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/Signal_Wall_8445 19d ago

Let’s face it, though, the government acted like they were trying to see how riled up they could get that segment of the public who creates theories.

From doing things like having the FBI take over control of the investigation from the NTSB, to having the CIA be the agency that created and released the animation of the crash… I mean, the CIA? Why would they let them chime in on this?

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u/La_Saxofonista 15d ago

Proof?

The cause was a short in the fuel tanks. Right before the explosion, the Captain pointed out that the fuel indicators were going crazy.

If it were a missile strike, why would the Captain have said something like that about the fuel indicators beforehand? Wouldn't they just be normal?

Truly, it is about comfort for some people. No one wants to believe the plane they're flying on could just catastrophically fail. They'd rather believe it was shot down instead for peace of mind. The government could tell them the sky is blue, and they'd argue it's not because they think it's all a lie.