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I initially assumed the title meant the location of your seat on the plane and thought: oh boy, that's one more thing that (1) passengers will irrationally fea

I initially assumed the title meant the location of your seat on the plane and thought: oh boy, that's one more thing that (1) passengers will irrationally fear about and spread hearsay about "safest" seats on a plane and (2) airlines will try to charge a premium for those safest seats :)

mpreda 2y ago
They should simply add the (expensive) option to buy a parachute that you may take home if unused.
- simonswords82 2y ago
  You need to be trained to use a parachute. You also can’t jump out at 35000ft doing nearly the speed of sound and expect to have a good time.
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  - qup 2y ago
    I'll take my chances
gravescale 2y ago
Last I heard it was the back of the plane that was statistically safer. Most people still seem to want the front because it gets you off the plane faster and puts you at the front of the passport queue. Especially on larger planes going to places with lots of non-locals going through the slower manual channels.
- czl 2y ago
  Speak loudly to your travel companion during boarding: “Glad we got our seats far away from the crumple zone in the front.”
tengbretson 2y ago
I once traveled with the basket ball team for my university, and the head coach was insistent on sitting in the very last row of the plane. When asked about it he said "I've never heard of a plane backing into a mountain."
- BuildTheRobots 2y ago
  That was one of the Jokes from David Gunson's "What goes up might come down" [1]; an after dinner speech given and recorded in the early 80's. It's 50 minutes long, which briefly takes you through his history as a fighter pilot, self employed civil servant doing ATC and then gives the listener some handy hints on how to fly, take-off and land a jumbo yourself (should you ever find yourself in that situation) as well as some musings on Concorde. A truly hilarious and surprisingly educational listen, recommended to anyone who likes flying and Pythonesq humour. Stunningly quotable as well. I caution that there are a couple of questionable and dated jokes made, but for early 1980's it's surprisingly PC. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCA5qpBWDcI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCA5qpBWDcI

mpreda 2y ago

They should simply add the (expensive) option to buy a parachute that you may take home if unused.

simonswords82 2y ago
You need to be trained to use a parachute. You also can’t jump out at 35000ft doing nearly the speed of sound and expect to have a good time.
- deleted 2y ago
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- qup 2y ago
  I'll take my chances

gravescale 2y ago

Last I heard it was the back of the plane that was statistically safer. Most people still seem to want the front because it gets you off the plane faster and puts you at the front of the passport queue. Especially on larger planes going to places with lots of non-locals going through the slower manual channels.

czl 2y ago
Speak loudly to your travel companion during boarding: “Glad we got our seats far away from the crumple zone in the front.”

tengbretson 2y ago

I once traveled with the basket ball team for my university, and the head coach was insistent on sitting in the very last row of the plane. When asked about it he said "I've never heard of a plane backing into a mountain."

BuildTheRobots 2y ago
That was one of the Jokes from David Gunson's "What goes up might come down" [1]; an after dinner speech given and recorded in the early 80's. It's 50 minutes long, which briefly takes you through his history as a fighter pilot, self employed civil servant doing ATC and then gives the listener some handy hints on how to fly, take-off and land a jumbo yourself (should you ever find yourself in that situation) as well as some musings on Concorde. A truly hilarious and surprisingly educational listen, recommended to anyone who likes flying and Pythonesq humour. Stunningly quotable as well. I caution that there are a couple of questionable and dated jokes made, but for early 1980's it's surprisingly PC. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCA5qpBWDcI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCA5qpBWDcI