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Science - Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by chemgator, Sep 2, 2023.

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  1. Sep 2, 2023 #1
    chemgator

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    Science may finally have a solution to the location of flight 370 from Malaysia Airlines, which crashed somewhere in the Indian Ocean. USF scientists believe that chemical analysis of barnacles attached to the wreckage that washed ashore could lead to determining where the plane rests in the ocean.

    I'm a little skeptical, because the information that would be revealed is only the water temperature of the ocean where the plane crashed. It would reveal an approximate latitude, and that latitude is going to be affected by ocean currents, depth of the water, and other factors.

    Shells could help find lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: Scientists

     
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    That whole event was so odd!
     
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    There is a decent documentary on it on Netflix. I think the only thing that documentary leaves me sure of is something intentional and bizarre happened to the flight, and it puts forth a bunch of theories ranging from plausible to wacky.
     
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    I always thought the pilots passed out. Kind of like that golfers plane ✈️
     
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    There was some weird stuff that happened, there seems to be an agreement the transponders were turned off intentionally, and that's about the least of weirdness.
     
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    Maybe I should watch the documentary.
     
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    It was pretty good.
     
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    The weirdest part to me was the fact that the pilot had practiced taking this flight over the Indian Ocean on a simulator at home not long before the incident happened. Some investigators questioned whether it was a suicide attempt or an attempt to take the plane to another destination.
     
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    I am surprised that our residents conspiracy theorists haven't figured out a way to blame the vaccine
     
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  10. Sep 3, 2023 #10
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    Or Trump.
     
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    Where do you think Trump got Trump Force One?
     
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    He also deleted the records off his computer, but they were recovered....
     
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    It's actually pretty good. I still take the pilot intentionally did it as most the plausible. But the documentary adds some stuff that makes you scratch your head with coverup type things.
     
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    After reading your post, I watched the Netflix doc today. Fascinating! What was most interesting was the Florida woman's satellite images showing debris in the South China Sea. The doc never explained why she wasn't taken seriously. In any event, it seems it went down in the Southern Indian Ocean. The why is the mystery. I don't buy the suggestion we shot it down in order to keep sensitive cargo out of Chinese hands.
     
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    You think Trump got the Colonial Air Force involved?
     
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    To me there was never a question that it went down in the middle of nowhere by the pilot. However the one guy finding almost all the debris (not much but…) in a centralized location is what throws up conspiracy stuff for me…

    It was a fascinating documentary!
     
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    I have never heard the "sensitive cargo" theory before. What sensitive cargo could Malaysia possibly have? They aren't exactly a world leader in technology. The country is 95% jungle and palm oil plantations, and 4% open-pit mines (1% Kuala Lumpur). The only sensitive airplane cargo that has ever come out of Malaysia is durian (a really stinky fruit). I would think we would want durian in Chinese hands, to keep it out of our hands. And if the U.S. did decide to shoot down the airplane full of durian, why would it take so long, requiring the pilot to reverse course and be chased thousands of miles? Were we trying to shoot the plane down with spitballs? Were we using WWII aircraft?
     
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    Not likely if the transponders were turned off. And a plane on auto-pilot normally flies only a straight line until it runs out of fuel. This plane was making all kinds of maneuvers after it made its U-turn and before it headed out to sea over the Indian Ocean. It was almost like the co-pilot realized something was up, and a fight broke out, or the pilot was intentionally flying through narrow areas that were not covered by radar. While the plane was making these maneuvers, presumably the pilot had the opportunity to broadcast the problems he was having.
     
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  19. Sep 4, 2023 #19
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    It wasn’t specified who was sending it, but some third party was sending it through Malaysia to China. It was apparently some sensitive, state of the art electronic equipment. The cargo was accompanied to the plane by guards, which was unusual. It was the basis for one of three theories about what happened to the plane.
     
  20. Sep 4, 2023 #20
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    That was one theory, but everyone who knew him couldn’t imagine it was him, and there didn’t appear to be a motive. On the other hand, it was determined that he did a simulation where a plane went south into the Indian Ocean until it ran out of fuel, which is what many think happened.

    It’s going on 10 years, and they’re still not sure where that plane is and what happened. I tend to agree with you. The absence of any meaningful debris despite searches by hundreds over several years is curious though.
     
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