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The sitting position occupies a cubic volume with dead space below the butt and above the lap. If you want to put more people in the plane, make them lie down a
by crimsonalucard 7y ago
The sitting position occupies a cubic volume with dead space below the butt and above the lap. If you want to put more people in the plane, make them lie down and place the lie down spaces on top of each other and side by side. I'd be down to fly in an airplane like that which by logic should have cheaper air fares because of more people on the plane.
It's the perfect sleeping position. The problem is Would you rather be lying down all the time or sitting down all the time? Overall I prefer lying down because I have the option of sleeping and staying awake while lying down; while when sitting, I have the option of staying awake and a really hard time getting some shut eye.
- eagsalazar2 7y agoHow would you get up to go pee? How could you eat pretzels without getting them all over yourself?
- crimsonalucard 7y agoI've eaten while lying down. It works. Also to get out to go to pee, it's the same as sitting down. Basically everyone has to roll or slither out of the lie down spot for the inner person to get out.
- zaroth 7y agoFAA regulations require the ability to evacuate the cabin in 90 seconds.
- jeffwilcox 7y ago90 seconds as measured by non-realistic volunteers in Toulouse and/or Everett who aren't actually afraid for their lives :(
- saagarjha 7y agoI'm not sure if you think that people afraid for their lives would be faster or slower.
- eberkund 7y agoThey would most definitely be slower because of the panic and people pushing and shoving each other compared to an orderly and rehearsed exit
- eitland 7y agoI learned the other day that to simulate panic at some point they started giving money to the passengers who got out first. They said nothing about the amount, but as far as I could understand it actually worked. Edit: this was in a program about the Manchester plane fire in 1985 where 55 people died. The details are from the part about the investigation after the fire.
- tyho 7y agoThe first half to leave the plane are given $50 or so. According to people who have had to deplane in an emergency, this produces identical behaviour.
- crimsonalucard 7y agoMaybe do-able. Gotta run an experiment to find out.
- systemtest 7y agoThat is exactly how slave ships transported their slaves.
- crimsonalucard 7y agoI'm African American. Are you implying that I'm advocating slavery? What's your race?