In a horrifying statement, Boeing is arguing they shouldn't have to pay for the suffering of the victims in the Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash because everyone died painlessly.They claim the plane crashed so fast, the victim's brains didn’t have time to process pain signals.— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) March 16, 2023
I don’t know if this is true-true, but it’s been said that planes and tall buildings don’t have parachutes because dead people are cheaper than badly injured people.
There's no situation that justifies putting parachutes for passengers on an airplane. I can't think of a single incident that I've ever heard of (I'm a plane crash enthusiast tbh) where it would have saved even a single life.
Even if you tossed aside any thoughts of actual efficiency, where would you even fit that many parachutes on a commercial airliner? There's already a non-zero chance your luggage ends up on another plane due to weight limits/distribution concerns.
I heard that's why they ask you to get into that bending over in your seat position with your hands over your neck: so that the impacts breaks your neck. Don't know if it's true.
Edit: it's called brace position, and snopes is calling me out :pinocchio-evil:
I don’t know if this is true-true, but it’s been said that planes and tall buildings don’t have parachutes because dead people are cheaper than badly injured people.
There's no situation that justifies putting parachutes for passengers on an airplane. I can't think of a single incident that I've ever heard of (I'm a plane crash enthusiast tbh) where it would have saved even a single life.
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Forgot about that one
Even if you tossed aside any thoughts of actual efficiency, where would you even fit that many parachutes on a commercial airliner? There's already a non-zero chance your luggage ends up on another plane due to weight limits/distribution concerns.
That's part of the problem ya
I heard that's why they ask you to get into that bending over in your seat position with your hands over your neck: so that the impacts breaks your neck. Don't know if it's true.
Edit: it's called brace position, and snopes is calling me out :pinocchio-evil:
It's been debunked a few times
I wouldn't put much faith in what Snopes says, since they've fully embraced their role as a neoliberal mouthpiece. But, they're probably correct here.