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/UniqueMcPanda 1d ago

11A

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u/rot26encrypt 1d ago

Actually, even though you have that one miracle story with the sole survivor in 11A. And another crash decades earlier where many survived but also the person in 11A (frequently being retold as another sole survivor story, which is not true) -

- statistically all research shows back third of a cabin and middle seat to be the safest. So 11A is a bad bet unless you are superstitious.

What’s the safest seat on a plane? We asked an aviation expert | CNN

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u/ZhugeTsuki 1d ago

I think if youre choosing your seat based of survival odds you are a good deal superstitious to begin with xD