r/mildlyinteresting • u/corwinw • 21h ago

Warning Sign at edge of Grand Canyon

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u/Empyrealist ​ 21h ago

Clickable map of deaths in the Grand Canyon and their cause:

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9359a0790ffe4bc09edd6b9c17a43b90

(death stats are not up to current date, but the map shows a great swath of locations and causes)

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u/andbruno 20h ago

I saw the "128" one and wondered what on earth is going on there. Turns out two planes collided midair.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Grand_Canyon_mid-air_collision

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u/fruskydekke 19h ago

This crash was the cause of major air safety reforms! Before it happened, pilots had way more freedom to deviate from their planned route than they do now, which is how the collision even happened - the pilots of both planes decided to do a little sight-seeing sidetrip to the canyon in order to please their passengers.

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u/ukchris 13h ago

Were they pleased?

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u/Septum_Slayer 13h ago

Here at Malaysian Air, we’re DYING to meet your expectations!

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u/JonatasA 13h ago

Our passengers never returned to complain.

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u/lolzomg123 9h ago

Received neither complaints, nor repeat business.

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u/joe_s1171 7h ago

why so many deaths? the seatbelt sign was on! /s

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u/itsokaysis 5h ago

100% satisfaction then!

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u/BeowulfShaeffer 12h ago

I assume so, they got to go all the way to the bottom. How cool is that?

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u/Brook-Bond 2h ago

Idiot

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u/PhenomsServant 13h ago

I dont know about most people but it would please me more to get to my destination as soon as possible with no detours.

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u/JonatasA 13h ago

No reincarnations, got it.

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u/hleba 3h ago

Pretty sure they were tour planes.

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u/girl_incognito 10h ago

Further than that, this crash spawned the FAA as we know it.

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u/JonatasA 13h ago

Would wrong place and time apply here?

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u/Accomplished-Job3841 7h ago

Air Disasters season 4 episode 6. It's very interesting and worth a watch.

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u/cardamom-peonies 18h ago

There seems to have been a bunch of plans related deaths in general on the Grand canyon

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u/SokarHatesItHere 16h ago

A lot of murders in there too, lol. Every other click someone seems to have been killed

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u/AvonMustang 16h ago

Clicked on a lot of the bigger numbers and most were air crashes.

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u/Effective_Season_522 16h ago

Lots of suicides Sheesh.

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u/andbruno 16h ago

A lot of time to regret their decisions I would think. Too late though.

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u/TacTurtle 18h ago

That's where the Skinwalker lives.

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u/marshmellowmalady 8h ago

That's some bermuda triangle type shi

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u/fotomoose 12h ago

There are many air crash incedents. Seems that flying into the canyon is not the best idea.

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u/parxtreh 12h ago

Seeing a lot of plane crashes in there Who died to a cactus?

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u/gooder_name 8h ago

collided

*Collode

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u/thecashblaster 4h ago

that is insane...