On 2014/May/01, at 9:12 AM, Scott Howard wrote: > On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Kim Holburn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Why are they using flash drives that sink? >> > > Because creating something that is able to withstand the forces of a crash, > and then have sufficient battery power to "ping" for several months (or > more), which is also capable of floating, is extremely difficult... > > And of course, that presumes that it was able to be detached/ejected from > the fuselage itself in some safe way, otherwise even if the black box > floated it'd still end up on the bottom of the ocean.
How much does a flash drive cost? You could have a couple of extra floaters for $6.95. -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
