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rocket_man38
Jan 23, 2006

My life is a barrel o' fun!!
So why is the US Navy not helping out much? Are we too good to help?

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James Polk
Jun 18, 2010

I was born in a farmhouse in Pineville, North Carolina

amityville anus posted:

I need Chinatown's opinion on that he really knows his poo poo

I'm getting second hand reports from Mr. China Town that the plane is in fact gone, man.

house of the dad
Jul 4, 2005

they shouldn't have found the plane. as long as the plane wasn't found the people weren't dead. now that the plane is found, they are definitely dead. thanks for killing them. gently caress you. sometimes you should just let these things go brainiacs

Tiny Timbs
Sep 6, 2008

Pekinduck posted:

haha someone illegally dumping old black boxes in the ocean has to be a possibility right?

I bought my black box spoofer off of Thinkgeek to annoy my coworkers and international search parties!

Finnin
Mar 25, 2014

by Ralp

gigawhite posted:

they shouldn't have found the plane. as long as the plane wasn't found the people weren't dead. now that the plane is found, they are definitely dead. thanks for killing them. gently caress you. sometimes you should just let these things go brainiacs

I'm pretty sure the reality of them being dead has nothing to do with whether or not their bodies are discovered. :smuggo:

BIG NORTH
Jul 7, 2007

I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE DEAN
It's gone guys.

Armitage
Aug 16, 2005

"Mathman's not here." "Oh? Where is he?" "He's in the Mathroom."

mstrkrft posted:

It's gone guys.

waiting on confirmation from China Town before I can believe it

etalian
Mar 20, 2006

gigawhite posted:

they shouldn't have found the plane. as long as the plane wasn't found the people weren't dead. now that the plane is found, they are definitely dead. thanks for killing them. gently caress you. sometimes you should just let these things go brainiacs

pro-click:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5ROoNT7-ZI

Sponge Baathist
Jan 30, 2010

by FactsAreUseless

Armitage posted:

waiting on confirmation from Chinatown before I can believe it

DEAR RICHARD
Feb 5, 2009

IT'S TIME FOR MY TOOLS
Finding the black box doesn't exactly prove that we've found the plane

James Polk
Jun 18, 2010

I was born in a farmhouse in Pineville, North Carolina

DEAR RICHARD posted:

Finding the black box doesn't exactly prove that we've found the plane

The pilots chucked the black box out the window shortly after turning off the transponders.

Rad Russian
Aug 15, 2007

Soviet Power Supreme!

James Polk posted:

The pilots chucked the black box out the window shortly after turning off the transponders.

Then they also sawed off the RR engines that had satellite pings into the ocean, and coasted the plane to a secret island.

ethanol
Jul 13, 2007



rocket_man38 posted:

So why is the US Navy not helping out much? Are we too good to help?

Things the us navy does:

1.cruise around and look threatening
2.sit around and play halo
3. Occasionally drill
4. Complain

There's simply not enough time to do all these things and help other countries find people lost at sea

James Polk
Jun 18, 2010

I was born in a farmhouse in Pineville, North Carolina

Rad Russian posted:

Then they also sawed off the RR engines that had satellite pings into the ocean, and coasted the plane to a secret island.

I bet everyone on that plane is tossing back margaritas and having a good laugh at how they pranked us good.

James Polk
Jun 18, 2010

I was born in a farmhouse in Pineville, North Carolina
Just kidding they're all dead and being eaten by fish at the bottom of the ocean.

FlamingLiberal
Jan 18, 2009

Would you like to play a game?



ethanol posted:

Things the us navy does:

1.cruise around and look threatening
2.sit around and play halo
3. Occasionally drill
4. Complain

There's simply not enough time to do all these things and help other countries find people lost at sea
You forgot:

5. Homoerotic volleyball games

brylcreem
Oct 29, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
Guys, I found out what happened to the plane!

There were three scientists on board, that together had built The Ultimate Weapon (tm). The Future took them out of time to put them on trial for the crime of destroying Earth. In the Future. The sentence was to remain indefintely frozen in time for all eternity.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054881/reference

(Seriously, it's eerie how this movie lines up with MH370 - the ground loses contact with the plane, four hours after their arrival-time goes by, they're declared lost and then a massive, unprecedented search gets underway).

Just saw it on Netflix US, it's an easy 1 hour and 10 minutes!

http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_Flight_That_Disappeared/70147182

Facebook Aunt
Oct 4, 2008

wiggle wiggle




gigawhite posted:

they shouldn't have found the plane. as long as the plane wasn't found the people weren't dead. now that the plane is found, they are definitely dead. thanks for killing them. gently caress you. sometimes you should just let these things go brainiacs

It's okay, China can just make some replacement people. They have lots!

