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Comment by lysace | Hacker News Reader

How do you figure? The videos of the crash that I can find on X just show a small airline light suddenly turning into a low-res explosion. (Edit: ah. yes.)

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https://x.com/aletweetsnews/status/1884789306645983319

You see the helo coming from the left on the screen while the airliner appears to be descending. The helo must have gotten in the way (as opposed to catching up from behind). The airliner's lights are unmistakable, so how did the helo pilot not notice them? The airliner's pilots might not have had a chance to notice the helo. Since the helo was crossing an active runway approach the fault has to be with them.

My only thought is that it's a regional jet, so it's smaller than a "normal" commercial flight. At night, if you expect it to be a big jet and it looks small, you presume it's just further away. I think they saw it, saw it small and presumed they had enough time to make it in front of it.

Maybe, but those smaller aircraft handle tons of flights in and out of DCA. Lots of commuter flights to NYC, Boston, etc.

Not many big jets at DCA. Max is typically a 757.

Anyone that can explain what the people on X mean when they comment that it was "intentional"? I'm probably out of the loop but this feels super out of place to me.

These are only a small amount directly from the replies to the tweet you shared, you can find many more if you keep scrolling.

https://x.com/27steph77/status/1884799302947500062 https://x.com/Aangtweets/status/1884793609326666014 https://x.com/Ray4444444444/status/1884824192308134234 https://x.com/OmarGoshTV/status/1884807622588522981 https://x.com/Sgt_Mac87/status/1884795428559814968 https://x.com/dudeodnv/status/1884796307665203456 https://x.com/USBornNRaised/status/1884793041610842420 https://x.com/thatcrazytoast1/status/1884797991678034183

Because too Allah-damned-many people are worm-brained conspiracy theorists nowadays: https://archive.is/sS3W1

I feel like Q is much more prevalent in discussions here and on reddit than between actual conspiracy theorists... Q didn't start that, it's just part of it. But I do think it shows that we should help people understand more. A lot of secrecy nowadays.

It doesn't have to be connected to QAnon, a lot of people now just jump into "it's a conspiracy, I'm sure of it!" and when they find X and Y and create a connection between the 2, their brain rewards them, even if that connection isn't there in reality. And imagine how exhausting it is for debunkers, when they try to say "you're hallucinating", the conspiracy theorist holds strong to his belief, thinking the debunker doesn't get it or they're part of the lying pack.

> As game designers would expect, it works very well — because when you “figure it out yourself,” you own it. You experience the thrill of discovery, the excitement of finding the rabbit hole and tumbling down it. Because you were persuaded to “connect the dots yourself,” you can see the absolute logic of it, even if you made it up.

Because everything is intentionally nowadays according to Twitter users. No matter the event.

Landing lights are very focused. They're only noticeable if they're pointed towards you (but then they're very bright). They were visible to the camera but perhaps not to the heli.

Of course the plane would have anti-collision lights as well though, those are omnidirectional.

there's a dot moving from the left to right that intercepts the airline lights and explodes. I would presume that's the helicopter.

Its on final landing. The small light (helicopter) from the left intersects it.

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