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[dejay]

No idea why I did this.

Moving Perth? Looks like a good start to me.

Anyone else got the hunch this will probably lead to nothing? Just seems too vague and unbelievable to believe it could be found so far away, and I remain unconvinced by the imagery thus far.

Several experts even at the initial press conference stated that satellite imagery like this often proves to be something else. Also, the search area is massive and extremely remote.

 

[lastplayed]

Oh shit, apparently I now live in Bing.

 

[liquidtmd]

No idea why I did this.

CNN BREAKING NEWS: Internet source codename 'graywords' close to the investigation say the seach area has changed and is now moving away from Perth

 

[crozier]

How is the media too incompetent to get a map right? Can I have that person's job, please?

 

[Sectorseven]

ABC News ‏@abcnews 8m

#BREAKING PM Tony Abbott has spoken with the Chinese president about the missing Malaysian Airlines flight #MH370

ABC News ‏@abcnews 8m

#BREAKING Mr Abbott says president Xi Jinping is "devastated" and that Australia will do its duty to follow all possible leads.

Not sure what to make of that.

 

[Cse]

Megyn Kelly's show tonight on Fox News talked about the rough conditions in the Indian Ocean and how they would disrupt the search - they even show us a video of these rough conditions - http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/the-kelly-file/index.html#/v/3369043128001

If you search for the video, you'll discover that it's actually of a ship traversing the Southern Ocean, which is literally thousands of miles away from the portion of the Indian Ocean that is being investigated - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMv3SZIEJ6Q

 

[graywords]

CNN BREAKING NEWS: Internet source codename 'graywords' close to the investigation say the seach area has changed and is now moving away from Perth

I decline to be (code)named because I am not authorized to speak to the media.

 

[linsivvi]

Because we can't quote this enough. I literally LOL'ed.

 

[MIMIC]

Soooo if this turns up nothing.....then what? Back to waiting for "something" to show up on a satellite?

And how long is it going to take them to find the objects? I know jack shit about how those satellites operate, but is possible to take MORE images from the satellite to see in which direction the objects are traveling? Because if they're just using that one image, then wow.

 

[ChainedMaster]

I'm not good with Australian geography but even I know a city can't exist in the middle of an ocean lol

 

[NYCmetsfan]

I'm not good with Australian geography but even I know a city can't exist in the middle of an ocean lol

Clearly

 

[linsivvi]

I'm not good with Australian geography but even I know a city can't exist in the middle of an ocean lol

Ugh......

 

[ChainedMaster]

It was a joke guys. I swear

 

[raindoc]

I'm not good with Australian geography but even I know a city can't exist in the middle of an ocean lol

ROFL

 

[Deleted member 8095]

I'm not good with Australian geography but even I know a city can't exist in the middle of an ocean lol

Honolulu says fuck you.

 

[Etrian Oddity]

Whats the source?

KXAN is the NBC affiliate at ... Austin, Texas. >.>

 

[reggie]

I'm not good with Australian geography but even I know a city can't exist in the middle of an ocean lol

Embarrassing post.

 

[MogCakes]

My local news channel was speculating the plane could have been a zombie/ghost plane in which a sudden shift in cabin pressure knocked everyone out. I'm sure this has been covered but is that a plausible scenario or are we still in the dark with what happened? We can safely assume everyone on that plane is dead at least.

 

[xbhaskarx]

I'm not good with Australian geography but even I know a city can't exist in the middle of an ocean lol

Please stop embarrassing us Americans, CNN and Fox are already doing a fine job of that.

 

[Totakeke]

Not sure what to make of that.

Probably that Tony Abbott can actually speak. #BREAKING

 

[DarkFlow]

Megyn Kelly's show tonight on Fox News talked about the rough conditions in the Indian Ocean and how they would disrupt the search - they even show us a video of these rough conditions - http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/the-kelly-file/index.html#/v/3369043128001

If you search for the video, you'll discover that it's actually of a ship traversing the Southern Ocean, which is literally thousands of miles away from the portion of the Indian Ocean that is being investigated - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMv3SZIEJ6Q

Uhh it says "New Zealand Navy Feb 2011" right in the corner of the fox video.

 

[MThanded]

Uhh it says "New Zealand Navy Feb 2011" right in the corner of the fox video.

Yeah it was supposed to be showing possible conditions not real time conditions. But still it was completely wrong anyway.

 

[Oersted]

KXAN is the NBC affiliate at ... Austin, Texas. >.>

I see, thanks.

 

[Freaky Fred]

It was a joke guys. I swear

I believe you

 

[kerotan_eater]

It was a joke guys. I swear

Dont worry I do too.

 

[Falk]

Press conference is almost done and this is still on page 2.

I guess this thread is done until there's significant verified developments.

 

[Ovid]

Press conference is almost done and this is still on page 2.

I guess this thread is done until there's significant verified developments.

What do you mean done?

 

[Falk]

Done in the sense that the press conferences were where the pace would pick up.

 

[RustyNails]

Malaysians pray for the missing in a special prayer during Friday prayers

Heartbreaking images have emerged from Malaysia, as thousands gathered to invoke the power of prayer to aid the massive multinational search operation for flight MH370, which disappeared without a trace early Saturday.

Members of the public, Malaysia Airlines staff, and politicians were united Friday as they prayed together at Malayia's National Mosque during a special prayer for passengers on the plane.

The Malaysian Prime Minister also attended the prayers for those on board at a second mosque near Kuala Lumpur international airport.

