This Is Why They Can't Find The Missing Malaysian Plane. Sometimes You Need To SEE To Understand

April 8, 2014

It's easy for us to assume that with modern technology, this plane should have been found by now. What we fail to realize is how deep and massive the ocean really is.

This amazing illustration created by Richard Johnson and Ben Chartoff of the Washington Post explains perfectly why this plane is so difficult to detect:

Finally, someone put it into perspective.

Source: Washington Post