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		xlbuttplug2 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Preliminary report into Air India crash released Okay, maybe there is little hope of making an ideal landing. But the likelihood of it being a fatal accident is significantly reduced without the building in the equation, no?

jahewson 3 months ago | [–]

Given the amount of fuel on board the answer is probably “not by much”.

bgnn 3 months ago | [–]

Nope, the odds are pretty much the same, even on water. It helps to reduce the body count on the ground though.

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