An intresting question for a change

[crossroads]

If the "blackbox" flight recorder is never damaged during a plane crash, why isn't the whole damn airplane made out of that stuff?

[Lore]

BOoooooooooo! Crossroads, that's so old :oP

[redcrx]

and in the wrong catagory :)

[Gromit]

It often is damaged. I suspect the plane would be too heavy if it was made out of the same material as the box.

Your observation appears on this wikipedia page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Box_%28tran sportation%29

[crossroads]

I know, i couldn't be bothered to make up a new one so i took it from somebody else.
Anyway, Lore, can't blame me for wanting a coffiee.
Oh, look its right next to me.
Hah, i'll press for a capachino.

[whiffey]

Human beings are indestructible from the point of view of matter, but don't deform gracefully at high speeds.

[4gottenabout]

Or even better why didnt god make us out of blackbox material

[effervescenc]

It is also spelt wrong... which annoys me if you're going to claim that you're question is intEresting you can at least spell the heading correctly.

[crossroads]

Sorry Mr/Mrs english teacher.

[Pirate1]

See! Once again, a not very nice answer! It was an unnecessary observation. Stay nice people!

[effervescenc]

Sorry xx

[crossroads]

Ahhh, sorry.
I must calm down.

[Pirate1]

Apologies accepted!

[whiffey]

Pirate1, if all the world and AB were made of sugar and niceness all the time everybody would fade away with ennui. A little piquancy is essential to the mix.

[Pirate1]

I just need a little 'niceness' in my life at the moment. Boy do I know all about the other side of life.

[crossroads]

Oh, how do you do Whiffey, jolly good day today.

Hi, Whiffey. Nice day isn't it.

What do you pefer?

[Shadow Man]

Scary Spice has got a black box, and I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.

[Pirate1]

Ok, I give up! It's a horrible world out there. Carry on bickering.

Shadow man - thats funny!

[Octavius]

Possibly because it would make the plane so heavy that it would need larger fuel tanks and larger amounts of fuel and therefore less passenger space. This would lead to more polluting, louder, less safe and more expensive planes, which would make flying cost prohibitive for most people and airlines.