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The water is boiled to thermo-nuclear levels so I'd be shocked if anything nasty could survive it - certainly the flavor can't! I'm not sure if it's because th
by bspn 9y ago
The water is boiled to thermo-nuclear levels so I'd be shocked if anything nasty could survive it - certainly the flavor can't!
I'm not sure if it's because there's more content available these days, but the "germs are everywhere" movement has far greater prominence than when I grew up. We'd spend all summer barefoot, put our hands in places they shouldn't and then in our mouths, eat food that we almost certainly shouldn't have and yet we somehow survived.
There's some things that we absolutely shouldn't consume, but airplane tea and coffee are pretty low down that list.
- lazerpants 9y agoIt's potentially relevant to people who have compromised immune systems or who are on immunosuppressants. Depending on when you grew up it is likely that those two groups are more prevalent, or at least are more likely to fly than before (think HIV and autoimmune disorders). But for most people the "germs are everywhere" thing is pretty overblown.
- officialjunk 9y agoboiling water kills most of the organisms, but the toxins they excreted will still be present and can cause problems.
- adwi 9y agoPlease define "toxins"
- bmh_ca 9y ago> certainly the flavor can't! Flavour doesn't fare well with the dryness and low pressure of airplanes at altitude. See e.g. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150112-why-in-flight-food-tastes-weird http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150112-why-in-flight-food-...