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To be fair, all the safety briefings I've seen tell you not to do that. ("Do not inflate while inside the airplane" is the line, I believe).
by codys 9y ago
To be fair, all the safety briefings I've seen tell you not to do that. ("Do not inflate while inside the airplane" is the line, I believe).
- knz 9y agoMost people assume that's just a precaution to make it easier to move around the cabin and not a choking hazard!
- fphhotchips 9y agoMassive part of the reason is because if the airplane ditches into the water, the life jacket can make it very difficult for you to escape [1]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Airlines_Flight_961 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Airlines_Flight_961
- robbiep 9y agoI assume that the pressure differential between sea level and 30,000 feet is going to change how inflated it gets as well