As the search for the missing Malaysian airline passenger jet expands to the Indian Ocean March 14, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, there has still been no sight of the missing aircraft carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew.

In one of the greatest aviation mysteries of our time, a lack of evidence has baffled the international rescue and search teams searching the seas surrounding South East Asia.

 

[MThanded]

The planes found nothing.

 

[massoluk]

Well, this coverage has certainly be enlightening on basic trivia knowledge of CNN, FOX, NBC.

 

[Tugatrix]

The planes found nothing.

damn, will this be one of those eternal mysteries?

 

[GameAddict411]

at this point i am starting to think that they will never find it.

 

[onadesertedisland]

Something will be found, but likely not much and will be randomly found on a beach or by a passing cargo ship is my prediction. At least there will be closure at that point.

 

[Slayer-33]

What the hell man where is the plane

 

[tino]

at this point i am starting to think that they will never find it.

Even if they know exactly the crash coordinate, they won't find the black box anyway.

They should start video streaming the cockpit view in real time for safety reason. Just delete the video when the plane is landed for piracy reason.

 

[Slayer-33]

Even if they know exactly the crash coordinate, they won't find the black box anyway.

They should start video streaming the cockpit view in real time for safety reason. Just delete the video when the plane is landed for piracy reason.

What

 

[Betta Lines]

Even if they know exactly the crash coordinate, they won't find the black box anyway.

They should start video streaming the cockpit view in real time for safety reason. Just delete the video when the plane is landed for piracy reason.

Those pesky pirates will distribute anything these days

 

[MMBosstones86]

Even if they know exactly the crash coordinate, they won't find the black box anyway.

They should start video streaming the cockpit view in real time for safety reason. Just delete the video when the plane is landed for piracy reason.

I imagine that won't go over well. Regardless of the 'benefits', people don't like to have their work recorded.

 

[liquidtmd]

Those pesky pirates will distribute anything these days

They'll turn up in cockpits with a camcorder soon.

'Oh we weren't going to buy a ticket on this plane anyway, so we should be allowed to film it. If we watch it and its a good flight, we'll support it bro we swear'

 

[KHarvey16]

Streaming real time video over satellite on every flight would be impossibly expensive for operators. Maybe some day but not now or really anytime soon.

And what does it buy you? The cost would have to be very low to justify it since the benefits are relatively small.

 

[HoosTrax]

I imagine that won't go over well. Regardless of the 'benefits', people don't like to have their work recorded.

I can imagine. Pilot smoking, napping, playing games on their laptops, looking at porn, taking their clothes off, getting...acquainted...with each other inside the cockpit etc.

 

[BunnyBear]

I can imagine. Pilot smoking, napping, playing games on their laptops, looking at porn, taking their clothes off, getting...acquainted...with each other inside the cockpit etc.

...

That makes me think, I don't think I've ever seen a female pilot?

My mind is blown.

 

[winjet81]

Streaming real time video over satellite on every flight would be impossibly expensive for operators. Maybe some day but not now or really anytime soon.

And what does it buy you? The cost would have to be very low to justify it since the benefits are relatively small.

Well, I wouldn't say that having a good idea of what happened to those 239 people is a 'small' benefit for those families that are sitting and waiting with absolutely no clue as to the fate of their loved ones.

The NTSB recommended the use of Cockpit Video recorders a decade ago, but nothing ever came of it. I wonder if the unexplained loss of a $60,000,000 jet will renew the calls for such a system.

 

[KHarvey16]

Well, I wouldn't say that having a good idea of what happened to those 239 people is a 'small' benefit for those families that are sitting and waiting with absolutely no clue as to the fate of their loved ones.

The NTSB recommended the use of Cockpit Video recorders a decade ago, but nothing ever came of it. I wonder if the unexplained loss of a $60,000,000 jet will renew the calls for such a system.

What good is a camera that's been turned off?

 

[winjet81]

What good is a camera that's been turned off?

What good is ACARS if it too can be just shut off?

 

[jstripes]

Well, I wouldn't say that having a good idea of what happened to those 239 people is a 'small' benefit for those families that are sitting and waiting with absolutely no clue as to the fate of their loved ones.

The NTSB recommended the use of Cockpit Video recorders a decade ago, but nothing ever came of it. I wonder if the unexplained loss of a $60,000,000 jet will renew the calls for such a system.

All they need to do is stream telemetry, or at least report it every 15 seconds. GPS location, altitude, systems status, etc.

That would be fairly low-bandwidth, and if they can shoehorn satellite-based WiFi into passenger jets, there's no reason they couldn't do this.

 

[KHarvey16]

What good is ACARS if it too can be just shut off?

You don't understand. Looking at a camera streaming video as some cure all for cases like this is wrong since anything can be turned off. In cases where there isn't deliberate action or progressive failures the camera offers very small benefits relative to their immense cost.

 

[MisterFalcon]

Something will be found, but likely not much and will be randomly found on a beach or by a passing cargo ship is my prediction. At least there will be closure at that point.

If you go south far enough you end up where there is hardly any ship traffic and also the Circumpolar Antarctic Current that will carry wreckage around without it washing ashore anywhere populated.

 

[BunnyBear]

You don't understand. Looking at a camera streaming video as some cure all for cases like this is wrong since anything can be turned off. In cases where there isn't deliberate action or progressive failures the camera offers very small benefits relative to their immense cost.

What would be your solution to prevent circumstances like this, where a plane has vanished for two weeks?