it's a shame he already reproduced before he died.

SHOCKING!

He wasn't an engineer

submitter: Biologist with pilot's license demonstrates laughs in the face of natural selection by procreating before a stunning grasp of natural selection after forgetting to fuel his plane

FTFY

Boy, if only airplane manufacturers provided a list of things to ensure you did while preparing to use an aircraft.

And, just for kicks, if some government body would legally mandate that such lists are adhered to.

That would really be great, wouldn't it?

'Fuel' is on the checklist. In fact, it's also on the walkaround before setting foot in the cabin.

How? By inventing a system of instantly producing bio-fuel from his foot fungus which he then fueled the plane with and flew to safety proving that his university-level intellect demonstrated survival of the fittest?

/DNRTFA

FarkinFarker: 'Fuel' is on the checklist. In fact, it's also on the walkaround before setting foot in the cabin.

That buzzing sound is a Fark cliche doing a flyby.

/in before the holy trollers.

"Flying heavier-than-air flying machines is impossible without fuel."

FUEL?! Where he was going he didn't need no stinking fuel.

Cubist Robot Party: And, just for kicks, if some government body would legally mandate that such lists are adhered to.

Which government body would that be?

Would've been a better irony if it were a physicist.

Assume = ASS of You and Me.

Nowhere does the article say he forgot to fuel the plane, just that it had run out of fuel. A ruptured fuel line could do that, a broken seal on the gas tank, any number of things could have interfered with the flow of fuel to the engine.

I fail to see the problem. I'm gonna go take a shower, but I'll bring my laptop so I can keep reading.

Came here to say what Goldeneye007 and guffgoat said.

I'm a Pole, so i'm really getting a kick out of these replies.



/Ivan Putski FTW

farbles: Assume = ASS of You and Me.

Nowhere does the article say he forgot to fuel the plane, just that it had run out of fuel. A ruptured fuel line could do that, a broken seal on the gas tank, any number of things could have interfered with the flow of fuel to the engine.

not to mention, Spartan laser to the fuel tank. somebody side jacking you and stealing all your fuel. dropping your dop tanks and not having anything in your main, ofcourse i always set my fuel and ammo to infinate becuase i hate having to deal with things like crash landings.

everlastinggobstopper: I'm a Pole, so i'm really getting a kick out of these replies.



/Ivan Putski FTW

whats a crazy Ivan? Red october?

You clearly don't understand Darwinian natural selection. You can't pass on learned skills to your offspring. Never mind, I'm wasting my time on you stupid subby.

Oh and that's not even close to irony.

Professor: check
Absent-minded: double check

RiverKing: whats a crazy Ivan? Red october?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Putski

/suck it, Jesse Ventura
//yes, you DO have time to bleed

Worst use of the tag ever.

/Comic Book Guy approves this message.

John Denver, unavailable for comment.

Was he planning to fly to Mayberry?

If his daughter was hot, at least there was a pole there....(Window seat)

Eegah: Professor: check
Absent-minded: double check

It's worse than absent minded. Preflight checklist and maniacal adherence to every step is drilled into every flying student. Doesn't matter if Chuck Yeager just hopped out of the plane, said it was the most perfect plane he ever flew, you go through the checklist.

Not properly doing the preflight checklist is like a surgeon walking into the ER wearing jeans and a dirty t-shirt, no mask, and trying to cut the patient open with his weed eater; it requires total brain dysfunction.

Article leaves open the possibility that there was a mechanical defect causing a fueled plane to lose fuel.

They're going to have one of them there investigation things to try and see wut it was.

Assuming: Makes an ass out of u and ming.

Sometimes it seems the most intelligent people are also the most absent-minded. Anyone have a hypothesis for this observation?

Dispector: Sometimes it seems the most intelligent people are also the most absent-minded. Anyone have a hypothesis for this observation?

They're not as intelligent as you think they are?

"Natural" selection? I didn't see anything in the article about the color of his hair or any proclivity toward diabetes.

Cars light up when fuel is low, you telling me a plane doesn't have something like that, maybe make it beep too?

danaganooc: Assuming: Makes an ass out of u and ming.

