How to Survive a Plane Crash

LiveScience ^ | July 8, 2013 | Marc Lallanilla

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[American Constitutionalist]

I am not going to go into the stats of how air flight is much safer than any other transportation but I will say that those who are afraid to fly are still just as much in danger of even dying in a car crash or train crash.
A person who gives it a 2nd thought of flying would not give it a 2nd thought that every day while driving on a road or highway with traffic going both ways are in more danger of a head on collision with a on coming car than even dying while being in that plane in that crash on July 6th.

[American Constitutionalist]

My favorite Farside Cartoon ? the one where it has these to older people driving in a car and the lady is look in the mirror and there is this big one eyed monster coming up fast onto their car and the mirror says “ Ojects that are in the mirror are closer that what they appear. “ or somethign like that, or “ larger than what appears in the mirror “ ..

[TheBigB]

[American Constitutionalist]

Yeah that’s the one... LOL.... what a hoot..

[dragnet2]

Your chances of surviving an airplane crash, are surprisingly good.

Asiana Airlines new slogan...

[TheBigB]

"In the event of a water landing, your stewardess may be used as a flotation device."

[Black Agnes]

Be watching from some distance away on the ground.

[BigCinBigD]

Take a bus?

[Charles Martel]

I always thought that one with the side-view mirror was supposed to be the woman passenger's own eye reflected, which would be the opposite of how the mirrors actually work.

Anyway, the Far Side cartoon best suited to this thread is the one with the French Poodle seizing the controls of the flaming, stricken jet airliner, preventing a crash and saving the day. Utterly silly and textbook Larson.

[dragnet2]

Last time I flew, I had to sit next to some fat bearded Mideastern goat lover who smelled like a camp fire...He starts chanting under his breath...I’m waiting for camel boy to light his underwear on fire..

I won’t be flying much anymore.

[fish hawk]

years ago my step dad's brother came here to Maui with his bride for their vacation. Decided to fly the big island to see the Kilauea Volcano and the pilot flew them right into the mountain side. no survivors. They IDed his wrist watch and some clothing, that was all they had but proved he was on the plane.

[loungitude]

Ouch.

[Trod Upon]

Yes, “choose your seat wisely.” Because picking the wrong seat could be fatal in an otherwise inconsequential 500 knot impact.

[OrioleFan]

Was on a flight to Denver back in the early 80’s. About 45 minutes out of Denver, the pilot announces, “I don’t know if you heard the noise when we took off, but we sure did up here. We think we blew out the nose gear tires. There’s a crew at DFW looking for debris and they haven’t found anything. Just to be safe, we are going to go through the procedure.”

At that point, the stewardesses camy up the aisle and took our shoes. The shoes were wrapped in blankets and put in the overheads. Then they explained how to bend over and kiss yourself goodbye. I was thanking my lucky stars I was in the very last row. We were told the pilot would say “Brace.” just before touchdown.

We landed and it seemed like it took forever for the plane to nose over and find out the tires were in good shape. People in the front or the plane started clapping. I turned to the stewerdess sitting in the seat across the aisle ftom me and said, “Bars open”. I still have the bottle of wine she gave me (empty of course).

The interesting part was sorting out the shoes. A lot of women were saying things like, “I had a pair of sneakers, but those pumps look like the ones I want to wear off the plane.”, and “I’m a 8 narrow - what have you got in my size.” It took forever.

[Grams A]

I always had to shake my head at that part of the flight attendant’s dog and pony show, too. If you have to use your seat cushion as a floating device when flying from Denver to Kansas City, the pilot is obviously lost!

[DustyMoment]

How to Survive a Plane Crash

Take the train!

[American Constitutionalist]

Yeah, after I looked at it for the 100th time I had that thought.... was it her eye ? or a big monster outside the car ?
Anyway those Farside cartoons were a hoot.

[Jemian]

Now you tell me. I rode Garuda all day yesterday.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

those who are afraid to fly are still just as much in danger of even dying in a car crash or train crash. A person who gives it a 2nd thought of flying would not give it a 2nd thought that every day while driving on a road or highway with traffic going both ways are in more danger of a head on collision with a on coming car than even dying while being in that plane in that crash on July 6th.

"Riding on a commercial airplane has got about the same amount of risk as riding on an escalator," Hansman told ABC News.

. . . so why didn't they write and publish a bunch of rigamarole about what to wear and what not to do so you can survive a ride on an escalator??