That's true, but how do you explain 48 people initially surviving a major plane crash in which the cockpit and tail both broke off.
Well....
They started having problems before the plane broke up, and the implication was clearly that they were descending (not that they altitude they descended to was much better in terms of falling and impacting the ground).
There have been any number of real life plane crashes (including one which the plane hit at the ground at almost cruising speed, not landing speed, and then broke apart into flames) from which multiple people survived.
There are other things going on on the island that would allow for miraculous survival (including, as Locke said, a miracle happening, though that would also be pretty cliche) of such a nasty plane crash.
And even if "they're dead" is the best explanation (which I really don't think it is, considering people should probably not get injured bleed and even die, once they're "dead"), it would remain pretty cliche.
It still bugs me that the writers think that the inside of an airliner is highly flammable, or that bodies are so easily cremated.
They don't need to cremate them, just burn them. The human body burns quite well.
Plus? It doesn't matter that the fuselage is flammable, they piled it with wood. The metal skin of the aircraft would tend to concentrate any heat generated, and if they blocked off the ends with pieces of fuselage, it would be a veritable oven.
Plus? If it's an aluminum alloy, it might even melt into pools of useful ore they could work with.
Nonian, thanks for the lead. I
need
to know who "tivodivo" is!
I'd guess more like five. Cruising altitude for most long flights is around 35,000 ft
I was trying to be conservative. I would think that the plane would have descended some due to the fact that their radio was out. At a lower altitude they might have been able to contact someone with the transeiver.
"Your money's no good here."
Is this the ep where everyone starts going Lord of the Flies?
I hope she saves the impractical clothes.... wooo!
Most importantly, I think the single most convincing argument that they are not dead is that people have sustained injuries (Walt's dad) on the island. That really doesn't make much sense for people who are already dead. Plus, why didn't the dead people in the fusilage make it?
There's just too much gritty reality going on to support a "they're dead," argument, for my taste.
(Keep in mind, I haven't seen White Rabbit yet, but the rest of my argument still stands)
Jack, Jack, Jack. They're looking for leadership. Give in to the alpha maleness. Daddy was wrong.
