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Steve Fossett Missing

Posted by kdawson on from the high-flier dept.

jd writes "Steve Fossett, the first person to fly a plane around the world without refueling, the first person to fly around the world in a balloon, and possibly the record-holder for the highest-altitude glider flight, is missing in Nevada. He is reported to have taken off in a light aircraft last night and has not been seen since. As he had filed no flight plan, would-be rescuers have no idea where to even begin looking. The plane took off from a private airstrip on a ranch at the south end of Smith Valley in western Nevada."

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  1. Gov't got him? by TibbonZero · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did he fly over Area 51 or somewhere he shouldn't have?

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  2. In other news by hax0r_this · · Score: 5, Funny

    The US Military denied claims that a UFO had been shot down last night over Area 51.

  3. Comb the Desert! by Red_Foreman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Find anything yet?

    Nothing yet, sir.

    Find anything yet?

    Nothing yet, sir.

    How about you?

    We ain't found shit!

    1. Re:Comb the Desert! by mseidl · · Score: 5, Funny

      Colonel Sandurz: Sir, do you think we're being too literal?
      Dark Helmet: No you fool, we're following orders. We were told to comb the desert so we're combing it.

  4. Re:The obvious by hax0r_this · · Score: 5, Funny

    Aliens abudcted a racecar driver?

  5. Paging Francisco D'Anconia by Gothmolly · · Score: 5, Funny

    Perhaps he's in a secret valley somewhere, protected by a holographic screen, with other adventurers and industrialists, plotting a takeover of the world?

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  6. No idea where to look? by Bluesman · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd start looking on the ground.

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  7. New record attempt? by Skiron · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe he is trying to break the world record for the longest search party?

  8. Re:Has anybody looked here? by garcia · · Score: 5, Funny

    Has anybody tried looking here?

    Where? I get a 404: Place doesn't even exist error.

  9. I think I saw him... by darkonc · · Score: 5, Funny
    I think he went to Burning Man

    Last I saw him, some chick in a crotchless monkey suit had gotten him totally pissed and convinced him to rip the antenna off of his aircraft to roast wieners over the coals of The Man.

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  10. Re:party time... by Perl-Pusher · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't worry, him and 4400 others will reappear.

  11. He's gone home. by QMO · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's obvious that he isn't human at all.

    It's just that his vacation time ran out.

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  12. "controlled-flight-into-terrain".. by StressGuy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Also known as "Cumulus Granite"

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  13. Uh Oh by Atmchicago · · Score: 4, Funny

    It looks like Fossett may have gone down the drain. Water we going to do about it!? If we want to find him we may have to tap all our resources.

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  14. Re:Misleading summary by Some_Llama · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I also encourage people to think hard about which is really the more interesting and challenging accomplishment."

    Obviously it's spending 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds listening to a woman nag about headwinds, proper wing tilt and hygiene.