300 objects scattered over a wide area of ocean

[hyperD]

HyperDs alien theory is still at least a proboscis in front.

FTFY

[OwlHoot]

Three things:

1. 300 objects scattered over a wide area of ocean says to me "explosion" rather than "plane hits ocean at speed and promptly sinks rapidly" - does it not? I am not a pilot, but I have an A-level in Further Maths with Mechanics. Discuss. ...

Depends on the objects I suppose, but assuming the plane ditched in the ocean at some stage, 300 sounds a pretty modest number of small to medium sized objects, even in the unlikely event everyone was able to slide down the emergency shutes and safely into life rafts, and more so if the plane disintegrated to a greater or lesser extent on impact with the water.

Also, there are powerful ocean currents and winds round there that would disperse floating objects before long.

[minsky1]

300 objects might seem a tad too many
300 objects with me and my friend Kenny...

John Shuttleworth

500 bus stops?

[stek]

500 bus stops?

Oh yes!

[mudskipper]

So they spotted "orange objects" in the new search area. Unthinkable that it could be liferafts I guess.

[MarillionFan]

So they spotted "orange objects" in the new search area. Unthinkable that it could be liferafts I guess.

Oranges. You heard it here first.