Tbf, the guy who normally promotes the Nikumaroro theory thinks the Taraia object is a tree.
It's probably not the Electra, no, but it's much more of a smoking gun than anything else that's brought people to the island before. And it's sufficient enough to convince Purdue to fund it, on the off chance that they find it and get to bring it back for display on their campus.
Tighar again? Tighar is this weird fake organisation that only exists to constantly re-announce that they definitely found amelia earhart again and again, even though they haven’t.
All they do is psuedoscience and of course you can buy the book of this old crank who runs the organisation and buy t-shirts as well.
And for some reason every time this guy re-announces that he definitely found Amelia Earharts plane for realsies this time, the media laps it up.
I wonder what else they are actually researching. Loch Ness is one of the most well researched bodies of water, because scientists can get funding from some rich guy to "totally find Nessie" and then they study all the other cool shit in that lake.
Having spent the past week doing a serious deep-dive into this: probably not, but it's not impossible, so it's absolutely worth checking out. Very excited to hear what the object is in a few days.
You will see these and others if you do a Google search. And you can look up Earhart's accomplishments as well. Impressive, but she wasn't the only one.
Elinor Smith is probably the one who is most overshadowed. Youngest person to get a pilot's license. (16 years old in 1928). Considered by many to be the best female pilot in the US at the time.
Bessie Coleman was part black, part Native American known for her outstanding stunt flying.
Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia.
Ruth Nichols held world records for speed, altitude, and distance by a woman.
Louise Thaden won the Bendix Trophy in 1936.
Beryl Markham - first PERSON to fly solo from England to North America in 1936.
You're not going to mention Raymonde de Laroche, Bessie Raiche, Harriet Quimby, or Helen Richey? No Aida de Acosta, Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, Pancho Barnes, Jean Batten, Lilian Bland, Katherine Cheung, Tadashi Hyōdō, or Jerrie Mock?
Do you even care about pioneering women aviators?
You've just said that it's some kind of erasure to mention one pioneer without talking about the others, so be consistent, you didn't even acknowledge the first woman to ever get a pilot's license, or the first woman to fly solo around the world!
I'm pretty sure her accomplishments can be questioned. She was a mediocre pilot, and most of her fame came from her husband's marketing push (he wanted to use her to get rich). There are much cooler female aviators from the same time period that just didn't have the media attention.
I know that it’s most likely they were lost to the ocean, but the radio evidence is pretty compelling. It’s understandable that people keep trying to find them.
AerikTitlesTitles | an hour ago
FFS, Nikumaroro again? This was investigated years ago.
We know what happened to Earhart and Noonan: they failed to reach Howland Island, ran out of fuel, ditched in the open ocean, and perished.
It's not a mystery, people just can't accept it.
TheWatersOfMars | 59 minutes ago
Tbf, the guy who normally promotes the Nikumaroro theory thinks the Taraia object is a tree.
It's probably not the Electra, no, but it's much more of a smoking gun than anything else that's brought people to the island before. And it's sufficient enough to convince Purdue to fund it, on the off chance that they find it and get to bring it back for display on their campus.
Leprecon | 46 minutes ago
Tighar again? Tighar is this weird fake organisation that only exists to constantly re-announce that they definitely found amelia earhart again and again, even though they haven’t.
All they do is psuedoscience and of course you can buy the book of this old crank who runs the organisation and buy t-shirts as well.
And for some reason every time this guy re-announces that he definitely found Amelia Earharts plane for realsies this time, the media laps it up.
Different-Sympathy-4 | an hour ago
Read this today with a decent explanation for why they think it's the right place https://www.archaeologychannel.org/taraia/
dburr10085 | an hour ago
They keep getting money to do “research”.
Hopefulkitty | 31 minutes ago
I wonder what else they are actually researching. Loch Ness is one of the most well researched bodies of water, because scientists can get funding from some rich guy to "totally find Nessie" and then they study all the other cool shit in that lake.
sageberrytree | 7 minutes ago
honestly, I think I’d rather believe that than that they lived for months and months on a deserted island with no hope for rescue.
ZombieZookeeper | an hour ago
If the crabs ate Amelia I say we return the favor and eat the crabs. Hopefully the expedition brought a stock pot and some Old Bay.
semigator | 44 minutes ago
Did they discover the fallen tree trunk yet?
TheWatersOfMars | an hour ago
Having spent the past week doing a serious deep-dive into this: probably not, but it's not impossible, so it's absolutely worth checking out. Very excited to hear what the object is in a few days.
Akasazh | an hour ago
Statistics are that it's very improbable
Rus_s13 | 48 minutes ago
They got there yesterday, and are being hampered my crabs apparently.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6pvgryp8yv0o
TheRecognized | 13 minutes ago
Trying to hide their guilt no doubt
vito1221 | an hour ago
Her accomplishments cannot be questioned, but you would think she was the only pioneering female aviator.
I hope this is her plane and they find their remains so we don't have to see this pop up every year or two.
AppendixN | an hour ago
And yet ironically, you didn't bother naming any of the others that you feel are more important to talk about.
vito1221 | an hour ago
You will see these and others if you do a Google search. And you can look up Earhart's accomplishments as well. Impressive, but she wasn't the only one.
Elinor Smith is probably the one who is most overshadowed. Youngest person to get a pilot's license. (16 years old in 1928). Considered by many to be the best female pilot in the US at the time.
Bessie Coleman was part black, part Native American known for her outstanding stunt flying.
Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia.
Ruth Nichols held world records for speed, altitude, and distance by a woman.
Louise Thaden won the Bendix Trophy in 1936.
Beryl Markham - first PERSON to fly solo from England to North America in 1936.
TheRecognized | 14 minutes ago
I get the feeling that you didn’t really actually know any of these people and just did a google search yourself.
AppendixN | an hour ago
You're not going to mention Raymonde de Laroche, Bessie Raiche, Harriet Quimby, or Helen Richey? No Aida de Acosta, Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, Pancho Barnes, Jean Batten, Lilian Bland, Katherine Cheung, Tadashi Hyōdō, or Jerrie Mock?
Do you even care about pioneering women aviators?
You've just said that it's some kind of erasure to mention one pioneer without talking about the others, so be consistent, you didn't even acknowledge the first woman to ever get a pilot's license, or the first woman to fly solo around the world!
Jairlyn | an hour ago
Exactly. “Why aren’t other people talking about what I want them to be talking about!”
Ok what’s wrong with their keyboard they can’t be talking about it themselves.
IAmATelekinetic | an hour ago
I'm pretty sure her accomplishments can be questioned. She was a mediocre pilot, and most of her fame came from her husband's marketing push (he wanted to use her to get rich). There are much cooler female aviators from the same time period that just didn't have the media attention.
vito1221 | an hour ago
I was trying to be a little 'softer' but yeah, I always believed much of it was hype.
She did set some legit records, but...
TheRecognized | 13 minutes ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/history/s/UyDxVhYl4T
FoodLionMVP | 14 minutes ago
I know that it’s most likely they were lost to the ocean, but the radio evidence is pretty compelling. It’s understandable that people keep trying to find them.
jnighy | 38 minutes ago
Why did I think it was solved? Was I Mandela Effected?
TheRecognized | 12 minutes ago
As in having spotty memory about a headline you skimmed past years ago? Yes, probably.