According to the article, the average survivor is seated 5 rows from an exit. The author states that is a "cut off point", beyond that your chances drop dramati

According to the article, the average survivor is seated 5 rows from an exit. The author states that is a "cut off point", beyond that your chances drop dramatically. I think this might instead mean that there tends to be an exit every 10 rows, slightly more to account for small planes with fewer rows. For instance, the 737 I just pulled at random off google has exits at 0, 12, and 25+, The average distance to an exit is about 3.5 rows. Oh, and if your skin is roughly the color of a paper grocery bag, do not ask aloud while on the airplane or you will not be able to run the experiment.