Malaysia Airlines MH370

[Annoyed Grunt]

This story is getting weirder and weirder...
Apparently now some of the families of the passengers are threatening to go on hunger strike.

For what reason?

According to the Beeb...
"Relatives of the Chinese passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight have threatened a hunger strike if the Malaysian authorities fail to provide more accurate information."

Like, where they've hidden the plane?

[Lord Kangana]

I'm personally not expecting rationality from a group of people whose relatives are missing presumed dead. Presumed because no-one has the slightest f*cking clue as to where they are. I think I'll cut them some slack this week on that basis.

[Montreal Wanderer]

I'm personally not expecting rationality from a group of people whose relatives are missing presumed dead. Presumed because no-one has the slightest f*cking clue as to where they are. I think I'll cut them some slack this week on that basis.

^^^ Very true. The whole situation is incredibly bizarre and must be driving those relatives crazy.. So far it a field day for conspiracy theorists and other assorted cranks.

[Little Green Man]

So far it a field day for conspiracy theorists and other assorted cranks.

True, but some of them are absolute crackers...

I don't think if hijacked all passengers would be killed. Criminal long range thinkers would "breed" genetically camoflouged nextgen terrorists. They have patience for their cause.

According to officials the last words "alright, good night" were recorded 1:19am. When i look into those numbers they also could be read as 9/11...

[Prufrock]

What LK said.

As far as theories go, it appears to have become an excuse for a shit load of amateur Sherlock Holmes to come up with word and wonderful pet theories. This on its own merits seems the most plausible to me:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/mh ... ical-fire/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Dujon]

^^^ Very true. The whole situation is incredibly bizarre and must be driving those relatives crazy.. So far it a field day for conspiracy theorists and other assorted cranks.

You mean this mob with which we cohabit this site?

[Lost Leopard Spot]

What LK said.

As far as theories go, it appears to have become an excuse for a shit load of amateur Sherlock Holmes to come up with word and wonderful pet theories. This on its own merits seems the most plausible to me:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/mh ... ical-fire/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The trouble with that exceedingly simple theory ignores at least three exceedingly simple facts.
Fact 1. the plane manoevered between way points after overflying the Malaysian peninsula (as evidenced by military radar (Malaysian) and backed up by newly released data (Thai military radar) which shows that it headed away from any landing strip not towards one.
Fact 2. The major International airport at Ho Chi Minh City was nearer than the non-international airport landing strip at Pulau Langkawi and also wouldn't have needed any manoevering to reach it as the plane was already going to be overflying it.
Fact 3. The plane was still flying seven hours later. It was either under the guidance of somebody alive, or (if everybody on board was already dead through asphyxiation) it wasn't heading to Pulau Langkawi because the handshake the satellite picked up was not on a straight line extended beyond Pulau Langkawi.

Those three facts make his exceedingly simple explanation turn into an exceedingly simple piece of nonsense.

(and I take your point about the stress the relatives are under, but even so, a Hunger Strike. FFS)

[Lord Kangana]

My bet is that it involves Muslamic rayguns.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

My bet is that it involves Muslamic rayguns.

That's a given, hardly a conspiracy theory, your status as a nutter is seriously in doubt if that's the best you can come up with.

[KeyserSoze]

My bet is that it involves Muslamic rayguns.

That's a given, hardly a conspiracy theory, your status as a nutter is seriously in doubt if that's the best you can come up with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjuNuqIev8M" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[bobo the clown]

It's on the fckg Moon. There are photos.

[jaffka]

With elvis and hitler

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I've got it sussed:

[boltonboris]

My gaffer has a screen grab on his phone from the Malaysian airline's website with the caption:

"Lose yourself on a journey of epic proportions" and "wherever you go, no-one will ever know"

It was taken off the site a day after the flight went missing.

IT'S A CONSPIWACY

[Montreal Wanderer]

My gaffer has a screen grab on his phone from the Malaysian airline's website with the caption:

"Lose yourself on a journey of epic proportions" and "wherever you go, no-one will ever know"

It was taken off the site a day after the flight went missing.

IT'S A CONSPIWACY

Perhaps you should check the previous page.

[boltonboris]

Oh yeah!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

What LK said.

As far as theories go, it appears to have become an excuse for a shit load of amateur Sherlock Holmes to come up with word and wonderful pet theories. This on its own merits seems the most plausible to me:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/mh ... ical-fire/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The trouble with that exceedingly simple theory ignores at least three exceedingly simple facts.
Fact 1. the plane manoevered between way points after overflying the Malaysian peninsula (as evidenced by military radar (Malaysian) and backed up by newly released data (Thai military radar) which shows that it headed away from any landing strip not towards one.
Fact 2. The major International airport at Ho Chi Minh City was nearer than the non-international airport landing strip at Pulau Langkawi and also wouldn't have needed any manoevering to reach it as the plane was already going to be overflying it.
Fact 3. The plane was still flying seven hours later. It was either under the guidance of somebody alive, or (if everybody on board was already dead through asphyxiation) it wasn't heading to Pulau Langkawi because the handshake the satellite picked up was not on a straight line extended beyond Pulau Langkawi.

Those three facts make his exceedingly simple explanation turn into an exceedingly simple piece of nonsense.

(and I take your point about the stress the relatives are under, but even so, a Hunger Strike. FFS)

and now finally, even the BBC agree with my point of view... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-echochambers-26640114 An MH370 theory that was simple, compelling and wrong

[wigan white]

According to the news, they think they've found 2 large pieces of the plane in the Indian Ocean.

They just need Tattoo from Fantasy Island to confirm it

[Prufrock]

What LK said.

As far as theories go, it appears to have become an excuse for a shit load of amateur Sherlock Holmes to come up with word and wonderful pet theories. This on its own merits seems the most plausible to me:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/mh ... ical-fire/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The trouble with that exceedingly simple theory ignores at least three exceedingly simple facts.
Fact 1. the plane manoevered between way points after overflying the Malaysian peninsula (as evidenced by military radar (Malaysian) and backed up by newly released data (Thai military radar) which shows that it headed away from any landing strip not towards one.
Fact 2. The major International airport at Ho Chi Minh City was nearer than the non-international airport landing strip at Pulau Langkawi and also wouldn't have needed any manoevering to reach it as the plane was already going to be overflying it.
Fact 3. The plane was still flying seven hours later. It was either under the guidance of somebody alive, or (if everybody on board was already dead through asphyxiation) it wasn't heading to Pulau Langkawi because the handshake the satellite picked up was not on a straight line extended beyond Pulau Langkawi.

Those three facts make his exceedingly simple explanation turn into an exceedingly simple piece of nonsense.

(and I take your point about the stress the relatives are under, but even so, a Hunger Strike. FFS)

and now finally, even the BBC agree with my point of view... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-echochambers-26640114 An MH370 theory that was simple, compelling and wrong

A good description for me generally I think . I'm back to 'not a scooby'.

[Lord Kangana]

Lad at work who used to work on planes has said all along he thinks its that slow decompression (like the Greek one a while back). Which would explain irrational actions, change of direction, lowering of height (you can open doors below 5000ft apparently).

I'm still sticking to the, frankly, more palusible Muslamic Rayguns. The know-nowt.