Can you imagine losing something in the sea and it going “beep beep” for a whole month?

The famous plane “black box” is actually usually bright, shouty orange, so it’s easy to spot among debris, even underwater. Plus it carries a little device that, if it ends up in the ocean, sends out acoustic pulses so they can track it down. The funny part is that this “beep” isn’t like a whistle, the kind the PE teacher blasts and you can hear from the beach. It’s usually ultrasonic, and it travels better through water than through air.

It cracks us up because it’s the opposite of a mystery. From the outside, it looks like the plane vanished into the sky. On the inside, everything is logged with pin-point precision, like the sky keeps a homework notebook.

Magikito conclusion: if one day you feel like a “black box” about to burst, at least go orange. Asking for help is also a way of landing.