Help me debunk this photo... ppl think it's real.

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<deleted user>

Ok. This picture is going around and people think it's true.
You can simply send my copy it to people the way it is. Maybe THIS copy will get spread around more than the other.
I didn't include both so I would save space and b/c it's really not necessary. It is what it is.

Thanks for any help from those of you in NYC.

And God Bless America!

(I'm not taking this too seriously, it's just that I love blowing the lid off urban legends!)

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:02

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# ? Apr 30, 2024 02:35

Tarkus: Aug 27, 2000

Well, I'd say that the picture is real, Red X's are common nowadays...

[edit] Yeah the pic is as fake as pamela lee's tits... miraculously recovered from the WTC no doubt...

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:04

Snorkio: Aug 31, 2001; Pope John Paul Atreides the Four Hundredth

How was the film recovered?

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:04

A Learned Fucker: Jan 18, 2001; the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frostin'

You'll find some help here:
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=81340
Whole thread about it in Current Events.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:04

Plinko: Mar 5, 2001

THE OBSERVATION DECK DOESN'T OPEN UNTIL 9:30 AM.

Debunked.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:04

toolshed: Sep 1, 2001

just look at the shadows. the kid's shadow is falling on the railing behind him and a little to the left. the plane has no shadow to speak of.

[edit] also, the date stamp is laughingly poor. correct me if im wrong, but digital cameras dont stamp the date like that? which means that the picture was scanned in, and the text is far far sharper than the rest of the image[/edit]

[Edited by toolshed on 09-26 at 11:08]

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:05

<deleted user>

so many fuckin levels:

1. It was a much clearer day. This looks like late fall.
2. Which is why this goober is wearing a cap and jacket (it was in the 70's that day...)
3. Why isn't fuckface interested in turning around??!

That is the correct angle though. Probably the wrong plane type though. I dunno...

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:07

let it mellow: Jun 1, 2000; Dinosaur Gum

http://www.snopes2.com

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# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:07

Scrubber: Feb 23, 2001; I'm just arguing for leniency; all she did was kill her friend.

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_092501/content/extra.guest.html

They would have heard the plane.

Edit: the post below mine is very funny.

[Edited by Scrubber on 09-26 at 11:15]

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:11

elwood: Mar 28, 2001; by Smythe

I would like to use the opportunity to post my slightly enhanced version of that pic again.

[Edited by elwood on 10-05 at 12:49]

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# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:12

fuckingtest: Mar 31, 2001; Just evolving, you know?
Right Here, Right Now.

Show em this:

Then KICK THEM HARD...

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:13

Genghis The Gerbil: May 12, 2001

Which direction did the planes approach from?

Compare that with the time of day and angle of shadows, and think we have a winner (or loser, as the case may be)...

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:15

Ransom: Jan 8, 2001; JOLLY RAPIST

quote:

fuckingtest had this to say about Robocop:
Show em this:

Then KICK THEM HARD...

That'll do, Pig.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:17

Crazyass Trucker: Nov 12, 2000; Moderator

There was no observation deck on the first tower. Debunked beyond any suspicion.

PS: Any sane person will also realize that a camera could not have survived the implosion when most of the steel thrusts were pulverized.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:18

Blue's Clues: Jun 14, 2001

quote:

fuckingtest had this to say about Robocop:
Show em this:

Then KICK THEM HARD...

Excellent!

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:18

Fistgrrl: Dec 30, 2000; Queen of Cuddlenaps

Fred Durst + O THE HUMANITY = Hahahahahahahaha

Thank you.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:22

Vsus Christ: Sep 9, 2001

Thanks fink park for the face picture. :)

edit - gaah, what's this temporarily unavailable bullshit?
edit2- holy poo poo, a free hosting service that works? *SPLOOGE*

[Edited by Vsus Christ on 09-26 at 18:08]

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:24

Saturn2K: Feb 6, 2001

quote:

fuckingtest had this to say about Robocop:
Show em this:

Then KICK THEM HARD...

Alone, this makes my day 100% better. Thank you, and keep up the photoshopping.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:24

Blue's Clues: Jun 14, 2001

quote:

Genghis The Gerbil had this to say about Robocop:
Which direction did the planes approach from?

Compare that with the time of day and angle of shadows, and think we have a winner (or loser, as the case may be)...

Planes came out of the North, which is what this shows. This being the case, his shadow is going the correct direction, but that early in the morning (and in September) the shadow would be cast much longer. His shadow approximates what one might see around 11:00 AM. At the time of the attack(s), the shadow would pass further down the railing.

"A" for effort.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:40

karphead: Apr 20, 2001

KAN SOMEONES TELL ME IF THIS IF FAKE KTHXBYE

# ? Sep 26, 2001 19:57

Life is Eat and Die: Apr 15, 2001

quote:

fuckingtest had this to say about Robocop:
Show em this:

Oh the hilarity!!! I'm currently cackling like a madman in the university library and I'm getting odd stares.

http://www.calwong.org

# ? Sep 26, 2001 20:07

Tom: Jun 8, 2000; WHERE IS MY CHEESE?

quote:

karphead had this to say about Robocop:
KAN SOMEONES TELL ME IF THIS IF FAKE KTHXBYE

img-SKATEBOARD KID-img

OMG OMG!! THATS REAL!!! He must have skated an OLLY then did a GRIND on the Plane!!!

OMG OMG!!

