Anything to make the pilot's job easier.
Safety first.
Especially in an airplane.
“I was on a 17 seat turboprop. We had to shift seats for load balancing.”
I was on a plane like that once, flying into London from the Midlands. Plane was not anywhere near full. One guy’s carry on luggage was a six-pack of Black Label, which he offered to share as he’d already had enough.
Needless to say, this was a long time ago.
The laws of physics doesn’t care about her feelings. I guess she can just blame the big, bad universe.