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sillysaurusx[dead post] ◴[] No.44537641[source]
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suyash ◴[] No.44537670[source]
Is there a possibility that they got hacked and remotely toggled ?
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sillysaurusx ◴[] No.44537689[source]
Sadly not. It’s a physical switch with no capability of a remote toggle. The flight data recorder clearly shows one was toggled off within a second of the other, which rules out almost every non-intentional scenario.
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1. acjohnson55 ◴[] No.44537727[source]
What if he mistook the switch for a different switch?
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2. rogerrogerr ◴[] No.44537820[source]
It's an entirely different shape, different location, and different motion from any other switch they could be looking for. Suicide is a way more likely explanation.

And, it's _two_ switches.