Shortly after the flaperon washed up, Boeing engineers confirmed that the wing segment belongs to a 777. And MH370, which went missing in March of 2014, is the only 777 unaccounted for. So case closed, right?
Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak figured it was, and on August 5th, he released a statement announcing as much to the world. But minutes later, French investigator Serge Mackowiak countered the prime minister's remarks, saying that more tests were needed to conclusively determine the wing segment's origin. Those test results were supposed to come within a day. Then it became a few days. Now it's been several weeks.
What's the hangup? According to New York Magazine, the ID plate that should have been attached to the inboard edge of the flaperon is missing. This plate, affixed to all 777 flaperons, ought to contain a serial number linking the part to MH370. Its absence has not only stymied the verification process, it's resulted in other aspects of the wing segment coming under (perhaps excessive) scrutiny.
For instance, the flaperon was covered in barnacles. Barnacles everywhere! And people are freaking out about it. Barnacles all over seems to suggest the wing segment spent the last several months suspended beneath the ocean surface. But how?
While it's easy to imagine a submarine or a scuba diver hovering peacefully 10 or 20 feet under the surface of the water, this is not something that inanimate objects are capable of doing on their own: Either they are more buoyant than water, in which case they float, or they are less buoyant, in which case they sink.There's certainly a logical explanation for all of this, and we'll find it eventually — perhaps we'll even learn a thing or two about barnacle ecology in the process! In the meanwhile, the sleuths of the internet are sure to come up with all sorts of outlandish origin stories for the untagged flaperon. And the fate of flight MH370 remains as mysterious as ever.
So, how could a six-foot-long chunk of airplane remain suspended beneath the ocean surface for a long period of time? At this point, there aren't any simple, common-sense answers; the range of possible explanations at this point runs from as-yet-unidentified natural processes to purposeful intervention by conspirators.
[New York Magazine]
From the article: "There's certainly a logical explanation for all of this, and we'll find it eventually —",,,
Needn't wait long. Unlike normal flotsam washed ashore with a load o' gooseneck barnacles attached to the submerged portions, THIS chunk, said by so many to have floated ashore, has 'em all over ALL its surfaces - including both the upper surface where barnacles do not normally grow (no water) and underside as well as on the edges - two key regions where abrasion would normally leave many broken barnacles to attest to the washing ashore.
So instead of wind and waves, this one suggests tank and tether be considered as likely agents of the mystery. Makes most sense when looked-at as a Scientific Barnacle Farming Attempt, possibly-to-likely even in service to yet another criminal aspect of the well-known Global Crime Syndicate Hegemony Agenda, ayup.
Now shaddap and hand over all your Lunch Money. (Not.)
Thanks to Mr. Jim Stone of Web site [Link] for hosting the high-resolution evidence photos that clearly demonstrate this key point from Nature early-on, some weeks back now. His forensic photography is steady-on impeccable. Highly recommended! And that is all. 0{:-o[