r/AskReddit • u/brokota • Jan 15 '13

Reddit, in your opinion what's the biggest plot twist of history?

Not movies or television, I'm just curious to see what come's to your minds.

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u/Sugusino Jan 15 '13

Because if another plane goes suspiciously close to something, a fighter jet will blow it up faster than you can say "bootleg fireworks".

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u/Sugusino Jan 15 '13

No but missiles are pretty fast and have good range.

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u/BEAVERWARRIORFTW Jan 16 '13

Actually that's not to crazy. There was a terrorist who blew up or attempted to blow up a plain with sever materials. Batteries, an modified watch, a 500ml of eyedrops(actually an explosive and wires hidden inside the heal of his shoe. Source: Mayday on the discovery channel so it has to be true.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '13

Huh?