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13. Just grabbed this off of Twitter.

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 11:00 PM

Mar 2014

https://twitter.com/AFP

Agence France-Presse ‏@AFP 8m
#BREAKING: Malaysia probing possible terror link in jet mystery: minister

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AP: Why Malaysia Airlines Jet Might Have Disappeared [View all] Hissyspit Mar 2014 OP

Any meteor sightings? Even one the size of a golf ball could wreck the plane. JaneyVee Mar 2014 #1

This is so strange.. those poor People. May Cha Mar 2014 #2

Passport Theft Adds to Mystery of Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet. elleng Mar 2014 #3

Based on the recent events in western China, terrorism is a definite possibility. However, in most lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #4

That's the part that bothers me. calimary Mar 2014 #12

The two passengers checked in together and both were heading for Amsterdam malaise Mar 2014 #46

Grasping at straws to blame anyone but themselves seattledo Mar 2014 #5

What do you think happened? Lex Mar 2014 #6

Why would you say that? A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #7

Because it's an ususual mode of failure. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #28

+1, n/t RKP5637 Mar 2014 #29

That doesn't address the comment in post 5 A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #40

I don't think I followed the comment chain correctly. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #42

You said this in another thread. Why would you think the company would be responsible for a "very WinkyDink Mar 2014 #9

But usually the terrorist group wants recognition. Lex Mar 2014 #11

Who says it's a group? WinkyDink Mar 2014 #49

The point is exactly the same whether one Lex Mar 2014 #60

Ok,genius, what is your prediction so I can bookmark it. nt Logical Mar 2014 #16

There are extremely few... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #24

Who are "themselves"? Jenoch Mar 2014 #47

It's a Boeing but seems to be an older model 777 not the Dreamliner KoKo Mar 2014 #8

I think you may be confusing the 777 with the 787. It was the 787 that had the battery problems. nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #18

I think you should read KoKo's post again... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2014 #43

Oh, okay got it. Thanks nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #44

No flash was seen dreamnightwind Mar 2014 #10

A Small Explosion, Like A Shoe Bomb, Likely Would Not Produce A Detectible Flash DallasNE Mar 2014 #35

Instant depressurization requires a big hole Major Nikon Mar 2014 #48

See this... Agschmid Mar 2014 #56

I'm familiar with it Major Nikon Mar 2014 #57

Just grabbed this off of Twitter. octoberlib Mar 2014 #13

Might be a dumb question but mokawanis Mar 2014 #14

They are searching a massive area and don't know exactly where it impacted. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #15

Thank you for that information mokawanis Mar 2014 #17

One of the safety experts said that if the plane broke up in the air the debris field could be okaawhatever Mar 2014 #22

500 mph at 35,000 feet go west young man Mar 2014 #33

Fuel tank explosion like TWA 800! nt Logical Mar 2014 #19

Sudden disappearance over water is rare, but it happened in the early days of the Comet FarCenter Mar 2014 #20

It happened just a few years ago with Air France 447. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #21

In that case, there was very bad weather; in this case, flying conditions were fine. FarCenter Mar 2014 #23

Actually, 447 crashed due to pilot error combined with mechanical malfunction... Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #30

Why not "Ask The Pilot"? - Patrick Smith DinahMoeHum Mar 2014 #25

here's a list of possibilities: Deep13 Mar 2014 #26

How and why Lex Mar 2014 #31

gravity nt Deep13 Mar 2014 #36

How a plane crashed = gravity? Lex Mar 2014 #39

What can I say, I'm a Renaissance man. Deep13 Mar 2014 #62

Like Steven Wright? "The sign said 'Breakfast Anytime', so I asked for eggs during the Renaissance." WinkyDink Mar 2014 #65

Sarah Palin, is that you? WinkyDink Mar 2014 #50

She doesn't believe in gravity because it is only a theory. nt Deep13 Mar 2014 #63

To crash something needs to get in the way. There aren't many hard objects in the sky. CJCRANE Mar 2014 #58

yup, then it runs into the ground or sea. nt Deep13 Mar 2014 #61

What is strange is that if there was a mid-air explosion over water onenote Mar 2014 #27

A large swath of ocean Lex Mar 2014 #32

Did this happen in one of the "Bermuda Triangle" areas? RoverSuswade Mar 2014 #34

Maybe an invisible flying big foot from a UFO pulled it down. longship Mar 2014 #37

I was thinking that.... Madam Mossfern Mar 2014 #52

@AP: BREAKING: Malaysian air force chief says radar indicates missing Boeing 777 may have turned bac Hissyspit Mar 2014 #38

So now they're searching on the west coast of Malaysia, too. countryjake Mar 2014 #41

Seems to me it could be xfundy Mar 2014 #45

Recall the passenger list from the Chicago crash many years ago... PCIntern Mar 2014 #51

Malaysia Airlines has good safety record and is a fine airline mainer Mar 2014 #53

A few years back a 777 lost all nav and radio due to coffee spill AngryAmish Mar 2014 #54

The "text message type thingy" sounds like the transponder Major Nikon Mar 2014 #59

Putin FreeJoe Mar 2014 #55

Sarah Palin and Linseed Graham are already blaming.... RoverSuswade Mar 2014 #64

According to some in the Extreme CT camp Tsiyu Mar 2014 #66

The BBC is reporting some debris sightings (apparently a door has been spotted) anneboleyn Mar 2014 #67

They did find a door which looks like a cabin door Tsiyu Mar 2014 #68