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It took 5 days to find the wreckage of Air France flight 447. It took almost 2 years to recover the black boxes. MH370 has been missing for 5 days.

Posted by TWuG Mar 13 '14, 07:46

Can we stop with the "this is unprecedented!" bullshit?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447 (en.wikipedia.org)

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Exactly. Planes disappear and aren't recovered, maybe not frequently, but it's hardly unheard of. - the King of Argentina Mar 13, 07:52 11
- but there's no debris. how can there be no debris? -- nm - Moray Gerbson Mar 13, 07:53 10
  - Oceans are big, planes are small. -- nm - the King of Argentina Mar 13, 07:55 9
    - sounds like somebody's got a convenient answer for everything! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 13, 07:56 3
      - I'm nothing but answers! -- nm - the King of Argentina Mar 13, 07:58
      - Yeah. You know who else does? - Spawn Lord Mar 13, 07:57
      - Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know. -- nm - Roger More Mar 13, 07:57
    - The last size comparison I saw for the area being searched was Indiana. And that was before they expanded the search area. -- nm - TWuG Mar 13, 07:56 4
      - yup, just watch Castaway when Hanks figures out the size of the area they are searching for him in and how wrong they likely are -- nm - Beaker Mar 13, 08:15
      - Comparison from the paper here: "if the search area were a football stadium, the plane would be a 5 cent piece. -- nm - the King of Argentina Mar 13, 08:01 2
        
        wait, which football stadium has a nickel in it? I need to know! -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 08:08
        
        "and that nickle would be in fragments. And under the turf." -- nm - TWuG Mar 13, 08:02
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Yeah, but 447 was in the dark ages, this is modern day! -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 13, 07:48 2
- Yeah! The spy agencies should be pouring through data right now, and finding cute ways to leak leads ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 08:03 1
  - RT @MH370: Ha, ha! U cant find me! -- nm - TWuG Mar 13, 08:06

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It took 5 days to find the wreckage of Air France flight 447. It took almost 2 years to recover the black boxes. MH370 has been missing for 5 days.

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