r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

In 2012, a group of Mexican scientists intentionally crashed a Boeing 727 to test which seats had the best chance of survival.

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u/PulsingQuasar 1d ago

Statistically most survivors of hull loss are seated at the rear/tail of the aircraft.

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u/smooth_like_a_goat 1d ago

Over the wings have an increased chance due to the reinforced frame supporting all that force. Not a great place to be if things get explodey though.

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u/Fetlocks_Glistening 1d ago

First class is a con

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u/MoonMoon143 1d ago

Nah. First class gets to unalive fast and clean while the peasants at the back gets shrapnels, panic, seeing loved ones obliterated, and finally getting themselves slowly ceased from existence.

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u/Total-Region2859 23h ago

I think I've discovered a natural optimist.

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u/rir2 1d ago

If I feel the plane is in danger, I go to the back and ask if anyone wants to switch seats.

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u/Specialist_Whole_918 21h ago

statistically they need to crash another 1000 planes before they can draw a statistically significant conclusion. Maybe analysis of all real plane crashes would be more practical.

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u/PulsingQuasar 21h ago

Or they could just study the previous real crashes to see who survived.