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Bones Found Near Crash Site Confirmed Fossett's

Posted by kdawson on from the closure-and-rest dept.

Trip6 writes "Bones found near the wreckage of the plane flown by Steve Fossett when he disappeared last fall have been confirmed to be Fossett's by DNA analysis. The NTSB is still investigating the crash. Fossett may have been searching for a place to break the land speed record, his next quest."

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  1. I was right! by Skiron · · Score: 4, Funny

    New World Record!

  2. Land speed record? by nacturation · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd say he possibly broke the speed landing record.

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    1. Re:Land speed record? by Konster · · Score: 4, Funny

      Nope. The record for a speed landing is still held by Beagle 2 which currently stands at a Mach 352 High Performance Landing.

  3. Re:Sad news. by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    The vast majority of plane crashes occur while the planes are flying.

    Look, if you're going to make wild claims like that, I want to see some statistics to back them up.

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  4. Re:RIP. by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yea these jokes are in very bad taste. Whenever bones are found it is never a humerus matter.

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  5. Re:RIP. by nacturation · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sounds like he was flying with a skeleton crew.

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  6. Re:RIP. by Carbon016 · · Score: 2, Funny

    No bones about it!

  7. Re:Sad news. by Skidge · · Score: 1, Funny

    Maybe you should start wearing parachute pants.

  8. Re:Sad news. by bigsteve@dstc · · Score: 2, Funny
    All right ....

    98.4% of plane crashes occur while the planes are flying.

    Happy now?

  9. Re:RIP. by minvaren · · Score: 2, Funny

    And yet, these bad jokes are just the tibia iceberg.

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