el_coremino t1_iuin0xe wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:48 PM

Reply to comment by TheUglyTruth527 in TIL: In 2012, a group of Mexican scientists intentionally crashed a Boeing 727 to test which seats had the best chance of survival. by markphahn

> The European Transport Safety Council estimated that 90% of aircraft accidents were technically survivable in a study in 1996.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-45030345

> Airplane accidents have a 95.7% survivability rate, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board

https://www.businessinsider.com/seven-ways-increase-your-odds-surviving-plane-crash-2020-1

TheUglyTruth527 t1_iuioqnn wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:59 PM

When I say "shit goes wrong" I'm not talking about a little tumble right after takeoff. Crashes from very low altitude pad the survivability rates, I'm sure, but that's not what I'm talking about. Also, that second article was really just polishing a turd: wear the right clothes and sit in the right seats and you, too, could survive a plane crash! Put your head right against the seat in front of you so when it comes loose it can break your neck! Be sure to huff the oxygen so you get nice and high so you ragdoll on impact (too bad you'll be disoriented if you do survive)!

dances_with_cougars t1_iujibtf wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:16 PM

So you're saying if it's an unsurvivable plane crash you will not survive.

HoaxMcNolte_NM t1_iujters wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:34 PM

The lower force crashes may not be what you're talking about.

It's exactly what the flight attendants are talking about.

TheUglyTruth527 t1_iujujyc wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:42 PM

Right, but they don't make that clear, nor do the articles.