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It's pretty clever, unless you realize the people we want to put in those seats are actual humans, who might not be thrilled to be packed like a sardine, starin
by adevine 11y ago
It's pretty clever, unless you realize the people we want to put in those seats are actual humans, who might not be thrilled to be packed like a sardine, staring into the eyes of a stranger for hours at a time.
- TorKlingberg 11y agoPeople put up with a lot of things for a slightly cheaper air ticket.
- rancur 11y agothis does solve fat person beside you problem I was expecting a few inches shaved off the seat depth and came here to say 'every single time it's "most passengers won't notice a difference" and then fast forward 30 years and the cushions are 1.5" thick and everyone's basically standing up'
- steckerbrett 11y agoYou would get better packing efficiency if the "chairs" were just straight boards you strapped people to and put them on shelves. You'd also have the advantage of the people in the top rows shielding the bottom people from radiation.
- burkemw3 11y agoWhen traveling with at least one person you know though, this might be preferable. There could be a group of seats in this new configuration and a group in the current standard (everyone forward configuration).
- CydeWeys 11y agoI've been on a fair number of train rides with group seating, and I've never experienced a problem with it. That's actually worse from your point of view because there's someone directly across from you, not just diagonally across. It's preferable if you're traveling with people you know, and if you don't know them, you simply look at whatever you're reading (or end up talking to them). People tend not to stare directly off into nothing for long periods of time when they're in cramped confines; they do something to occupy themselves, like read a book/magazine, or they close their eyes and rest.
- Trombone12 11y agoIn the typical groups seating on trains, you are however seated far enough apart that only rarely do you have to touch the feet of the other passengers. In the hexagonal seating you are spaced such that if you lean back, the natural resting place of your hands would be the wrists of the person opposite you. That is a bit more personal.
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