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Re: UA flight – 'turn Bluetooth off or we're turning around'

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Post by gizmo686 »

ai_slop_hater wrote: post #17
netsharc wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Man, looking forward to hear the phrase of "out of abundance of caution". What a fucking stupid overdose of caution and CYA. Would an actual bomber actually name their device "Bomb"? Chances are, not. Is the broadcast a "bomb threat"? If so, does it disappear if the device is switched off? And if the continued broadcast is perceived to be an active threat, and it persisted even after they turned around, at what point…

Do real bombs have bluetooth?

The type of bomb people worry about for airplanes typically are not built to code.

They do need to have some form of dedinator, and tying that detonator to a Bluetooth control seems like a design that someone might come up with.

Re: UA flight – 'turn Bluetooth off or we're turning around'

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Post by bugewwevt »

netsharc wrote: post #13
anonym00se1 wrote: post #9

"Wife is on the plane. Guy had a speaker named bomb. He just confessed to it. He said he named it forever ago and forgot about it. He’s 16 years old. Wife’s friend is sitting next to him as they are questioning him."

Man, looking forward to hear the phrase of "out of abundance of caution". What a fucking stupid overdose of caution and CYA. Would an actual bomber actually name their device "Bomb"? Chances are, not. Is the broadcast a "bomb threat"? If so, does it disappear if the device is switched off? And if the continued broadcast is perceived to be an active threat, and it persisted even after they turned around, at what point…

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Re: UA flight – 'turn Bluetooth off or we're turning around'

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Post by LoganDark »

bombcar wrote: post #5
bigyabai wrote: post #2

They certainly did turn around: https://www.flightradar24.com/UAL236/

According to the thead they squawked 7700 so this wasn’t just a “fuck it we’re going back” this was a full blown “we’re declaring emergency, roll all the shit.” I wonder if there’s Bluetooth interference or if they’re suspicious of something else.

It was a Bluetooth speaker named "bomb" in the cargo. Really stupid shit on the part of whichever passenger owned it. Even in general, you don't just leave devices powered on in your luggage, but especially not if they are called "bomb".

Re: UA flight – 'turn Bluetooth off or we're turning around'

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Post by victorbjorklund »

netsharc wrote: post #13
anonym00se1 wrote: post #9

"Wife is on the plane. Guy had a speaker named bomb. He just confessed to it. He said he named it forever ago and forgot about it. He’s 16 years old. Wife’s friend is sitting next to him as they are questioning him."

Man, looking forward to hear the phrase of "out of abundance of caution". What a fucking stupid overdose of caution and CYA. Would an actual bomber actually name their device "Bomb"? Chances are, not. Is the broadcast a "bomb threat"? If so, does it disappear if the device is switched off? And if the continued broadcast is perceived to be an active threat, and it persisted even after they turned around, at what point…

I mean you could make the argument that a real bomber wouldn’t make a bomb threat either

Re: UA flight – 'turn Bluetooth off or we're turning around'

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Post by victorbjorklund »

lumiukko wrote: post #14
anonym00se1 wrote: post #9

"Wife is on the plane. Guy had a speaker named bomb. He just confessed to it. He said he named it forever ago and forgot about it. He’s 16 years old. Wife’s friend is sitting next to him as they are questioning him."

and he didn't think to turn off his speaker after the flight crew requested all BT devices to be turned off repeatedly? or was it one of those in-ear headphones that are borderline impossible to turn off when outside of their case?

It was in the luggage compartment. Even if he had thought about it he probably would not.

Re: UA flight – 'turn Bluetooth off or we're turning around'

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Post by Cyan488 »

victorbjorklund wrote: post #25
lumiukko wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

and he didn't think to turn off his speaker after the flight crew requested all BT devices to be turned off repeatedly? or was it one of those in-ear headphones that are borderline impossible to turn off when outside of their case?

It was in the luggage compartment. Even if he had thought about it he probably would not.

I wonder if the speaker had built in lithium batteries too.

Re: UA flight – 'turn Bluetooth off or we're turning around'

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Post by frumiousirc »

gizmo686 wrote: post #21
ai_slop_hater wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do real bombs have bluetooth?

The type of bomb people worry about for airplanes typically are not built to code. They do need to have some form of dedinator, and tying that detonator to a Bluetooth control seems like a design that someone might come up with.

> They do need to have some form of dedinator

And some dedotaded wam.

Re: UA flight – 'turn Bluetooth off or we're turning around'

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Post by Wowfunhappy »

LoganDark wrote: post #23
bombcar wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

According to the thead they squawked 7700 so this wasn’t just a “fuck it we’re going back” this was a full blown “we’re declaring emergency, roll all the shit.” I wonder if there’s Bluetooth interference or if they’re suspicious of something else.

It was a Bluetooth speaker named "bomb" in the cargo. Really stupid shit on the part of whichever passenger owned it. Even in general, you don't just leave devices powered on in your luggage, but especially not if they are called "bomb".

Well, the passenger was reportedly a 16 year old. They are not generally known for being the most intelligent.

Re: UA flight – 'turn Bluetooth off or we're turning around'

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Post by [deleted] »

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #28
LoganDark wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was a Bluetooth speaker named "bomb" in the cargo. Really stupid shit on the part of whichever passenger owned it. Even in general, you don't just leave devices powered on in your luggage, but especially not if they are called "bomb".

Well, the passenger was reportedly a 16 year old. They are not generally known for being the most intelligent.

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Re: UA flight – 'turn Bluetooth off or we're turning around'

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Post by bombcar »

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #28
LoganDark wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was a Bluetooth speaker named "bomb" in the cargo. Really stupid shit on the part of whichever passenger owned it. Even in general, you don't just leave devices powered on in your luggage, but especially not if they are called "bomb".

Well, the passenger was reportedly a 16 year old. They are not generally known for being the most intelligent.

Hey! When I was 16 I was the smartest to ever live!

Apparently something happened afterwards …

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