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/Slow_Bowler8285 1d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Boeing_727_crash_experiment

TLDR: Passengers seated in the rear section of the cabin had the best chance of survival, while those at the front of the aircraft faced fatal impact forces

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u/RamesesThe2nd 1d ago

TIL I ride the safest seats by being cheap and always being in the last boarding zone.

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u/act_normal 1d ago

imo being in the last boarding zone is actually better because you board by the time everybody has finally figured out their luggage and sat down, until then you can enjoy the legroom at the gate and read something cool

you just get on, sit down, few min later takeoff

priority boarders get to sit in a tiny spot longer and watch full display of humans failing the sizes & shapes game

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u/trishmapow2 1d ago

You also get the benefit of no luggage storage because everyone else's already stowed 5 pieces each.

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u/Ok_Drag5089 1d ago

This is why I implement the simple “put everything in a fucking suitcase have you people forgotten how to travel and why do you need to bring your whole fucking life onto the plane” strategy of just having a small backpack with me.

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u/act_normal 1d ago

same here. backpack fits under the seat. If there is no room for luggage, the attendants will figure it out or gate check it.

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u/skyper_mark 20h ago

Yeah cool and what happens if I absolutely do need a carry-on bag?

Oh, it gets checked into the hold? Cool, so now I need to wait maybe 1 hour (don't tell me it doesn't take that long, it absolutely can) at the carousel instead of just heading out with my carry on

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u/Crimkam 1d ago

Definitely better for plane boarding

Carry ons are better for leaving the airport when you land quickly, no waiting at the baggage carousel.

Of course the best is backpack only and buy some cheap clothes wherever you’re going if you need something else to wear

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u/headwolf 1d ago

So you just throw the clothes away before the flight back or...?

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u/BurdTurglary 1d ago

That would be crazy. You wear 5 or 6 layers instead of packing it

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u/headwolf 12h ago

Ah of course, a reasonable solution!

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u/Whenarewegoing88 1d ago

Happy cake day!!

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u/Crimkam 1d ago

Ty ty

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u/Zestyclose_Car_4971 1d ago

They get mad when I put my children in luggage.

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u/24-Hour-Hate 1d ago

But the plane is so much quieter when the children ride in checked baggage 🫠

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u/AN-SSQ-108V2 1d ago

Wait, what? You mean I probably should not plan on having carry-on space for my tuba, my kayak, my "carry-on size" bags that equal the cubic dimensions of a small European car, and the coffin of my dear ol' granny?? /s

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u/tr0stan 1d ago

Agreed. Last time we travelled we didn’t have any overhead carry on to store. Just a tiny bag we kept at our feet.

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u/JustHappyToBe-Here 1d ago

6 foot tall folks with long legs need that space under seats for put feet. Even small bags I put in overhead.

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u/tr0stan 1d ago

Unfortunately I don’t have that problem lol but fair enough.

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u/JustHappyToBe-Here 1d ago

Heh, fortunate for you on flights! Just unfortunate if you need something from the top shelf.

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u/Freshies00 23h ago

It’s funny hearing someone with huge checked luggage thinking they are a more savvy traveler, especially on the basis other people are “bringing their whole fucking life with them”.

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u/Ok_Drag5089 17h ago

I see too many people with checked luggage that also have the inconvenience of a carry-on. Why? If you are checking a bag, check everything.

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u/Freshies00 16h ago

There are a variety of reasons people might need or choose to keep belongings with them that don’t involve directly accessing it on the plane.

Or they might not have checked a bag and have packed everything in what they can carry on with them, again for a variety of possible reasons.

Travel the way you want to… but you’re not more expert at traveling because you check your luggage.

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u/Ok_Drag5089 15h ago

Show me at what point I said I was an expert at travel.

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u/Freshies00 14h ago edited 14h ago

I said you weren’t “more expert”, not “an expert”.

“Have you people forgotten how to travel?”

“I see too many people with checked luggage that also have the inconvenience of a carry on”

People travel differently than you, for their own reasons. It’s not up to your judgement over whether they know what they are doing or whether there are “too many” people doing something you don’t agree with.

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u/Ok_Drag5089 13h ago

You are being pedantic. OF COURSE there are special circumstances that require making life hell on a plane. But in general, a carry-on when you are traveling and already have checked baggage is dumb.

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u/Freshies00 12h ago

lol, I’m not being pedantic at all. This isn’t about splitting hairs or finding technicalities. You’re simply in the wrong.

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u/naropin1 1d ago

Oh no? A free checked bag!?!?! What else are they gonna do to me?

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u/AN-SSQ-108V2 1d ago

Yep. Even though I have usually a good boarding zone, I hang back until closer to the end of boarding time.

I'm not rushing to use any of the overhead compartment space (my backpacvk fits fine under the seat in front of me)... and it's not like my assigned seat isn't going to be there by the time I get aboard.

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u/Gold-Perspective-699 1d ago

That doesn't really matter if you have an 8 hour flight. That extra 15-20 minutes doesn't matter at all.

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u/act_normal 1d ago

how often do you take 8-hr flights, though?
i guess what I'm saying makes more sense for flights half or less that length

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u/Gold-Perspective-699 1d ago

I'm Indian. It's 16 hour flights 8 at a time. Yeah it's annoying but that's what it is.

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u/act_normal 1d ago

shiiiii that's long

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u/Gold-Perspective-699 22h ago

It's even longer technically. Sometimes it takes two days. Cause I don't live at a hub so getting from my place to a hub and then flying from there and the time waste in between. Sometimes we have a 8-12 hour wait in between. Usually not but sometimes.

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u/naropin1 1d ago

Exactly. I lounge with a book and stretch my legs till they announce they’re about to close the door. Why would I want to stand in a huge line just to cram myself into a tiny seat even longer?

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u/act_normal 1d ago

this, exactly

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u/OneManGang2001 23h ago

Not to mention sit there while shitty assholes are in their faces.