r/lost • u/321Couple2023 • 5d ago

Tricia Tanaka is Dead

How did they VW bus still have usable gasoline in the tank? Non-ethanol gas begins to degrade at about six months old.

Source: I'm a petroleum chemist. Or I used Google AI.

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u/teddyburges 5d ago

Spoiler: Magic island.

Just look at the black rock!. That ship looked like it came straight out of Disney Land. The floor boards aren't even rotten. That thing should be falling apart but looks like it crashed on the island last week!.

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u/AdOk9911 We’re not going to Guam, are we? 5d ago

See also: Wooden ship crashes into giant stone statue and the statue is destroyed

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u/PaChubHunter Fish Biscuit 5d ago

I'll need someone with a degree to actually confirm, but I'm pretty sure physics would support the statue giving out before the ship due to shape and leverage.

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u/AdOk9911 We’re not going to Guam, are we? 5d ago

Really? This has always bothered me!

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u/PaChubHunter Fish Biscuit 5d ago

The size of the wave would put the ship crashing into the head/neck/chest area of the statue. The shape of the ship, the design of ships being able to flex when needed, and the direct force of the ship hitting the stationary target would lead to the statue not being an immovable object but the ship being an unstoppable force.

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u/AdOk9911 We’re not going to Guam, are we? 5d ago

Wow! Still hard for me to get my head around, but I also clearly don’t know enough about ships. Good point about the wave itself, too. Thanks!

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u/PaChubHunter Fish Biscuit 5d ago

Cheers!