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JCC The Airline Disaster Thread

Discussion in 'Community' started by Coruscant, Mar 7, 2014.

  1. dp4m

    dp4m Chosen One star 10

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    Typically... that is the safest time, while at cruising altitude. Clear-air turbulence or other, known turbulence can occur and be scary but generally if something were mechanically wrong, it would typically occur at takeoff or landing.
     
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  2. KissMeImARebel

    KissMeImARebel Force Ghost star 5

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    Very sad and scary. It sounds like whatever happened, happened suddenly since the officials don't seem to have heard any warning from the pilots?...
     
  3. I Are The Internets

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    Could it have possibly been a radar/radio malfunction? I'm staying up to date on this, but have they found the plane yet?
     
  4. LAJ_FETT

    LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    All they've found so far are two oil slicks that could be from the plane. Given that it's dark there now I doubt we'll hear anything more til their morning.
     
  5. Sarge

    Sarge Chosen One star 10

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    Last I heard was oil slick and column of smoke. That doesn't sound hopeful.
     
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  6. Darth_Invidious

    Darth_Invidious Force Ghost star 6

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    More and more I'm thinking it was terrorists...or that it was maybe it was shot down by a trigger happy idiot. I dunno, it just seems too fishy.
     
  7. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    Statistically there's no reason to think it's a terrorist attack, and the fake passports and whatever are far from convincing. Planes have gone "missing" due to accidents.
     
  8. Coruscant

    Coruscant Chosen One star 7

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    How long did it take to find that Air France flight that crashed a few years back? Did it send a distress call?

    edit: seems it did.
     
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  9. Juliet316

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  10. DarthTunick

    DarthTunick SFTC VII + Deadpool BOFF star 10 VIP - Game Host

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    Cosplay is serious business.
     
  11. KissMeImARebel

    KissMeImARebel Force Ghost star 5

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    I think this is highly unlikely since the plane appears to have been on course.
     
  12. DarthTunick

    DarthTunick SFTC VII + Deadpool BOFF star 10 VIP - Game Host

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    Is it possible that a rogue, out of control space whale swallowed the plane?
     
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  13. tom

    tom Chosen One star 8

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    239 people are almost definitely dead. guess i'll try out some jokes.
     
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  14. plaidphoenix

    plaidphoenix Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    [​IMG]
     
  15. PatttyB0123

    PatttyB0123 Former RSA star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Yes I remember the Air France plane was missing for couple days.
     
  16. Rogue_Ten

    Rogue_Ten Chosen One star 7

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    i dunno man once you accept that gang wars are being fought mexico over the avocados in your guacamole, that the shirt you're wearing was stitched by an abused cambodian child, that literally everything you do or consume is connected to blood and death and suffering in some way, i mean, you might as well laugh at any and everything. either that or kill yourself

    i mean excuse me if i think its the height of arrogance for people living in the apex predators of the food chain of global capitalism to get all hand-wringing and solumn over a mere 200 dead folks. you had some portion of the blood of that many people on your hands by the time you ate breakfast this morning, holmes
     
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  17. tom

    tom Chosen One star 8

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    but killing yourself is so hard. i just accept that i'm in a constant state of decay and seek short-lived pleasures that speed up the process.
     
  18. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    I lack the constitution for suicide.
     
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  19. Rogue_Ten

    Rogue_Ten Chosen One star 7

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    exactly. which is why missing airplanes are funny as ****
     
  20. Zapdos

    Zapdos Force Ghost star 5

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    DID SOMEONE MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT LOST YET
     
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  21. Rew

    Rew Chosen One star 5

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    (There's a bit of inconsistency in this thread regarding people making Lost references...)

    Anyway, on a serious note, I really hope this plane is found and that everyone on board is safe.
     
  22. Zapdos

    Zapdos Force Ghost star 5

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    i dunno man. maybe it's got something to do with how jokes aren't all that funny when they're being repeated? hard to say

    oh okay you edited.
     
  23. Lord Vivec

    Lord Vivec Chosen One star 9

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    And today we discover why maik is the way he is: he stared into the abyss...and it blinked.
     
  24. Rogue_Ten

    Rogue_Ten Chosen One star 7

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    youre damn right that's the reason i am the way i am. this is how i blow off existential steam - petty cruelty and gallows humor
     
  25. GenAntilles

    GenAntilles Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Well we can still hope the passengers and crew are alive. Maybe they got sucked into a time vortex like in the Twilight Zone and now are struggling to return to their proper time.
     
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