On 24th July 2000 I observed to my colleagues that it would be neat if Concorde was to crash.
They looked at me with incredulity, but I ploughed on...
No, but really, think about it. Planes crash all the time, there is at least one decent-sized plane crash each year. They are commonplace. Barely worth watching on the news. Been there, done that, saw the charred bodies, bought the t-shirt.
But if Concorde was to crash it would be special. A unique crash that would give us something to talk about for years. A pointy-nosed supersonic Anglo-French crash.
They kind of accepted my point.
The next day Concorde crashed, frying some Germany tourists. It crashed in style, trailing a hundred-foot flame and flattening a hotel. Now that is how to crash a plane.
I caused that.
Comments (3)
And does the guilt of creating this spectacular entertainment keep you awake at night?
Posted by Callisto | August 12, 2006 10:44 PM
Posted on August 12, 2006 22:44
I sleep wonderfully and there are only two groups of people that do - the perfectly innocent and the supremely guilty.
Posted by Gerald | August 13, 2006 7:45 AM
Posted on August 13, 2006 07:45
Did you colleages ask you to say things like "It would be really neat if my colleague here won the lottery"?
Posted by Paul Morriss | August 29, 2006 1:52 PM
Posted on August 29, 2006 13:52