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of course the fact it had a parachute could be the very reason to suspect that it was not dropped at all. ;)--MRNasher

Supply drops like that are dropped very low to the ground for drop zone accuracy and to protect the goods on the skid in case the parachute fails. It's unlikely the people on the beach didn't hear a plane. Could there be another method of delivery? --Carl

Figures! At just the same moment this page was created, I created a page named Food Drop. They should be merged. --Uth 13:19, 30 March 2006 (PST)

  • I just added the content of my food drop page to this page (since supply drop is more descriptive), I'll recommend a redirect from food drop. --Uth 13:22, 30 March 2006 (PST)

hehe.. i was surprised no-one had mentioned it here yet.. it had me confused at first i thought it was another balloon. Should give Hurley something to do for a few days at any rate.

Wonder whats in the supply drop.. if its purely food or do they have a few more washing machines and record styluses in there.

It has been suggested that the PRD every 6-8 months on the blast door refers to 'Parachute Ration Drop' --MRNasher

Who is it intended for?

At first glance, it would seem to be for the hatch residents to restock the pantry. But that would be quite a large job for just two people in between pushing the button, given the size of the palette! (And I thought I hated putting groceries away! ;-) )

Next weeks preview seems to show a bald man who comes and takes some supplies. Is he an other? Is the drop intended for the Others? If not, wouldn't they presumably get their own drop and not have to share? --Uth 14:02, 30 March 2006 (PST)

  • The bald guy is a figment of Hurley's imagination. Daftbrain 18:33, 31 March 2006 (PST)

Well I'd say it was for the Swan as the box of Dharma Initative brand Macaroni & Cheese Supper had 'the Swan' logo on it. --MRNasher

It's obviously intended for someone with a microwave. :) Daftbrain 22:57, 1 April 2006 (PST)

"It seems likely that the Blast Doors are meant to keep people from leaving rather than avoid blast or contamination damage, since the ventilation shafts would be a gap in the protection." -- part of this statement seems unlikely, if the intention was to keep people from leaving, why allow them to bypass this by keeping an exit open through the shaft? It may slow them down a few moments but does not keep them from leaving. Thoughts?--J.nc 12:53, 3 April 2006 (PDT)

I guess it means that if the doors were to seal off the room totally, there wouldn't be direct vents from the outside to the room. However, if it was just for casual containment, the designers may not have thought about the captives using the air vent, especially if the doors are only meant to contain the individuals for a few minutes. But, this also goes back to the whole idea of the blast doors lowering during the countdown and having to push the button. --Bremerton 10:39, 25 April 2006 (PDT)

Theories Discussion

Whoever posted this theory - please explain more detailed. It does not seem to make sense:

  • Instead of being dropped, the supplies may have been released similar to a flare from an unknown destination outside of the hatch. If the hatch was being locked down, it makes sense that there would be supplies available outside for those who escaped to consume.

Do you mean by "released like a flare", that it was shot up from some place on the island? If yes - this seems to be highly unlikely. It would not make any sense at all. You could as well assume someone carried it there... And the hatch was only locked down for a couple of minutes - there is no reason to "escape" unless you're claustrophobic. But if you live in a hatch pressing a button every 108 minutes, you probably don't care much about beeing locked in for a couple of minutes ;-) --aurora glacialis 10:15, 4 April 2006 (PDT)

I wrote the theory. No one saw a plane, why is it unlikely it came from the island? Sure the hatch was only locked down for a few minutes, but didn't the voices on the speaker say something about going somewhere?

I don't understand how it is improbable. --frecklefaerie 12:13, 11 April 2006 (EDT)

The drop had a parachute, it would make sense the parachute was used, also the word 'drop' suggests, well, that it was dropped. The drop would weigh around 500 kilos to a ton (it's not just the supplies, it's also the frame), someone with better knowledge of the math can probably tell you what kind of requirements it would take to launch something like this into the air to be dropped in the first place. It's more likely than anything that it was dropped from a plane. Seeing or not seeing the plane doesn't relate to anything, just because you don't see something - it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. --skks 09:26, 13 April 2006 (PDT)

It is also possible that the drop was made at another point in time. There is no indication the pallet was dropped during the lockdown, which explains why no one heard a plane flying overhead. It is plausible that no one would see the beacon unless they passed by during the night...and that would assume everyone takes the same route to/from the hatch and beach. Perhaps the writers made an illusory correlation between lockdown and the pallet drop to throw us off? --Bykesta 14:24, 14 April 2006 (PDT)

I agree on these. It may have been dropped earlier. Also, the islanders don't seem to pay attention much to anything but their own wellbeeing - in the recent episode they tried for the first time in weeks to build a sign. The drop could also have come from a silent flight like a zeppelin, but I think it was just a plane that nobody heard. The island is quite big... Ground transportation is out of the question and shooting it up to let it drop by parachute is IMO totally improbably - what sense would it make. And what evidence is there for that? Not more than my zeppelin theory ;-) --aurora glacialis 13:50, 15 April 2006 (PDT)

Other theory

I added another theory I elaborated about the supply drop:

The food from the supply drop could be the cause or one of the causes of the sickness. This would be a sort of punishment for not pushing the button in time.

Does is sound possible to you? --Ggonnell 00:18, 27 April 2006 (PDT)

That would imply everyone will be sick in one way or another in the forthcoming episodes. I'm doubtful. Xibe 02:46, 27 April 2006 (PDT)
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