at the end of the front were only 100 i have the list here, only 194 objects from the entire 737 which broke up. this was in an area where people were actively looking for it in the islands of indonesia. i guess i m not surprised we don t have debris. in this case there was head rests, tray, one piece of the tail and one piece of aluminum and that s it. not finding debris doesn t assume it is all together but it is a vast ocean and even on this plane there wasn t much left floating. it s amazing. we keep thinking why hasn t anything but the ocean is a very big place. this is from robert and he says will the atmospheric pressure damage the black boxes? no. they are specifically designed to function perfectly well down to 6,000 meters. at the moment we are at 4 1/2
air travel after night fligflig what changes do you think should be made after this? i think what we have learned is we can t rely on outdated technology to search the ocean floor to find 60s technology black boxes. we have been having this debate since september 11th 2001. i think we have to replace black boxes with glass box meaning the data can be and should be continuously downloaded and we wouldn t be in this position. that s the most important lesson. there are many others but that s one that has to change and it will take federal regulations to do it or the airlines will not. glad glad you said that. those who are lay people have been sitting here going, i can t believe this technology. i have better technology on my cell phone. we have hundreds of families sitting, waiting and waiting in anguish and we are spending millions of dollars for information that we could have had, you know, in realtime.
data recorder. if there is something nefarious going on if transponders and things were turned off, the black boxes can be turned off from the cockpit. so it could be that these boxes don t have any information on it if there was something with intent done to that aircraft, as well. if it is not available, there s a lot of information you cgain the materials if it was a fire inside, a lot of information we would be able to gain from wa is going on including without being too morous but the condition of the bodies, the lungs and that sort of thing as well which are part of the session. you think they will be able to find enough of the material then. considering you said it could be scattered for miles. i do believe that. hundreds of miles would be more than i would expect on this.
it is important that we look at all of the factors from where we lost the aircraft and transponder, talk to the malaysians and create as much surface wreckage as possible. our expert, you sat next to him the other night, he said everything if there is a mechanical or electronic issue on the plane by listening to the sound they can determine that. he said that the other night. he s right. for instance, you would be able to tell quickly. if it ran out of fuel but not tell why it happened. you wouldn t be able to tell why the transponder was turned off. you will know it is off but why. that is what the black boxes won t tell you. thank you. paying the price for the search. nuclear subs and high-tech equipment. how much is it costing and who s picking up the tab? s is the cat that drank the milk. [ meows ] .and let in the dog that woke the man who drove to the control room [ woman ] driverless mode engaged. find parking space. [ woman ] parking space found. [ male announcer ] .
except for last night, that i took off, we sit here and usually when the ships go out and as they hold the press conferences and we learn everything there is to learn about this, we think we are, at least but could there be information not given? it goes back to the phases of the investigation, the where, what and why. david brought up a bril yabt point about the black boxes. we shouldn t invest our hope in the what, the why is a mystery. we need to rewind back to where the last transponder ping was. when you try to understand why the echo wasn t picked up on radar as it crossed malaysia and as it passed sumatra and headed south. i don t think the black box will give you the why. the importance of looking for the surface wreckage and the other wreckage on the ocean floor is key. twa flight 800 there was a big explosion just behind the cockpit of the engines. something on the fdr isn t going to tell you there is an explosion around the cockpit.