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

myshl0ng posted:

Why not build some machine that can see underwater really well. Kinda obvious no, loving useless scientists doing nothing

We need security cameras covering every inch of the ocean floor.

ethanol posted:

Things the us navy does:

1.cruise around and look threatening
2.sit around and play halo
3. Occasionally drill
4. Complain

There's simply not enough time to do all these things and help other countries find people lost at sea

This commercial told me that the US Navy is "infinitely more courageous than most" and a "global force for good." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmuuVGrQIVU

Cole
Nov 24, 2004

DUNSON'D
real talk why does the US give such a poo poo about a missing foreign plane

Snowcow
Oct 17, 2007

Why not?

Cole
Nov 24, 2004

DUNSON'D

Snowcow posted:

Why not?

because who cares

Facebook Aunt
Oct 4, 2008

wiggle wiggle




Cole posted:

real talk why does the US give such a poo poo about a missing foreign plane

It is a mystery. Everyone loves a good mystery. The fact that few important/white people are involved lets us speculate without dragging in american politics bullshit.

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Cole posted:

real talk why does the US give such a poo poo about a missing foreign plane

People like mystery novels. If the plane crashed on land the US media would've been like: "That's a big explosion! Three souls lost :911: "

Snowcow
Oct 17, 2007

Cole posted:

because who cares

People who aren't as isolationist as you I guess.

James Polk
Jun 18, 2010

I was born in a farmhouse in Pineville, North Carolina

Cole posted:

because who cares

Realpost knowing how it went down helps identify ways to fix airplane procedures/mechanics so more planes don't do the same thing

It's a big reason why air travel becomes significantly safer as time goes on.

Sir Cornelius
Oct 30, 2011

Cole posted:

real talk why does the US give such a poo poo about a missing foreign plane

Last time you didn't all hell broke loose.

FlamingLiberal
Jan 18, 2009

Would you like to play a game?



There were three Americans on it.....

Facebook Aunt
Oct 4, 2008

wiggle wiggle




FlamingLiberal posted:

There were three Americans on it.....

They left The Land of the Free, so I doubt they were real americans.

Chinatown
Sep 11, 2001

by Fluffdaddy
Fun Shoe

Armitage posted:

waiting on confirmation from China Town before I can believe it

Its loving gone guys.

Party Plane Jones
Jul 1, 2007

by Reene
Fun Shoe

Cole posted:

real talk why does the US give such a poo poo about a missing foreign plane

because there's a shitton of 777s in the skies around the us probably

Tiny Timbs
Sep 6, 2008

real talk i just don't GET IT, why are people so interested in knowing why a plane crashed. anyone???? anyone?????

Captain Candiru
Nov 9, 2006

These hips don't lye
I think maybe they were trying to ask why it's on CNN for hours a day, every day.

Tiny Timbs
Sep 6, 2008

plane goes missing and news stations get ratings showing stuff about it....just not adding up...plane missing...people interested... any help here?

Captain Candiru
Nov 9, 2006

These hips don't lye
I'm as perplexed as you are.

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Fallom posted:

plane goes missing and news stations get ratings showing stuff about it....just not adding up...plane missing...people interested... any help here?

If another 777 goes missing it's going to be a ratings bonanza.

CNN:

happyhippy
Feb 21, 2005

Playing games, watching movies, owning goons. 'sup
Pillbug

Cole posted:

real talk why does the US TV give such a poo poo about a missing foreign plane

1) There isn't a young white girl missing to freak out about.
2) There wasn't a mass shooting at the time to freak out about.
3) There was no celebrity/Democrat that has had affair recently to freak out about.
4) There was a possible hint terrists did it so freak out potential was large.
5) Freaking people out makes stupid people watch longer.
6) Profit.

Vengarr
Jun 17, 2010

Smashed before noon

Zogo posted:

If another 777 goes missing it's going to be a ratings bonanza.

CNN:


They are definitely going to send Anderson Cooper out to the Sea of China with a Stinger missile at this rate

Our only hope is that he accidentally blinds himself like last time

No Gravitas
Jun 12, 2013

by FactsAreUseless

Chinatown posted:

Its loving guys.

I'm glad the airplane is having fun.

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Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

If they made planes bigger they'd be easier to find. I'm reading here that the Airbus A380 can fit 853 economy sized people or like 200 Kevin Smith's.

Now if they designed one that could haul a few thousand people maybe they wouldn't lose track of it.

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