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Being trapped in economy class for 16 hours usually breaks me mentally and physically. But imagining this torture leaves me in complete horror.

rootusrootus 6y ago
That was my thought, too. I'm usually ready to kiss the Earth after a 16+ hour flight. I can't imagine 5 days, and not even in the luxury of a coach class airline seat.
Aeolun 6y ago
I’m not sure if 16 hours in coach is too different from 16 hours in a box. Except for the heat, I suppose.
- pvarangot 6y ago
  Cargo areas in planes are usually heated and pressurized like the cabin.
- dvirsky 6y ago
  I've done many 15+ hour flights in coach. You get used to it, plus there's sleeping pills.
nullserver 6y ago
Did 13 hours with a 2 year old. Who thought kicking the seat in front of her was great fun. First 3 hours of the flight was me bent over holding her legs still. Turns out 5% of the population have a reverse reaction to Benadryl. They become absurdly hyper on it.
- Stevvo 6y ago
  You gave Benadryl to a two year old? That's insane. Dangerous and irresponsible.
  - Ancapistani 6y ago
    Why? It’s marketed for that age and is in wide use. https://www.drugs.com/monograph/diphenhydramine.html https://www.drugs.com/monograph/diphenhydramine.html
    - anchpop 6y ago
      https://www.fda.gov/drugs/special-features/use-caution-when-giving-cough-and-cold-products-kids https://www.fda.gov/drugs/special-features/use-caution-when-...
      - Ancapistani 6y ago
        Right - but the kid was two, and the presumably within the dosage recommendations given by both the manufacturer and the FDA. I was specifically responding to the claim that administering Benadryl to a two-year-old was “insane” and “dangerous and irresponsible”.
  - excitom 6y ago
    Once when my daughter was 2 years old she needed an MRI. She was given Benadryl beforehand on the advice of the doctor to allow her to sleep through the procedure.
  - smabie 6y ago
    why is it dangerous?
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dylan604 6y ago
At least he wasn't in the middle seat in that crate

rootusrootus 6y ago

That was my thought, too. I'm usually ready to kiss the Earth after a 16+ hour flight. I can't imagine 5 days, and not even in the luxury of a coach class airline seat.

Aeolun 6y ago

I’m not sure if 16 hours in coach is too different from 16 hours in a box. Except for the heat, I suppose.

pvarangot 6y ago
Cargo areas in planes are usually heated and pressurized like the cabin.
dvirsky 6y ago
I've done many 15+ hour flights in coach. You get used to it, plus there's sleeping pills.

nullserver 6y ago

Did 13 hours with a 2 year old. Who thought kicking the seat in front of her was great fun. First 3 hours of the flight was me bent over holding her legs still. Turns out 5% of the population have a reverse reaction to Benadryl. They become absurdly hyper on it.

Stevvo 6y ago
You gave Benadryl to a two year old? That's insane. Dangerous and irresponsible.
- Ancapistani 6y ago
  Why? It’s marketed for that age and is in wide use. https://www.drugs.com/monograph/diphenhydramine.html https://www.drugs.com/monograph/diphenhydramine.html
  - anchpop 6y ago
    https://www.fda.gov/drugs/special-features/use-caution-when-giving-cough-and-cold-products-kids https://www.fda.gov/drugs/special-features/use-caution-when-...
    - Ancapistani 6y ago
      Right - but the kid was two, and the presumably within the dosage recommendations given by both the manufacturer and the FDA. I was specifically responding to the claim that administering Benadryl to a two-year-old was “insane” and “dangerous and irresponsible”.
- excitom 6y ago
  Once when my daughter was 2 years old she needed an MRI. She was given Benadryl beforehand on the advice of the doctor to allow her to sleep through the procedure.
- smabie 6y ago
  why is it dangerous?
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dylan604 6y ago

At least he wasn't in the middle seat in that crate