Dec 23 2008What To Do In A Plane Crash: Twitter
If you're ever in a plane crash, what's the first thing you should do? Of course -- Twitter about it! That's exactly what Mike Wilson did after Continental flight 1404 veered off the runway at Denver International Airport and caught fire.
"Holy f*cking sh*t I was just in a plane crash," he wrote in a text message shortly after Continental Flight 1404 burst into flames and nearly broke apart, injuring 38 people.
Thirty-two minutes later, Mr Wilson added: "Ugh... My glasses fell off in the mass exodus getting off the plane... Can't see very well."One minute after that, he offered a bit of lightness, perhaps conscious that worried family members might be reading his words: "This was crash No 2 for me. Maybe I should start taking the bus".
Well I can honestly say tweeting is not the first thing I'd think to do in the event of a plane crash. Now copping a feel on a distressed stewardess....that's, uh, I can't believe I just freaking wrote that.
Citizen journalist sets the world a Twitter after Denver plane crash [telegraph]
Thanks to pirhan, who's smart enough to only travel by jetpack.
Reader Comments
1. known - December 23, 2008 1:06 PM
I CAME AGAIN!!!!
2. known - December 23, 2008 1:07 PM
I was also the ninja running around in the background screaming IM ALIVE WAAAHHH!!!
3. Spikey DaPikey - December 23, 2008 1:08 PM
Stress can make you do strange things !!
Note to self, do NOT fly with this guy !
4. Hiii - December 23, 2008 1:09 PM
yummy.
5. Thumperchica - December 23, 2008 1:12 PM
*Mental Note* - Never stay on a plane with Mike Wilson on it. EVER!
6. Sharla - December 23, 2008 1:12 PM
I wonder if he got any pics while careening thru the ravine... He should post them.
7. C-Basstian - December 23, 2008 1:13 PM
copping a feel eh... at least you didnt say rape... @3 you would actually be safer with this guy... what are the odds of him being in another crash?
8. known - December 23, 2008 1:19 PM
Good point #7 What are the odds.....
9. Ollie Williams - December 23, 2008 1:24 PM
@7
Pretty f***ing good apparently.
10. Spikey DaPikey - December 23, 2008 1:24 PM
@ 7
Still not gonna fly with this guy, he may DIE next time !!
11. Superevil - December 23, 2008 1:29 PM
He should have died in the crash.
12. Douche McAllister - December 23, 2008 1:33 PM
Now death is going to stalk him like in the classic horror thriller "The Care Bears Go To Summer Camp"
13. Douche McAllister - December 23, 2008 1:34 PM
Or was that "Final Scoop Of Ice Cream"?
14. Panda - December 23, 2008 1:34 PM
final destination 1/2
15. Douche McAllister - December 23, 2008 1:35 PM
@14
DING DING DING!
16. Panda - December 23, 2008 1:35 PM
and thats one halfph :P with the extra ph
17. Rob - December 23, 2008 2:03 PM
I think Twitter is what you do when you're to cool to do things in real life.
That or you're doing things in real life but are to socially awkward to continue to do them, so you run to your blackberry to twitter about the things you're doing in real life.
In related news, anyone who thinks twitter has had any impact on the lives of anyone, ever, should be rounded up and shot with those that "play" second life and talk about how much widespread impact second life has.
18. Comments - December 23, 2008 2:11 PM
Your thoughts aren't worth what you think they are. Look behind you.
19. Black Friends - December 23, 2008 2:13 PM
Can I be your friend?
20. Twitter - December 23, 2008 2:14 PM
I just posted a comment.
21. Daisy - December 23, 2008 2:25 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadows are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max was flying from Germany to the US and when he fell asleep his kid wasn't there. Nobody could remember seeing a child with him and everyone thought he was crazy.
22. Timbo - December 23, 2008 2:26 PM
He sent a Twitter?? That just doesn't sound right...
23. LSDiesel - December 23, 2008 3:41 PM
I always thought it would be amusing to sit next to an optimist while your plane is headed for disaster.
24. twitter - December 23, 2008 4:13 PM
Wondered why #21 doesn't just post FAKE or SHOPPED! Punchline then the joke? No.
25. Pew³ - December 23, 2008 5:36 PM
@24. Theres a lot of things we wonder about Daisy. I think the most popular is; when will she go away.
26. Peter - December 23, 2008 6:57 PM
The first thing I'd probably do after a plane crash is wipe my ass.
27. Panther - December 23, 2008 7:30 PM
Twitter.. thats like.. rapid fire vag farts.. right?
28. Mickey Blue Eyes - December 24, 2008 10:25 AM
I nominate Mike Wilson as a Darwin Award Nominee. Plane crash, smoke and fire, and your first thought is:
1) Seat backs and tray tables in the upright and locked position.
2) Grope flight attendant.
3) Find nearest exist.
4) Open door and inflate escape slide.
5) Send messages on Twitter and make a LOLcat caption.
Mike Wilson's response is 5, which surely is the last thing a normal person would be thinking.
If Mike Wilson were to see a tornado coming toward him, instead of getting into the basement, he'd stand on the porch twittering "OMG that tornado is getting bigger and bigger! FTW LOLZ"
29. Martin - December 24, 2008 4:00 PM
Some more detail about the incident here...
http://riverscrap.typepad.com/home/2008/12/plane-crash-victim-updates-twitter-before-fleeing.html
Good on Mr Wilson for securing his 15mins of fame, but personally I'd leave the gadgetry aside until I was totally out of harm's way!
30. lowbot - December 24, 2008 6:55 PM
First!
31. wat - January 26, 2009 9:21 AM
wat
32. dB - May 10, 2009 7:00 AM
@28. win
33. Ajlouny - June 8, 2009 11:06 PM
That's pretty fricken funny, I for sure would not be twittering. Maybe a phone call or two.
34. june - October 1, 2009 10:31 AM
oh, fukcks --'