[codefeenix]

even though that raising the gear is a up motion and fuelcut off is a down motion?

[rogerrogerr]

And fuel cutoff is _two_ down motions? That's the death knell for this theory, imo.

[adrianmonk]

I don't think the theory is that the muscle memory sequences resemble each other.

Instead, it's that because muscle memory allows you to do things without thinking about it, you can get mixed up about which action you meant to perform and go through the whole process without realizing it.

[zarzavat]

Would anyone be surprised if an accomplished concert pianist played C Bb Bb instead of C E in a piece they had played thousands of times correctly?

The only difference here is that the consequences are death instead of mere head shaking.

Murder needs more proof than just performing the wrong action. Until then we should apply Hanlon's Razor.

[fsckboy]

i have several passwords i type all the time. sometimes i get them confused and type the wrong one to the wrong prompt. i type them by muscle memory, but i also think about them while typing and i think thoughts like "time to reach up and to the left on the keyboard for this password". I couldn't tell you the letter i'm trying to type, i just know to do that.

not all my passwords are up and to the left, some are down and to the right, but when i type the wrong one into the wrong place, i type it accurately, i'm just not supposed to be typing it.

"time to do that thing i've practiced, reach to the left". shuts two engines off by muscle memory.

[dyauspitr]

Sometimes I drive all the way home without being aware of what I did in between.

[fsckboy]

that makes it less likely, not impossible, we're trying to match against the data we have. I think distracted muscle memory is more likely than suicide and sounding innocent while lying about it