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Yeah, would be a bit of a disaster. Lots of willy waving and designing complex stuff, only to realise that without bob to actually do the work we're all fooked. -
I bet zoidy would get eaten first.Originally posted by AtW View PostJust imagine and airplane full of CUKers makes crash landing somewhere in snowy moutains, talk about battle for survival!!!
Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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This has been on the CUK risk register for years though, since it got added, we've always made sure we take separate flights.Originally posted by AtW View PostJust imagine and airplane full of CUKers makes crash landing somewhere in snowy moutains, talk about battle for survival!!!
"A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It’s the s*** that happens while you’re waiting for moments that never come." -- Lester FreamonComment
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No problem, one or two will have had previous experience of walking to the north pole and be medically trained according to their CV.Originally posted by AtW View PostJust imagine and airplane full of CUKers makes crash landing somewhere in snowy moutains, talk about battle for survival!!!
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Did anyone look into how she survived? The chair alone is unlikely to have saved her. Presumably the seating she was strapped was so big that it hit plenty of stuff in the canopy on the way down that would otherwise have proved fatal, it perhaps had a lower terminal velocity than a human and perhaps buried itself in the ground. Evidence of that would presumably have been around.
Also interesting is that her mother, who she had been sat next to on the plane, also survived for a few days, but wasn't in the seat next to her on the ground.Comment
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Can't be bothered to go back and check, but didn't the article say she parted from her seat in mid air?Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostDid anyone look into how she survived? The chair alone is unlikely to have saved her. Presumably the seating she was strapped was so big that it hit plenty of stuff in the canopy on the way down that would otherwise have proved fatal, it perhaps had a lower terminal velocity than a human and perhaps buried itself in the ground. Evidence of that would presumably have been around.
Also interesting is that her mother, who she had been sat next to on the plane, also survived for a few days, but wasn't in the seat next to her on the ground.
In a random posture, maybe tumbling, she'd have a terminal velocity of about 120 MPH. So if she landed on a thick forest canopy and creepers and was slowed while tumbling through all that, it doesn't seem so unlikely she would survive despite being knocked about a fair bit.
Also, she was presumably lighter than the average adult, and that would reduce her terminal velocity to maybe "only" 90 or 100 MPHLast edited by OwlHoot; 24 March 2012, 17:55.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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The girl was still strapped into her seat when it hit the ground. A girl is likely to have a lower terminal velocity than an adult btw.Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostCan't be bothered to go back and check, but didn't the article say she parted from her seat in mid air?
In a random posture, maybe tumbling, she'd have a terminal velocity of about 120 MPH. So if she landed on a thick forest canopy and creepers and was slowed while tumbling through all that, it doesn't seem so unlikely she would survive despite being knocked about a fair bit.
Edit: mind you she was 17 IIRC, so not really a little girl.Comment
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I heard and interview with her on Radio Scotland last week on the Fred MacAulay show ( I looked for the podcast/listen again but could not find it, might be there somewhere)Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostDid anyone look into how she survived? The chair alone is unlikely to have saved her. Presumably the seating she was strapped was so big that it hit plenty of stuff in the canopy on the way down that would otherwise have proved fatal, it perhaps had a lower terminal velocity than a human and perhaps buried itself in the ground. Evidence of that would presumably have been around.
Also interesting is that her mother, who she had been sat next to on the plane, also survived for a few days, but wasn't in the seat next to her on the ground.
She said she was knocked out and came round a second before she hit the ground, she thought that she got taken upwards just before impact with an updraft. She was asked if she though she was going to die when she was dropping and said there was no time to.
(lot of shes in that last bit)Comment
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I'm sure I'd read some of the Lockerbie passengers where thought to be alive for a while after falling from the planeOriginally posted by TimberWolf View PostDid anyone look into how she survived? The chair alone is unlikely to have saved her. Presumably the seating she was strapped was so big that it hit plenty of stuff in the canopy on the way down that would otherwise have proved fatal, it perhaps had a lower terminal velocity than a human and perhaps buried itself in the ground. Evidence of that would presumably have been around.
Also interesting is that her mother, who she had been sat next to on the plane, also survived for a few days, but wasn't in the seat next to her on the ground.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Yes, I believe you're right.Originally posted by Troll View PostI'm sure I'd read some of the Lockerbie passengers where thought to be alive for a while after falling from the planeComment
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