Which one?



or

Dispector: Sometimes it seems the most intelligent people are also the most absent-minded. Anyone have a hypothesis for this observation?

it's becuase they are thinking of many things at once, and most of the time the thing thtey are thinking about is more important than the refrigerator door or something. but this wasn't absent mindedness, it was mechanical failure or suicide. not checking the fuel in plain is like not checking you have a steering wheel in a car, it almost can't be done.

gund: Cars light up when fuel is low, you telling me a plane doesn't have something like that, maybe make it beep too?

Some do. Most light aircraft don't.

Was the dumbass tag broken?

The 3 most useless things to a pilot:

1. The runway behind you.
2. The altitude above you.
3. The fuel you left on the ground.

I'm going to have to agree, checking fuel, both quantity and quality (clean, no water, etc) are part of preflight checks.

Billy-Bob Kenobi: That buzzing sound is a Fark cliche doing a flyby.

Um, okay?

Yeh I'm with the "doesn't say he forgot" team. I've never heard of a pilot who got in the air without a good understanding of where he was going, how much fuel he had and how much fuel he would need.

Jesus, you put one screen door on a submarine and all of a sudden guys hit you with planes.

/Yukka, Yukka
//Try the veal
///I'll be here all weekend folks.

gund: Cars light up when fuel is low, you telling me a plane doesn't have something like that, maybe make it beep too?

There's a good one in that question... The Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) only require that the fuel gauges only show an accurate reading when empty! Basically, I was taught not to look at them and visually check the fuel level in the tanks before every flight and compute consumption by RPM and time.

Vossiewolf
It's worse than absent minded. Preflight checklist and maniacal adherence to every step is drilled into every flying student. Doesn't matter if Chuck Yeager just hopped out of the plane, said it was the most perfect plane he ever flew, you go through the checklist.

Not properly doing the preflight checklist is like a surgeon walking into the ER wearing jeans and a dirty t-shirt, no mask, and trying to cut the patient open with his weed eater; it requires total brain dysfunction.

Yeah and let me guess your the farking idiot that gets into his car, adjust all mirrors, adjust steering wheel height.... Oh Fark it!

FloydLloyd: Basically, I was taught not to look at them and visually check the fuel level in the tanks before every flight and compute consumption by RPM and time.

You're right, when I was in training, I had to shimmy my fat 17 yr old ass up on both wings and open up the fuel caps to peep in.

Unintended consequence of lowering your carbon footprint.. Thanks Algore. Way to go.......

Toiletduck: Cubist Robot Party: And, just for kicks, if some government body would legally mandate that such lists are adhered to.

Which government body would that be?

Perhaps CAA (new window), the South African Civil Aviation Authority?

/Knows what you were going for

Everybody get their "Jump To Conclusions Mat"!!

Dispector Quote 2008-05-03 10:08:26 PM
Sometimes it seems the most intelligent people are also the most absent-minded. Anyone have a hypothesis for this observation?


Yes.

It's called Asperger's Syndrome

As a private pilot, i can say that this guy was a moran. All pilots are trained to follow the pre-flight checklist, and guess what? Checking the fuel level (and to see if there is any water in it) are right up there on top of the list.

farbles: Assume = ASS of You and Me.

Nowhere does the article say he forgot to fuel the plane, just that it had run out of fuel. A ruptured fuel line could do that, a broken seal on the gas tank, any number of things could have interfered with the flow of fuel to the engine.

No, the article said the pilot said it ran out of fuel. That doesn't mean that's what happened. Cause of engine failure won't be determined until the investigation is completed.

The name Claire reminded me:

FloydLloyd
gund: Cars light up when fuel is low, you telling me a plane doesn't have something like that, maybe make it beep too?

There's a good one in that question... The Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) only require that the fuel gauges only show an accurate reading when empty! Basically, I was taught not to look at them and visually check the fuel level in the tanks before every flight and compute consumption by RPM and time.

Not always work. A few years back the 182 in front of me finished his runup - saw some glinting (fuel) and I noticed both caps were wobbling on the wing. No doubt the fuel would have been sucked out in a short time. He pulled off and secured them after a radio call from us.

Asperger's isn't the cause of absent-mindedness.

Absent-mindedness is an outcome of highly-abstract thinking and limited bandwidth. If you're good at thinking about highly abstract consepts you tend to de-prioritise small rote tasks Such as matching clothes, small chores, what you eat daily. You know, the "small stuff".

Asperger's is marked by social dysfunction (disconnected and challeneged by simple interactions) and hyper-focus on a single skill.