DB Cooper

[FLYJACK 784]

1 minute ago, Kamkisky said:

South is a direction. It’s the direction he wanted to go based on every statement he made (that’s the totality of the evidence…as in all of it). The path, used as a substitute for airway, was not discussed with him and he didn’t bring it up. That’s stuff ATC and the pilots and NWA kicked around without Cooper’s knowledge. It’s totally irrelevant to anything he said or did, he never knew about it. We are trying to find out Cooper’s thoughts and actions, not the pilots.
 

The ‘Cooper knew they could only take V23’ bit is a strawman. That’s not the argument being made. This many pages in that should be clear by now. 

Good grief...  what a disaster.

[Kamkisky 29]

10 minutes ago, FLYJACK said:

Good grief...  what a disaster.

What does H want the money for? 

[FLYJACK 784]

11 minutes ago, Kamkisky said:

What does H want the money for? 

Who cares..  my posts are boring.. 

You guys discuss your crazy stuff yourselves...  not interested.

[lxchilton 9]

1 hour ago, FLYJACK said:

Who cares..  my posts are boring.. 

You guys discuss your crazy stuff yourselves...  not interested.

I mean that part of this is interesting for sure--saying other people/ideas/thoughts are *insert pejorative here* is not. 

I'd be super interested in your take on this if there was more explanation of the reasoning behind Cooper's actions, but I'm not seeing anything other than the same kinds of educated ideas based on limited facts and suppositions. Which is fine, but then you vilify others as they attempt to do the same thing.

Thought experiments are as important in this case as they were to relativity.

[georger 271]

2 hours ago, FLYJACK said:

Who cares..  my posts are boring..

*Regarding the fact that the money itself was remarkably well preserved, Professor PALMER advised that sand is sterile, and in nature, is probably the best preservative of any soil. (One reason is the exposure of beach sand to UV).

This could also be the reason that the rubber bands were still in place around the money, although they were badly deteriorated. This would also lend credence to the fact that the money had been deposited in sand, the major portion of time since it was lost.

The money would have lasted no more than a year in nature unless protected.

Palmer added that fragments of the money could have been washed anywhere down stream in the Columbia, but he doubted that any additional money found would be as well preserved unless it had been deposited in an upper layer of sand.

Is beach sand sterile -

No, beach sand is not sterile; it contains a vast number of microorganisms, including various types of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Many of these microbes can be pathogenic to humans and can cause infections or illnesses through contact, particularly if you have cuts or other breaks in your skin, or if ingested. 

Why beach sand isn't sterile:

Beach sand serves as a natural habitat for a diverse range of microbes that thrive in the near-marine environment. Contaminants such as fecal bacteria from animal and human waste can reach the sand via water or direct spread. The sand itself can act as a reservoir, supporting the persistence and even multiplication of certain microbes, even when water quality tests are clean. 

The microbial story of the Cooper money was never explored. Microbial tests have routinely been done in the public areas of the Columbia  for decades, testing for microbial blooms, hazardous materials, and agricultural contamination. Public records and yearly testing data is available. The Cooper money probably fits somewhere in these yearly surveys...