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dolphinbutsex t1_j6lql44 wrote

I don’t know kinda seems plausible

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TheDrMonocle t1_j6lypa7 wrote

The plane will never dive at such an angle that the mask will swing all the way to the person in front of you.. If it is, you and the person in front of you are going to be too scared to grab the mask anyway.

Additionally, the masks are on a short tether when initially deployed. A tether too short to swing to the passenger in front. Theres the hose you see in the safety briefing thats long, but then an additional string attached from the mask to a pin that has to be pulled in order to start the chemical reaction in the O2 container. The reason it's so short is so you're forced to pull that pin out in the process of putting the mask on. Otherwise you would have to be instructed to pull the pin, which most people would forget in their panic.

So its extremely unlikely the person in front of you will even have the chance to grab the mask.

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Night_Owl_16 t1_j6lqzrm wrote

Statistically, middle seats in the rear of the airplane are safest. Not to mention, an emergency descent the attitude (angle) of the nose is only 10 degrees down.

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tipst3r_reddit t1_j6lr4xe wrote

nope pilots actually get their own oxygen supply. when the masks deploy it combies some chemicals that produce oxygen and would last about 10-14 mins

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