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Old 14th May 2010 | 21:41
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HarryMann
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Given:
1. The BEA reported that (at least) 43 of the 50 bodies recovered displayed very similar serious compression injuries/fractures.
2. Those bodies were of passengers widely dispersed throughout the aircraft (according to seat assignments).
3. The simplest (reasonable) explanation for facts 1 and 2 is that all sections of the aircraft impacted in the same fashion. Why? Because the contemplation of other scenarios requires a great deal of coincidence. It is possible that a more complex , and statistically far less probable, chain of events could give the same result. BUT it’s not nearly as likely. For the vast majority of bodies from all parts of the aircraft to exhibit the same injury patterns, the simplest and most likely explanation is that those passengers all exhibited very similar injuries because passengers from all parts of the aircraft were subject to the same impact dynamics.
4. The simplest (reasonable) explanation for statement 3 is that the aircraft was intact on impact.
5. Therefore, it is more likely the aircraft did not break up prior to impact.
Now you've made me wonder how just those bodies found (and maybe many more) exited the fuselage... if it didn't break up?
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