"You are the worst loving poster I've ever seen and you should never make another thread ever again." - CptPlanet
"I swear to god you're a comedic genius." - pengO

# ? Sep 26, 2001 20:09

Hank Scorpio: Sep 9, 2001

I seem to be getting a red X, but if this is the pic I'm thinking of, then here you go:

http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/crash.htm

# ? Sep 26, 2001 20:24

TVs Ian: Jun 1, 2000; Such graceful, delicate creatures.

quote:

fuckingtest had this to say about Robocop:
[img-OhTheHumanity!]

Man, that guy has the worst luck.

Almost makes me wish I had a Titanic picture. And Photoshop on this computer (Photoshopping through Terminal Services = Not Fun).

# ? Sep 26, 2001 20:49

Verloc: Feb 15, 2001; Note to self: Posting 'lulz' is not a good idea.

Oh, that's real. An airliner moving at several hundred miles per hour produces zero speed blur in a still photo. :rolleyes:

# ? Sep 26, 2001 20:53

Fukuboy: May 26, 2001

# ? Sep 26, 2001 20:55

elwood: Mar 28, 2001; by Smythe

[Edited by elwood on 10-05 at 12:49]

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# ? Sep 26, 2001 21:22

Green Submarine: Oct 21, 2000; There will come soft rains...

quote:

Knifey_Smurf had this to say about Robocop:
Oh, that's real. An airliner moving at several hundred miles per hour produces zero speed blur in a still photo.

I don't want to do the math, but if you had a shutter speed of around 1/2000 of a second there probably wouldn't be much of a blur. Problem is at that speed you'd need a wide aperture, which would make a smaller depth of field, and either the kid or the plane would be out of focus.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 21:54

cayton: Sep 9, 2001; Hi! I'm yet another delusional racist tool who supports Ron Paul!

quote:

cayton had this to say about everyone:
IMG--ALL PICS

Its easy to see where this thread is heading, and its definately funny. I really like the titanic one :)

# ? Sep 26, 2001 22:04

NoneMoreNegative: Jul 20, 2000; GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN MASTER

shit wizard dad

This guy has no luck... :rolleyes:

-=NMN=-

# ? Sep 26, 2001 22:20

Heintzer: Aug 6, 2001

quote:

fuckingtest had this to say about Robocop:
Show em this:

Then KICK THEM HARD...

I'd just like to say the following:

AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 22:25

<deleted user>

Aside from all the digital imperfections in this image (such as shadows not matching reflections), a number of logistical errors make the picture suspect beyond credibility:

September 11 was warm and sunny, not the type of day on which a tourist would have been decked out in a winter coat and hat.

The airliner in this picture is approaching from the north and would therefore have been the one which hit the north tower of the World Trade Center (WTC1), but WTC1 did not have an outdoor observation deck. WTC2 (the south tower) included an indoor observation deck on the 107th floor and an outdoor deck above the 110th floor, but WTC1 housed only Windows on the World, an indoor restaurant with a magnificent view of the city but no outdoor deck.

The operating hours in September for the WTC2 observatories were 9:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M., meaning they opened too late for a tourist to have been present on one before the first plane hit at 8:49 A.M.

The aircraft shown is a Boeing 757 bearing American Airline markings, but Flight 11, the only American flight to crash into the World Trade Center, was a 767.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 22:25

scarecrow: Nov 9, 2000; Forum Veteran

a photoshop this picture thread was started in current events the other day (though it never took off) way to keep up on current events! (har)

# ? Sep 26, 2001 22:29

fuckingtest: Mar 31, 2001; Just evolving, you know?
Right Here, Right Now.

SP33D=T3H FUNN3Y!

# ? Sep 26, 2001 22:30

Green Submarine: Oct 21, 2000; There will come soft rains...

quote:

NoneMoreNegative had this to say about Robocop:
This guy has no luck...

You kidding? He's survived how many disasters now? He's a virtual Agrajag.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 22:36

Section 434: Mar 2, 2001; MARCH MADNESS BABY

quote:

NoneMoreNegative had this to say about Robocop:
This guy has no luck... [/B]

I'd say he has lots of luck! He's driving a bus with a DISEMBODIED HAND OF SANDRA BULLOCK!

# ? Sep 26, 2001 22:39

Prince Turveydrop: May 12, 2001; He was a veray parfit gentil knight.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 22:40

Blue's Clues: Jun 14, 2001

quote:

FLrebel had this to say about Robocop:
Aside from all the digital imperfections in this image (such as shadows not matching reflections), a number of logistical errors make the picture suspect beyond credibility:

September 11 was warm and sunny, not the type of day on which a tourist would have been decked out in a winter coat and hat.

The airliner in this picture is approaching from the north and would therefore have been the one which hit the north tower of the World Trade Center (WTC1), but WTC1 did not have an outdoor observation deck. WTC2 (the south tower) included an indoor observation deck on the 107th floor and an outdoor deck above the 110th floor, but WTC1 housed only Windows on the World, an indoor restaurant with a magnificent view of the city but no outdoor deck.

The operating hours in September for the WTC2 observatories were 9:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M., meaning they opened too late for a tourist to have been present on one before the first plane hit at 8:49 A.M.

The aircraft shown is a Boeing 757 bearing American Airline markings, but Flight 11, the only American flight to crash into the World Trade Center, was a 767.

aka http://www.snopes.com

# ? Sep 26, 2001 22:43

Jerry Garcia's Ghost: Jul 26, 2001

The plane is to high up in the air, and was banking some I believe.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 22:49

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# ? Apr 30, 2024 02:35

<deleted user>

Easy:

The sun rises in the west, falls in the east.

The shadow is comming on him from a ' / ' direction (the east) which states that it's midday. The sun should be off near the hudson (shown in the background) should this photo be real.

# ? Sep 26, 2001 23:01

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