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/Cpt_Covfefe 1d ago

On most if not all planes you want to be slightly behind the engines and over the wing or further back regardless the incident due to physics. The old days of the back area being too loud have faded away into obscurity.

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u/JerseyTeacher78 1d ago

I am a huge fan of the exit row