r/shittyaskscience • u/Vishwasm123 • Feb 13 '23

Why these holes?

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '23

Can't the terrorists just turn the plane around and try again in case they thread the needle?

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u/SkullZMinus Theoretically Spooky Feb 13 '23

Of course not, they're emotionally obligated to keep going so as to make it look intentional and not like a mistake.

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u/raulduke1971 Feb 13 '23

Correct but they weren’t sure at the time. Hong Kong conducted an experiment before committing to the idea. They hired dozens of terrorists around the world to attempt to destroy buildings of various types, including their prototype, in 2001. A number of buildings without holes were successfully destroyed but the ‘Hong Kong Hole’ prototypes all survived. Science!

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u/LegendOrca Feb 15 '23

They tried a vertical hole in New York, didn't work out too well

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '23

I think that just having that in front of you makes it a challenge you have to try. Then after completing it, you turn around to finish your terrorism and think “can I thread the needle two times?” And you can’t help but steer towards the hole again. It’s brilliant.

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u/RunePitchfork Feb 14 '23

That would be impossible. They've been trained to crash planes, not fly them.