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Daily Discussion Thread: Fri 15 Dec 2023 (aussie.zone)

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[–] fullkitwanker@aussie.zone 6 points 11 months ago (9 children)

Anybody else have this irrational fear when flying that one of the engines / wings is just gonna fall off?

[–] baconmash@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

i have an irrational fear that someone would open the door

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

You'd need to be Superman to do it. There's a lot more air per cubic meter inside the cabin than outside. And the doors open inward initially.

So, you'd need to be strong enough to squeeze all the air inside the cabin and single-handedly increase the cabin pressure in order to open the door.

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