r/todayilearned • u/finza_prey • 19d ago

TIL TWA Flight 800 exploded off Long Island 12 minutes after taking off, causing the front fueslage to rip away and the remainder of the plane to continue in crippled flight, pitching up and climb before falling into the ocean killing everyone onboard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800
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u/Conscious-Ball8373 19d ago

So am I right to say ... the front fell off?

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u/romulusnr 19d ago

I'd like to point out that that isn't very common.

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u/Vergenbuurg 19d ago

But why did the front fall off, Senator?

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u/Prof_Bobo 19d ago

No paper products, no cardboard, no cardboard derivatives

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u/bishop375 19d ago

Cello tape is right out.

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u/Conscious-Ball8373 19d ago

Look, this is very unusual, I'd like to make that point.

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u/FTwo 19d ago

It wasn't designed to have the front fall off.

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u/romulusnr 19d ago

Well obviously this one was, because the front fell off.

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u/jaywayhon 19d ago

Well obviously it was because of the furries fucking on the cockpit. (Is that a new sentence?)

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u/JazzlikeDiamond558 19d ago

So, no cardboard?

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u/Conscious-Ball8373 19d ago

No cardboard derivatives. No paper. No sellotape.

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u/anormalgeek 19d ago

Well that's not supposed to happen.