Kangaskhan
did you know that the black box flight recorder on planes is actually orange?
Kangaskhan
my new thing i discovered today
Kangaskhan
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yep, I learned this from TV, lmao. a lot of shows like pointing this out... xD
Kangaskhan
i did not know that!
Kangaskhan
my dad just randomly mentioned it to me this morning
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yeah, if it were actually black, it would be difficult to find in wreckage.
Kangaskhan
he probably saw it in a tv show
Kangaskhan
yeah that makes total sense
Rav-T
Yep. "black box" is an engineering / information systems term for a self contained system where the user of the device (pilots) doesn't care what it's actually doing, as long as it works.
Rav-T
Apparently though, while in flight recorders are an example of a black box (and the name sticks because of that), the term was first applied for different reasons
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