Al Johnston
"Cheer up!" they said, "It could be worse!" So I did, and it was.
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Post by Al Johnston on Nov 27, 2005 18:29:33 GMT -4
Roy Meadows' evidence amounted to his say-so on the interpretation of probability: physical samples are subject to control and checking procedures to ensure the results are accurate and reliable.
Any murk surrounding the case has been stirred up; to very little purpose IMHO: sometimes accidents do just happen; and as I mentioned before, assassination can be ruled out on the unreliability of the outcome.
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Post by RAF on Nov 27, 2005 19:19:07 GMT -4
Had she worn her seatbelt, she would almost certainly have survived. Margamatix, could you explain to me just how those who "conspired" to kill Di somehow arranged for her not to wear her seatbelt??
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Post by margamatix on Nov 27, 2005 19:21:43 GMT -4
No. I have no opinion either way. As far as I am concerned, the British royal family should have had their heads chopped off 200 years ago.
I'm interested in *your* views here.
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Post by PeterB on Nov 27, 2005 20:22:52 GMT -4
My understanding is that the key to the crash was that the Merc driver turned the steering wheel just as the Merc reached the start of the descent into the tunnel. As a result, given the speed he was travelling, the front wheels had no grip on the road when they turned.
When the front wheels landed back on the road surface, they were at an angle to the direction the car was travelling. Therefore, the wheels suddenly dragged the car around, and given the car’s speed, it’s not surprising the driver lost control.
Now I’ve actually experienced this effect. There’s a road I occasionally drive on which has a reasonably sharp corner which I can take at about 60km/h if I prepare properly. Just at the start of the corner, a 20 centimetre wide trench was dug across the whole road, and when it was refilled, the road surface subsided about 5 centimetres in places. When you hit that tiny dip in the road, it makes the car’s front wheels jump a bit. If I turn the steering wheel sharply at that exact time, I can make the front wheels turn without them turning the car. When the front wheels grip again, they jerk the car around onto the wheels’ heading. At 60 km/h it’s manageable, but at three or four times the speed, in a car that’s three or four times as heavy as mine, I imagine the effect could be quite frightening.
And as RAF has asked, can you explain how the Powers That Be arranged for Princess Di to not be wearing a seat belt? If she'd worn it, she would have survived, as her bodyguard did.
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Post by piper on Nov 28, 2005 1:35:26 GMT -4
Don't forget the "ritualistic" aspects of the killing. The Pont D’Alma tunnel area is acknowledged as once being a ritual chamber in which human sacrifices were made to the Moon Goddess... Diana.
And let's not forget the Illuminati flaming torch symbol above the tunnel entrance...
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Post by PeterB on Nov 28, 2005 1:44:57 GMT -4
Really? Can you point to some evidence of these claims?
In any case, the fact still remains that if she'd worn a seatbelt, she would've likely survived the crash.
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Post by piper on Nov 28, 2005 1:53:46 GMT -4
You can see the torch at the top of this photo of the truck taking the mangled car away after the accident. Here's a better view of the torch. I also found this reference for the brige:
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Post by LunarOrbit on Nov 28, 2005 1:56:47 GMT -4
Well, if Clyde Lewis isn't a reliable source then who is?
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Post by piper on Nov 28, 2005 2:12:48 GMT -4
Pura ad hominem. Nice. I'm sure he erected that statue as well.
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Post by PeterB on Nov 28, 2005 2:13:52 GMT -4
And there I was thinking that the Place d'Alma was named after a French victory in the Crimean War...
And why the heck would you trace the etymology of a Paris place name through Middle English or Spanish?
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Post by piper on Nov 28, 2005 2:32:03 GMT -4
That is a good question, and being French I wondered about that myself.
That site gives the name as Pont del' Alma, and I had thought it was Pont de l'Alma. But "alma" is not a French word anyway, and it sounds like it could mean "soul".
*edit: typo
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Post by PeterB on Nov 28, 2005 2:45:47 GMT -4
Piper said:
Well, as I said, Alma was the name of a battle in the Crimean War (1854-55). French and British armies defeated a Russian army before the siege of Sevastapol. The battle was named after the Alma River, in the Crimea.
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Post by turbonium on Nov 28, 2005 3:02:24 GMT -4
I've also heard stories that Di said many royals, such as the Queen and Prince Charles, are actually shape-shifting reptilians. Others have made similar claims about Henry Kissinger. That's outrageous! I have never seen any one of them ever transform into a human!!
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Post by PeterB on Nov 28, 2005 3:18:27 GMT -4
Heh. You might have a point there.
Though royal Ceremony can be fun to watch...
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Post by piper on Nov 28, 2005 3:32:41 GMT -4
Sure explain why the doorways to castles are so tall!
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