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In 2018, Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 experienced a loss of a section of its cockpit windshield at an altitude of 32,000 feet — the co-pilot was partially ejected, yet the crew successfully landed the aircraft.
C
I thought that was a rocket or an exploding space shuttle out there…maybe I am high.
C
I’m stone cold sober and thought the same thing.
S
Even after reading these comments it took me entirely too damn long to figure out what I’m looking at.
D
i’m stone cold steve austin and also thought the same thing
R
😂😂😂
G
This was… highly perplexing with the triboluminescence from the friction of the air hitting the shield.
G
Its not triboluminescence, it’s an arc discharge between invisible windshield heater wires that run through the windshield to keep it from icing over.
A
Thank you. I was absolutely baffled as to why glass seemed to be randomly burning.
M
Oh I thought it might’ve been one of those situations where they went thru a volcanic ash cloud and it causes similar effects as this
S
>from the friction of the air hitting the shield what you’re describing is adiabatic heating (when air heats up from being rapidly compressed) not triboluminescence, which I don’t think would occur here. Either way, I think one of the other replies explaining that this is from the windshield heater wires is correct about what is actually going on here.
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Been waiting your whole damn life to use that word
A
Isn’t triboluminesence momentary rather than persistent? And blue-green?
P
It’s the thing I can make with wintergreen Lifesavers in a dark bathroom mirror.
A
Yes.
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shut the actual fuck up you nerd.
C
I thought so too, and I’m only a little high. So we’ve got the middle covered. Happy cake day.
T
\+1
M
I’m stone cold stoned and thought the same thing.
G
Happy cake day!!
S
I thought the same until the camera perspective changed.
W
“Damn, how did they land that?”
C
Seriously, how do you land shrapnel?
T
Same way they land every other plane, by slowing down until the wheels touch the ground. They just did it with a hole in the windshield.
M
Me too, took me a minute. Im also high though
T
it’s like we’re all experiencing the same thing in parallel, but I think even sober it would get me, this is a good illusion
F
Hold up fam lemme go burn one down
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Don’t forget to come back lol
A
I’d rather be high…this is way too confusing to analyze sober.
D
I am also quite high — too high I think. Why is there fire in the windshield – it’s beautiful and terrifying all at once.
R
Literally just smoked and thought the same thing lol
F
I read your comment and then it still took me like 7 more seconds to realize it wasn’t a trail of smoke.
P
Sober and was also confused as hell. After reading the headline I thought, “How the fuck did anyone survive that?! It’s on fire and breaking up into pieces!”
Z
Nope, confusing perspective. I was wondering how anyone survived the explosion.
R
Nope I was the same.
C
We are with you. I was wondering why a plane had such a violent and erratic flight path and why a windshield blow out looked like a huge explosion from a distance. Now that I know what it is, I still sorta see the same thing.
T
Fr, I watch the video see a burning plane, read the title, wait what? Why does it burn when the wind shield breaks… …. Ohhhhhh
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Nah homie I’m sober and I thought this was a ground level perspective showing smoke trailing the plane at first. Definitely a confusing perspective
W
I’m right there with you buddy
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I am high and thought the same thing
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Omg I thought the same thing and I am high too.
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Thank you! I was wondering what that was. Looked like smoldering fire, but I knew that wasn’t right.
G
Except you were! But it was electeical inside the windshield!
E
I think it was actually the left phalange.
Y
Why didn’t they turn off the heating/pull the fuse for the windshield heating? It looks like they just left it on so it could keep damaging the windshield, leading to catastrophic failure.
F
I doubt they knew what the problem was in the moment. Or it would fog up if they turned it off and they wouldn’t be able to see. Not sure though.
S
Pilots are instrument rated and don’t need to be able to see out of the windshield to safely fly the plane.
L
That was my thought. Who cares if you’re fogged up for the cruising portion of the flight? Then you can turn it back on before you land. I’m not a pilot, though
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They have terrain maps, altimeters and ground proximity warnings. It’s not like pilots flying at night turn into the bird box challenge.
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