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- Sornos, on 01/26/2008, -2/+417. Through you hands in the air and yell "Wheeeee!" during sliding escape.
- DeskFlyer, on 01/26/2008, -1/+39I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.
- ChaosProfessor, on 01/26/2008, -2/+33PLANE UNLOADING IS SOO SLOW THEY SHOULD UNLOAD EVERY PLANE LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME
- Superperson, on 01/26/2008, -5/+25Front page with 26 diggs and 0 comments?
Thanks, new algorithm. - bxblox, on 01/26/2008, -2/+19Never thought there was much of a technique to it. Seems pretty self explanatory.
- d3faultnet, on 01/26/2008, -0/+15“Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!” -George Carlin
- akatherder, on 01/26/2008, -1/+15Should you throw your hands in the air with great concern or as if you just don't care?
- joepodcaster, on 01/26/2008, -0/+13Now imaging evacuating a fully loaded Airbus A-380 (about 850 people on a double-decker airplane!).
- inactive, on 01/26/2008, -0/+12one word.... WWWWHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEE!
- NekoIan, on 01/26/2008, -0/+12dugg so all you ahead of me know what to do.
- flamingbird, on 01/26/2008, -0/+12That evacuation test video was pretty crazy. I can definitely see how a few people could get seriously hurt if they hesitate for a second before hitting the slide.
- clipper453, on 01/26/2008, -0/+12I actually thought the article was pretty interesting, but then again, I was one of the engineers who helped develop one of the evacuation slides for the Airbus A380 (door 4 on the main deck, to be exact). Burns are a serious issue on these slides. I know the chances of ever having to use one in a real evacuation is pretty slim, but I always wear full-length pants when I fly, just in case. On some of the steeper slides (like those on the A380 and 747), there are "deceleration panels" at the bottom of the slide, which basically act like sandpaper to stop you from flying off the end of the slide.
Also, women should never wear high heels when going down an evacuation slide. There have been several cases of high heels tearing the slide surface and causing people to fall through it. I know of at least one case where someone broke their neck and was killed by falling through the torn surface of the slide.
And as for people gathering at the bottom of the slide... even though it may seem like a no brainer to get out of the way, it's usually the elderly or less-mobile types of people that are clogging the exit path at the bottom, and that's when a lot of people tend to wind up with broken ankles. - Daniel591992, on 01/26/2008, -1/+12Anyone ever kinda wish in a sick way that this happened during their flight? It'd be a cool story to tell.
- glowfood, on 01/26/2008, -2/+13Anyone who can't figure out the workings of a slide shouldn't be riding a plane.
- WesleyJohnson, on 09/25/2009, -2/+12I'm guessing that running back up the slide and going down face first for round 2 would be generally frowned upon?
- inactive, on 01/26/2008, -1/+118. When the guy behind you shoves you out the door, let gravity take over.
- Teej, on 01/26/2008, -0/+10I guess they don't call you ChaosProfessor for nothing.
- TaySavesTheDay, on 01/26/2008, -0/+9I vote for an emergency escalator!
- spineaches, on 01/26/2008, -0/+7aren't you glad you read this and learned all that valuable information!!
- inactive, on 01/26/2008, -0/+6When the plane makes a water landing and you aren't a good swimmer.
- itspuddingtime, on 01/26/2008, -0/+6no need to imagine. I think 77 seconds is pretty damn good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weOcrP7u7Y8 - Lunarbunny, on 01/26/2008, -0/+6I believe statistically, flying is safer than driving in a car.
- Sornos, on 01/26/2008, -4/+9Gack! I mean throw...And your.... I didn't make any other mistakes did I?
- faskippy, on 01/26/2008, -0/+5That's fine, as long as you understand one thing. You get in my way, and act like you don't know what to do, and I'm throwing your happy ass down the chute. No questions asked.
- WoollyMittens, on 01/26/2008, -0/+4You make it sound, like that happens to you every weekday around noon.
- skaddict, on 01/26/2008, -0/+4"Emergency airplane evacuations happen more often than most people think: about once every 11 days in the U.S."
That's reassuring... - techie4life, on 01/26/2008, -1/+5+1 For the Airplane! reference
- bxblox, on 01/26/2008, -0/+4comments just appear slow, as you can see there are plenty of them before yours.
- akatherder, on 01/26/2008, -0/+4I found the article useful in describing the technique to avoid scratching a samoflange and potentially losing a limb.
- bxblox, on 01/26/2008, -0/+4I was once on a plane that got hit by lightning when we were about to leave the gate, and all the circuits got fried... and then they got us a different flight yet not one seemed the least bit concerned that it could happen again. Seems people are pretty confident about how safe flying is.
