D.B. Cooper

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On this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start off talking about the Large Hadron Collider, a 17-mile superconducting machine designed to smash protons together at close to the speed of light, went offline overnight. Engineers investigating the mishap found the charred remains of a furry creature near a gnawed-through power cable. Then, nimble-fingered robots that exactly mimic the movements of a human hand could soon be used to help decommission nuclear power stations. Remote-controlled robots with hand-like manipulators are used in many situations that are difficult or dangerous for humans, such as bomb disposal. Then, a Kansas witness at Clearwater recalled a UFO incident from the 60s when she and two family members had an encounter with a disc-shaped UFO that shot a beam of light inside their vehicle. Then, the ancient skeleton known as Kennewick Man is related to modern Native American tribes, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday, opening the process for returning to a tribe for burial one of the oldest and most complete set of bones ever found in North America. The Northwestern Division of the corps said its decision was based on a review of new information, particularly recently published DNA and skeletal analyses. The corps, which owns the remains, said the skeleton is now covered by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. After the break, Kyle brings up one of the most mysterious missing person cases ever “D.B. Cooper”. To this day, no one knows his real name but on Nov. 24, 1971, everyone in America was talking about the mysterious man who called himself D.B. Cooper. That day, Cooper hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight 305 and its 36 passengers using a briefcase that he said contained a bomb. He was never seen again! Thanks for listening to Expanded Perspectives. Have a great week!

Show Notes:

• Weasel Apparently Shuts Down World’s Most Powerful Particle Collider
• Large Hadron Collider
• Nimble fingered Robot Hands could help Clean Up Nuclear Waste
• Kansas disc UFO beams light into Witness Vehicle
• Corps Determines Kennewick Man is Native American
• D.B. Cooper 
• Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B. Cooper
• D.B. Cooper: The Real McCoy
• Into The Blast: The True Story of D.B. Cooper

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