# Missing Malaysian Plane **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 2, 2014, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152 "2014-04-02T08:19:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/1 "2014-04-02T08:19:08Z")
Why do you think they don’t’ use clairvoyants / psychics to find out what has become of the missing Malaysian plane? They have proved through the history and real experience that they could tell some intriguing if not shocking facts about things and people, and you know it. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/2 "2014-04-02T08:25:30Z")
Psychics and clairvoyants are either terribly deluded or knowing fraudsters, and any official who allows the use of public funds to pay for their services should be charged with a felony. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/3 "2014-04-02T08:36:12Z")
Aren’t you a few hours late for April Fools? ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/4 "2014-04-02T08:47:49Z")
Might as well try them. Everything else has failed. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/5 "2014-04-02T08:49:30Z")
I predict the plane will be found in or near a body of water. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/6 "2014-04-02T08:57:58Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I predict the plane will be found in or near a body of water. …and \*\*TriPolar \*\*wins the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/7 "2014-04-02T09:42:00Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I predict the plane will be found in or near a body of water. [You joke, but…](http://time.com/22803/watch-malaysian-witch-doctor-attempts-to-find-missing-jet/) > [@](#): > > Ibrahim Mat Zin, also known as Raja Bomoh Sedunia Nujum VIP, or “Shaman King of the World Fortune-Telling VIP,” used bamboo binoculars and a fish trap as spiritual tools. He divined that the Malaysia Airlines plane is either still in the air or has crashed into the sea. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/8 "2014-04-02T09:50:51Z")
Is there a missing Malaysian plane? How come there has been nothing about it in the media? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/9 "2014-04-02T11:15:00Z")
> [@Reza](#): > > They have proved through the history and real experience that they could tell some intriguing if not shocking facts about things and people, and you know it. No, they haven’t. And that’s why they’re not used. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/10 "2014-04-02T11:23:08Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I predict the plane will be found in or near a body of water. Certainly nearer to water than not. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/11 "2014-04-02T11:29:49Z")
> [@Reza](#): > > Why do you think they don’t’ use clairvoyants / psychics to find out what has become of the missing Malaysian plane? > > They have proved through the history and real experience that they could tell some intriguing if not shocking facts about things and people, and you know it. That is not even the least bit true. And do we really need yet another thread about that plane? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/12 "2014-04-02T11:43:52Z")
The problem is that a plane is two-dimensional and space is three-dimensional. If it’s turned sideways, we’ll never find it. ---
**Author:** ![Reza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/13 "2014-04-02T11:56:32Z")
I meant the non-paid ones! There are some of them with insight superpowers which they tell it for nothing. They are not after the money, you know that it’s true and hardly ever can say that they’d never met one! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/14 "2014-04-02T11:58:25Z")
> [@Reza](#): > > I meant the non-paid ones! There are some of them with insight superpowers which they tell it for nothing. They are not after the money, you know that it’s true and hardly ever can say that they’d never met one! What I know is that is complete and utter bullshit. You sound very young and naive. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/15 "2014-04-02T11:58:25Z")
As Lord Feldon has said, they have. And their prediction has \>99.999% chance of coming true. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Quatro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/16 "2014-04-02T12:03:10Z")
Surely surely this is headed for another debate that ends in a no win situation due to unbelief. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/17 "2014-04-02T12:09:38Z")
If they indeed possess the abilities you claim, pointing out the actual location of the plane would go a long way in providing evidence for the existance of supernatural psychic powers. And just think of the great advances to knowledge and science! Perhaps you can recommend one or two? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/18 "2014-04-02T12:13:10Z")
> [@Mr\_Quatro](#): > > Surely surely this is headed for another debate that ends in a no win situation due to unbelief. I believe the “unbelievers” win these things pretty much every time. :smack: D’oh! I see what you did there. You got me, sir! Good one. ---
**Author:** ![Reza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/19 "2014-04-02T12:18:18Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > That is not even the least bit true. > > And do we really need yet another thread about that plane? Frankly, I didn’t have any clue that there were plenty of threads about this topic, otherwise I’d have not rolled a new one. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152/20 "2014-04-02T12:22:17Z")
> [@Reza](#): > > Frankly, I didn’t have any clue that there were plenty of threads about this topic, otherwise I’d have not rolled a new one. Nevermind that. Honest mistake. Can happen to anyone. Now, to your free and reliable psychic sources, sir/madam?!.. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152.md?page=2)