#discovered this info when I was rambling about the mechs to my family and described the black box

[hydrophilicdaisy]

So, about the black box in The Bifrost Incident

I keep reading fic that includes the black box and describes it as like. a literal black box. which. is fine, and honestly I can't say much, since until a couple weeks ago I also pictured it like that, but now I know, so: fun fact! there's an actual thing in planes called a black box that records flight data.

there are usually two in a plane, one in the front that records cockpit audio and radio signals and one in the back that records things about the actual flight (airspeed, altitude, heading, etc). they're used to investigate plane crashes and other incidents

now do I think all descriptions/renditions of the blackbox should make it look like this?

yes, actually. get to it /j

#I just want people to acknowledge that this isn't some random sci-fi thing #this was prompted by an A/N on a fic that was like #'I say the black box is just some weird cube that got exposed to the bifrost because it was on the train' #and like #no! #why would Lyf be so chill about the existence of the black box as part of the investigation if that were the case? #also #fully aware that this is just about planes #but like #I feel like a train designed to go through a wormhole would definitely have something similar #and also trains do also have black boxes #discovered this info when I was rambling about the mechs to my family and described the black box #as a collection of the train's camera data and stuff #and my brother and father #(a previous aircraft maintenance worker and a vehicle enthusiast respectively) #they both went #oh a black box? #so yeah #also no hard feelings with this #I am simply cursed with this knowledge and now this bothers me so I figured I'd share #the mechanisms #the bifrost incident #lyfrassir edda #inspector lyf #the mechs #the black box #trains #the bifrost