- soulkitchen, on 01/26/2008, -0/+4You're in front of me and the plane is one fire;
if reach for your suitcase you're getting punched in the face. - Elxx, on 01/26/2008, -0/+3I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.
- lazerus9, on 01/26/2008, -2/+5The better airlines also come equipped with a see-saw, jungle-gym, tire swing and a dog walk.
- comocomo, on 01/26/2008, -0/+3i hate how some of you guys are so overly critical of stuff that's on this site, it's the internet, it's supposed to be random *****. you probably never knew how hard it actually is to go down a slide. sounds obvious? apparently, it's not.
and you never would have known if you didn't read that article, which i'm sure some of you didn't. - swiftheart, on 01/26/2008, -0/+3Technically safety cards and the announcements explain exactly what you need to know, but because they don't give you the reason why things need to happen in a specific way, so it doesn't stick in:
*The safety card tells you to put your 02 mask on first, then fit it on your child (a high altitude depressurization may be so strong that it can suck the air out of your lungs--the period of consciousness may be just a few seconds)
*The safety card clearly shows that you shouldn't wear high heels on an evacuation (to avoid ripping the slide)
*The safety card indicates that you jump onto the slide with hands in air (they don't need to be in air, they only need to stay off the slide, which could burn them)
This could be explained better, after all, often a plane is stuck in a line waiting to takeoff. - srg13, on 01/26/2008, -0/+3In something like 86% of all aeroplane crashes, nobody dies...
- bxblox, on 01/26/2008, -0/+3Funny you should say that.. a friend of mine did just that, then pulled out his phone and recorded it.
- Elliuotatar, on 01/26/2008, -1/+4"Now prepare to reflect on your experience — for hours. After an evacuation, even a successful one, passengers often have to spend hours in limbo, waiting for the authorities to release them back into civilization, often due to bureaucratic or legal paranoia"
Uh, what right do they have to detain you after you evacuate from a plane which has crashed or caught fire? If there is no immeidate evidence of any wrongdoing, then I fail to see how they have the right to hold you for hours simply because their stupid plane had a mechanical failure. - MellerTime, on 01/26/2008, -0/+2I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.
- donveto, on 01/26/2008, -2/+4Here is a dramatic airplane crash where the slide is put to good use:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFpo2W_B4BM - clipper453, on 01/26/2008, -0/+2In the very unlikely event of a SUCCESSFUL water landing (most crash pretty hard when they hit the water), the slides can double as life-rafts. In fact, in all long-haul planes that are designed for oceanic flights, they are required to have "slide/rafts". When slide/rafts are designed, tested, and qualified, they must go through buoyancy tests, in addition to the normal slide tests. The buoyancy tests are usually conducted in a swimming pool with anywhere from 40 - 70 people crammed on the slide/raft like sardines. The air chambers are then deflated to minimum operating pressures, and that's when things get real fun. The company I used to work for is one of the two manufacturers of evacuation slides and slide/rafts, and it is located in Phoenix, AZ. Just imagine being one of the test subjects cramped on one of those slide/rafts during a typical 2-hour buoyancy test in 115 degree heat.
- dengzhi, on 01/26/2008, -1/+3that's one word?
- diggitydad, on 01/26/2008, -1/+2Here is one, if the escape door detaches completely, throw it out of the plane. Seems some people like to leave it on the plane for everyone to trip over.
- subscriber, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1... or they could take them off in the event of an evacuation.
- inactive, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1ffffffffaaaaaaaaiiiiiilllll.
- WoundedCow, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1Funny story, in 1981 I was on a regional plane that had a wheel collapse during landing. The plane skewed and came to a stop amid a bunch of screaming and crying and panic. The flight attendant popped the door and deployed the slide...on the up side of the plane...the thing inflated but we couldn't use it because it came out 15 feet off the ground and parallel to the grass. The pilot opened the door on the down side and we walked out. No injuries except to our luggage.
- pseudojd, on 01/26/2008, -1/+2Rock concert move #6
- secrity, on 01/26/2008, -1/+2Women who attempt to wear high heels onto an aircraft should be permanently banned from flying. They are dangerous to the wearer and in the event of a the use of evacuation slides they are a hazard to other passengers.
- MellerTime, on 01/26/2008, -1/+2Everything sounds so much scarier when it's said in german...
And where do people volunteer to test these evacuation procedures? I'd like to participate just once... - WoollyMittens, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1I think it's vitaly important not to yell: "Wheeee" while you slide, as your fellow victims are probably not in a very good mood.
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