Mystery 'Missile' Identified As US Airways Flight 808

sean.peters writes "The mystery missile discussed on Slashdot Tuesday? It was US Airways 808 from Honolulu to Phoenix. An amateur sleuth checked the time against airline schedules, then the following day, checked out a webcam that was trained in the appropriate direction. He found the exact same contrail at the time AWE808 was coming over. The author deals persuasively with a number of objections to his argument."

Comments

I don't care.

[bmo]

My explanation of "It's another water heater from Mythbusters" was far more entertaining.

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BMO

Re:I don't care.

[snookerhog]

I assumed it was from the same stealth sub that crippled the Carnival cruise liner.

Re:I don't care.

[Waffle Iron]

"It's a solid propellant missile," he told the Times. "You can tell from the efflux [smoke]."

So this raises the question: Who attached a solid rocket booster to US Airways flight 808, and more ominously, why?

No, no

[Anonymous Coward]

He's a part of the conspiracy. It's a cover-up, and I will argue it as such for decades to come. Because that's the only thing that makes sense.

Re:Slashdotted?

[$RANDOMLUSER]

No. They shut it down because they don't want us to know the truth - Google was ^%$_)&*(

NO CARRIER

Re:Sounds like the standard counter intelligence

[DiamondScar]

30 nanometers is pretty close

Re:Dag-nabbit.

[EdIII]

Reading your well articulated post has had a quite calming affect. Your logical and reasoned argument is beginning melt away the conspiracy theory tension in my shoulders... and I think it is lowering my blood pressure.

I don't like it. Get the fuck out of here :)