The Mystery

Welcome back to yet another week that was post! This week we have a focus on the mystery that has gripped the world. I am, of course, talking about the mystery that was Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 that went missing. A plane full of over 200 passengers went missing without a trace and nearly a week later no trace has been found. A similar case occurred not too long ago with a French airlines flight which took over two years to find. However, since there has been very little evidence to show what has happened, there is a lot of speculation. Channel 7 did a big 'news' story on the missing flight and, like all the stories so far, it is all speculation. There has been very little facts but a lot of speculation and sometimes it is hard to separate the fact from the fiction.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-search-marked-by-confusion-1.2569129

The most intriguing part that gripped the world with this story is the fact that the plane disappeared without a trace. One moment there was a signal from the plane's GPS and the next minute it was gone without any SOS signal been sent out by the pilot. The black-box is one of the most confusing pieces of lost wreckage as they send out signals for 30 days yet no signal has been found from the black-box on this flight. It is evidence such as this that has lead to many different 'conclusions'. I must stress that this is entirely speculation as there is no clear evidence to suggest what really happened aboard the ill-fated Boeing 777 headed for China. Some say the plane was disintegrated by something so powerful so as to destroy every single part of that plane, including the black-box. This is one theory that, if it were to be true, would shock many aerospace engineers as they would have a new threat to their 'indestructible' black boxes. The reason the plane would have had to have totally disintegrated is that when a plane crashes into the ocean there are parts of that plane that do float so by now there should have been some evidence found. Another theory is that the plane was hijacked and then rerouted somewhere to be used as part of a terrorist scheme. However, as days pass, this possibility also becomes less and less likely as no news is heard or hostage situation announced. Personally, I think that the scariest part of all this is that when relatives tried to call their loved-ones on the plane the phones rang fully out. This means, that those phones were still fully functional. If they had broken (either by water or disintegration) then they would not have rung out. This scares me a lot for some reason which I can not confidently put my finger on. It will most likely prove to be a very crucial piece of information when the truth of that ill-fated flight does, if ever, come out of the mist. From many different television shows (I think I have been watching too much Fringe [there is no such thing as too much Fringe though so maybe I am wrong]) there has also been the explanation that more and more people are going to; that the plane was simply taken into another dimension. The truth is sure to be a lot less confusing than that but when all that is possible is ruled out, all that remains is the impossible (I did not make that up, I think it was from Sherlock). However, since this story holds an interest for people all over the world there is not going to be a lack of searching for a very long time (if ever). With the world constantly watching, I doubt anyone will stop searching until answers have been found. The different responses have also been great to see. You can see these responses on the news. For example, you have the sad Australian relatives and then the angry Chinese. It is great to have so many different emotions on the one thing as it can open up new avenues and possibilities that may have previously been looked over.

The mystery of this flight is sure to go down in history. See you tomorrow!

The Sochi Olympics

That is right, the 2014 Winter Olympics are well under way in Sochi, Russia. Amongst all the excitement of the games there are also a few detractors from one of the greatest moments of 2014. Other than all the issues around Russia's "anti-gay" law which I am not getting into in this post there are other issues surrounding the games that have people asking whether Sochi was ill prepared for this event. Some things are beyond their control while others just seem like ways of cutting corners. Even the opening ceremony had a few glitches. A twitter account with the handle @SochiProblems is an account that has gained more followers than the official Sochi Olympics account. #SochiProblems has also become the default hashtag for complaining about some of the issues.

Source: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/internet/3500861/how-watch-winter-olympics-live/?olo=editorspick

There are cramped living conditions, unreliable electricity, dirty water and much more. The twitter account, @SochiProblems, which I mentioned above has posted many pictures showing some of the issues around the Sochi Olympics including dirty water, and un-plumbed toilets. Work on and around the stadium was still being done five hours before the official opening ceremonies. I thought that I was bad leaving things to the last minute. There has already been a myriad of stories on the different issues of the Sochi Olympics and there are set to be many more. One of the American bobsledders even had to break through a door to escape a bathroom after been locked in. Even the media seem to be suffering a little with their own accommodation not even ready for them when they arrived. However, despite all this we must look on the positives. Our athletes over in Russia are all representing our country well and we should be proud of our talents. We also have to look at some bias that may be shown. Sure there are a lot of problems but had this been somewhere with less controversy would it have made as big a mark as this? It still would have been an issue but would it have been as big? People already had preconceived notions of Russia after its passing of the "Anti-Gay" law making it illegal to tell anyone underage that being Gay is okay and even talking to them about homosexuality is illegal. It really did not start Russia off on a very good foot to greet the rest of the world when the Olympic games did arrive.

We all have hopes in our athletes, see you tomorrow!