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    Air France Flight 447 Black Boxes Located

    International TV/Radio Stations Get Punked By Fake Air France Crash Footage

    Two Suspected Terrorists Were Possibly Aboard Air France Flight 447

    Bodies Recovered from Air France Crash
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    06/21/09

    In reply to International TV/Radio Stations Get Punked By Fake Air France Crash Footage
    Stupid journalists.
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    Image of Guy Whitey Corngood Guy Whitey Corngood
    06/21/09

    In reply to International TV/Radio Stations Get Punked By Fake Air France Crash Footage
    I took some screenshots of the freighter sinking from the season 4 Lost finale, fooled a bunch of 4channers into thinking it was Somali pirate footage. And that was fucking MONTHS ago. What do I win?
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    06/22/09

    @Guy Whitey Corngood: Huh, fooling 4channers. Now there's an activity guaranteed to make one question his life choices.
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    Image of ronniedobbs ronniedobbs
    06/21/09

    In reply to International TV/Radio Stations Get Punked By Fake Air France Crash Footage
    All I want is to read that everyone died instantly without suffering any pain, yet these stories are not forthcoming with those kinds of assuring details. I need to know that for the victims' sake of course, but also so I can add it to the pep-talk I give myself every time I fly.
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    Image of minou minou
    06/21/09

    @ronniedobbs: I can't remember the source -- I think it's around here somewhere -- but someone (an authority) noted that when a plane loses pressure, the passengers will pass out in well under a minute. During that time, some blessed bodily chemical reaction kicks in and all it feels like is falling asleep. I've been telling myself this for years, and I'm glad that it turns out to be true.


    Those oxygen masks that drop from the ceiling are only there to make you feel safer. In reality you'd be "asleep" before you could get to it to put it on. So there's a good chance that the passengers on this flight felt a big bump -- like turbulence, and that was that. It's a little bit of comfort anyway.

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    Image of kneetoe kneetoe
    06/21/09

    @minou: Oh, ok, here's that source, um, it looks like something from the Association of Travel Agents, in conjunction with the Airlines Are Safe Confederation. Yes, and what it says is that this breaking up thing never happens, but on the really rare occasion when it does, it's just like going to sleep.

    God, I knew I read it somewhere.
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    Image of Weegee's bored Weegee's bored
    06/21/09

    @minou: I think that suddenly being exposed to the equivalent of 500-mph winds probably makes the end pretty quick.
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    06/21/09

    @minou: No, the oxygen masks are not only there to make you feel safer. There have been many cases where they have actually been used in pressurization incidents. Sheesh.
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    Image of minou minou
    06/21/09

    @badasscat: I'm sure you're right in less extreme cases. I misspoke in that I meant in this case -- a plane breaking up -- it's unlikely that you're gonna put the thing on, be conscious for the whole time, and live through the hell of the plane going down. It is my understanding that in these rare cases, it all happens too fast for the oxygen mask to make much difference, and that's for the best. But I am sure glad that you found the opportunity to gratuitously correct me. Sheesh.
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    06/21/09

    @kneetoe: I think I read on this site that it was an Air France official or the like who cited that? Although I'm not sure the source matters, since I'll take those little comforts anywhere I can get them.
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    06/21/09

    @Weegee's bored: One hopes.
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    Image of DrJimmy DrJimmy
    06/21/09

    In reply to International TV/Radio Stations Get Punked By Fake Air France Crash Footage
    There's a handful of Bolivian and Dutch broadcasters who've just graded out as utter and complete Assholes.


    Somebody tell 'em I said so.


    So, Kamer: how does your complimenting these idiots in any way separate you from attached Assholery?

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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    06/21/09

    @DrJimmy: It doesn't?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/11/09

    In reply to Two Suspected Terrorists Were Possibly Aboard Air France Flight 447
    On the other hand, Air France+AirBus probably leaked this to take the heat off of them.
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    Image of Xylo Xylo
    06/11/09

    In reply to Two Suspected Terrorists Were Possibly Aboard Air France Flight 447
    *coast*, not course.
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    06/11/09

    In reply to Two Suspected Terrorists Were Possibly Aboard Air France Flight 447
    No, bombers don't always claim responsibility for their actions, most famously in the Air India bombing of 1985: [en.wikipedia.org] ; over 300 people were killed en route from Vancouver and Montreal to London and Bombay when it exploded off the course of Ireland from bombs planted by Sikh separatists operating in western Canada. :)
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    Image of shavethatsoulpatch shavethatsoulpatch
    06/11/09

    @Xylo: Interesting choice of emoticons there, Xylo.
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    Image of Xylo Xylo
    06/11/09

    @shavethatsoulpatch: Ah, jeeeeeez. Typo, obviously. Typing and editing from across the room. :(((((
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    Image of alec_baldwin alec_baldwin
    06/10/09

    In reply to Two Suspected Terrorists Were Possibly Aboard Air France Flight 447
    I bet James W. von Brunn isn't on the list. But I can't think about any of this because I'm very sad. Trump just fired that cute little gay basher.
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    Image of valet_of_the_dolls valet_of_the_dolls
    06/11/09

    @alec_baldwin: There, there. She got to keep the boobs.
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    06/10/09

    In reply to Two Suspected Terrorists Were Possibly Aboard Air France Flight 447
    This is presumably the same list of "terrorists" that also includes Cat Stevens and at least one US senator.


    So, yeah.


    Also, great terrorist watch list that doesn't keep you off a plane. Real effective list, there. So, basically, the list is full of people who aren't terrorists, and nobody bothers checking against it anyway. In other words, why are we talking about this again?

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    Image of Mo MoDo Mo MoDo
    06/11/09

    @badasscat: There are so many people on these stupid watch lists that I bet there are at least a half dozen on any given flight.
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    Image of nystar2000 nystar2000
    06/10/09

    In reply to Two Suspected Terrorists Were Possibly Aboard Air France Flight 447
    That's the first thing I thought -- after an attack these people are usually tripping over themselves to take credit. So far, radio silence.
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    06/11/09

    @nystar2000: I'm curious to know what stations come in on your radio.
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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    06/10/09

    In reply to Two Suspected Terrorists Were Possibly Aboard Air France Flight 447
    God, Christian Science Monitor, stop showing your titties just to get attention. We love you for your mind.
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    Image of BxgrlJeri BxgrlJeri
    06/10/09

    In reply to Two Suspected Terrorists Were Possibly Aboard Air France Flight 447
    The terrorists caused that thunder storm? Wow. How'd they get THAT through airport security?
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    Image of PandoraSpocks PandoraSpocks
    06/10/09

    In reply to Two Suspected Terrorists Were Possibly Aboard Air France Flight 447
    Only two? Flying between Rio and Paris?
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    Image of PandoraSpocks PandoraSpocks
    06/10/09

    @PandoraSpocks: Srsly. Minimum of questionable fliers between Rio and Paris on an average Wednesday must be more than that.
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    Image of Tart of Darkness Tart of Darkness
    06/10/09

    In reply to Two Suspected Terrorists Were Possibly Aboard Air France Flight 447
    Uh... I think you mean the article "cites" terrorism experts.
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    Image of No Day Like Friday No Day Like Friday
    06/10/09

    In reply to Two Suspected Terrorists Were Possibly Aboard Air France Flight 447
    Yes...that and I doubt a terrorist would harbor a vendetta against France, Brazil, and the Atlantic Ocean.
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    Image of contradicto contradicto
    06/10/09

    @No Day Like Friday: Um. . . have you seen the Atlantic Ocean? It's like the Pacific Ocean, but lame.
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