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The Gimli Glider (Entry 528.PS6104)

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Omnibus

Society & Culture, History

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

In which the pilots of a Canadian commercial jetliner abruptly realize over Ontario that they're entirely out of fuel, and Ken likes sad character licensing attempts at amusement parks. Certificate #41746.

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0:00.0

We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can

0:16.0

only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

0:21.3

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this

0:25.5

monumental reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

0:28.8

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

0:35.0

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology to decrypt our transmissions,

0:41.0

this is our legacy to you.

0:43.4

This is our time capsule.

0:45.4

This is the omnibus. Okay. You have accessed entry 528.

1:17.0

P.S. 6104, certificate number 41746. the Gimli Glider.

1:25.0

And my axe.

1:29.0

How long has it been since we've done an aviation theme, or rather,

1:32.0

how long has it been since I've done an aviation theme or rather how long has it been since I've done an aviation themed episode?

1:35.4

Probably same answer.

1:37.4

12 minutes. 12 minutes since our last one. I don't know. You've never been in a plane crash.

1:44.0

You've never been in a plane.

1:45.0

You've never been in a plane.

1:47.0

That's correct.

1:48.0

I take, famously I take trains everywhere.

1:51.0

No, I know for a fact that one of your internet,

1:55.0

one of your bits, your internet bits

1:57.0

is to take pictures of the mountains,

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