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A plane was heard before the first supply drop so the first theory on the main page is untrue.

Atomic1221 (talk) 19:41, December 24, 2015 (UTC)

Random discussion[]

  • 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)

A screencap from the the Season Three finale [1] has somewhat of an answer: its main function now could be in feeding the Others.

Have any of the Losties thought to ask Desmond? He was in the hatch for three years, you would think he learned a thing or two from Kelvin--Njc10 14:02, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

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)
Probably you're right... however it is possible that not everybody eats the food (the one from the supply drop and not from the Swan Station): I remember seeing just a few of them eating till now. --Ggonnell 04:32, 27 April 2006 (PDT)
Let's watch Sawyer, Charlie, Jin, Sun and Kate, then. Espacially Sawyer, since he took a whole lot from the supply drop. Xibe 04:42, 27 April 2006 (PDT)

This is unlikely since the plana that dropped the food would have presumably needed to be in the air well before the button was not pushed.



My Theory for what happen is that when you don't push the button the time skips somehow and because of that the food supply did appear. --Gulak 02:31, 14 May 2006 (PDT)

Washing Machine and Dryer[]

Could these really have been dropped? How would the Swan residents know how to install them, unless we are to assume that the Dharma Initiative train their employees as plumbers as well? --LostCat 08:12, 1 May 2006 (PDT)

Javier Grillo-Marxuach said in some chat something like "even writers make mistakes" when asked about this. It's doubtful that the washing machine is significant to the plot. --skks 08:58, 1 May 2006 (PDT)
Washers and Dryers aren't that hard to install. Plus, they usually come with and Instruction Manual. The hardest thing would be getting them into the Swan(hard but not impossible)--CaptainInsano

Dharma Branded Products[]

Is there a page with a full list of the known Dharma branded products? If not, would this be worth making? --Doc 10:14, 15 June 2006 (PDT)

There's a partial list on the Food page. Not sure if it deserves its own page. kaini. 11:02, 15 June 2006 (PDT)
Yeah, I found it by accident after posting. Still, it's got all sorts of other stuff mixed in, and it's not as complete and precise as it could be. For some reason my inner geek is obsessing over this - probably due to my general fixation on food. --Doc 11:36, 16 June 2006 (PDT)
I would suggest that if you want to make a full list you either create your own article or make the list and put in on the Supply Drop article.--Tricksterson 12:25, 16 June 2006 (PDT)

Renaming into Periodic Resupply Drop[]

Shouldn't this article be renamed since we got the full name of the supply drop event (The Jigsaw puzzle code solution that PRD stands for Periodic Resupply Drop). It also sounds better.

  • Agreed, sounds much better. I'm just glad to see that we have someof the Blast Door Abbreviations figured out, even if most people had already guessed. ||[ K i t s u n e ]||
  • Agreed. Hunter61 06:26, 28 February 2007 (PST)
  • Why Bother? Fans are far more likely to know it simply as the supply drop Princess Dharma (banned)

Consensus = rename - Article has been moved.    Jabberwock    talk    contribs    email   - 09:09, 2 March 2007 (PST)

Good news!!![]

This will be addressed in the epilogue! [Source http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dxKZpUvDVQ] Avindratalkcontribs email  12:23, June 13, 2010 (UTC)

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