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Re:Lax FAA oversight let Southwest Airlines put millions of ... by throwaway55554 on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @11:37AM (#22310255)
I go back to, it's not the quantity, it's the quality. How long does it take to fall 7 miles vs, say, a car collision?
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Re:Lax FAA oversight let Southwest Airlines put millions of ... by esoterica on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @11:52AM (#22310397)
How long does it to take to bleed out when you die in a car crash? How long does it take to burn to death when you are trapped in a fiery wreck?
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Re:Lax FAA oversight let Southwest Airlines put millions of ... by AWildC182 on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @11:45AM (#22310338)
You won't be conscious if you're falling 7 miles[1]. Most accidents are at takeoff and landing so at worst you'll fall between 1 and 4 miles while conscious but most likely on the lower end of that scale.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_of_useful_consciousness

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