occurred near the tail.

PDF showing battery locations:

http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/commercial/airports/arff/ar...

Re: Boeing Shares Sink on Reports of Dreamliner Fire

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Post by clarky07 » Fri, Jul 12, 2013, 9:18 PM UTC

untog wrote: post #21

snowwrestler wrote: post #4

A spot check on stock price is the absolute least interesting aspect of this story. I don't even know why WSJ continues to print these kinds of stories...it's not like it is hard to keep track of Boeing's stock price.

Presumably because people read them. It has certainly been upvoted a ton here, so I have to assume there is interest.

eh I don't know. I'm the OP, and the price of Boeing's stock (at least spot price) had nothing to do with my reason for submitting it. Fire on the 787 and potential future implications were why I thought it was interesting.

Re: Boeing Shares Sink on Reports of Dreamliner Fire

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Post by ww520 » Sun, Jul 14, 2013, 6:04 AM UTC

thedrbrian wrote: post #22

ww520 wrote: post #20

Is it related to battery again? How did they fix it the last time? I can hear Elon Musk murmurs, "I told you so."

I wonder if you get a referral fee or some ad money from mentioning name in conjunction with lithium. Or does he appear when you say it three times. Elon musk Elon musk

Just to be sure, I went back into my comment history to check. I'm pretty sure this is the first time I mentioned his name or something related to lithium. I have pretty much avoided the Tesla/Elon/Lithium discussion until this point. I don't know where you got that idea about me.