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Airplanes are allowed to fly with broken parts, but only if they are unnecessary to the safe operation of the plane. The...
23/11/2021

Airplanes are allowed to fly with broken parts, but only if they are unnecessary to the safe operation of the plane. There's a document called the Minimum Equipment List (MEL) that outlines exactly what equipment is mandatory for a safe flight. For instance, if your windshield wiper isn't working, that's perfectly all right—unless there's precipitation within five miles of your departure or arrival airport.

A quick Google search about the safest seats on a plane will come up with all sorts of results. In one study of plane cr...
23/11/2021

A quick Google search about the safest seats on a plane will come up with all sorts of results. In one study of plane crash data by Popular Mechanics, it was determined that passengers in the back of the plane are 40 percent more likely to survive than their companions in the front (so pass on that upgrade if you're a nervous flyer). But ultimately, you're going to want to sit as close to the exit as possible for the best chance of survival—after a plane crash, you've got about 90 seconds to get out before the fuel tanks might explode. Given that so many passengers waste precious time and block the aisles trying to take their bags off a plane in an emergency, you've got the best odds of getting out fast.

Sure, the taste of your in-flight meal has definitely improved over the years (you can thank new tech—and partnerships w...
23/11/2021

Sure, the taste of your in-flight meal has definitely improved over the years (you can thank new tech—and partnerships with celebrity chefs, particularly for business-class menus), but it's actually not very good for you nutrition-wise. According to a flight attendant on Reddit, plane food is all "salt, sugar, fat, and simple carb content."

By and large, air travel is safer, faster, and in general, much better than ever, but that doesn't mean it's perfect. In...
23/11/2021

By and large, air travel is safer, faster, and in general, much better than ever, but that doesn't mean it's perfect. In fact, airplanes have a bit of a dark side to them. Some of the pretty scary details are common knowledge for frequent flyers, like the fact that certain parts of the cabins are outrageously germy. But others might come as a bit of a shock—for instance, you might not realize that you could be flying with corpses in the cargo hold. (Eek!) Here, flight attendants, pilots, and aviation experts reveal all the most chilling facts about planes.

The Moa-NaloThe bones of a Moa-Nalo.David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0The Moa-Nalo'...
08/11/2021

The Moa-Nalo
The bones of a Moa-Nalo.
David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0

The Moa-Nalo's story closely parallels that of the Dodo Bird: millions of years ago, a gaggle of lucky ducks floated all the way out to the Hawaiian islands, where they evolved into flightless, thick-legged, 15-pound birds. Fast forward an eon or so to about 1,200 years ago, and the Moa-Nalo found itself easy pickings for the first human settlers. Not only did the Moa-Nalo disappear off the face of the Earth a millennium ago, but it was completely unknown to modern science until various fossil specimens were discovered in the early 1980s.

The Eastern MoaThe skeleton of an Eastern Moa.Ghedoghedo/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0It has probably dawned on you by ...
08/11/2021

The Eastern Moa
The skeleton of an Eastern Moa.
Ghedoghedo/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0

It has probably dawned on you by now that if you're a large, flightless bird looking to have a long and happy life, it's not a good idea to live in New Zealand. Emeus, the Eastern Moa, was relatively petite (6 feet, 200 pounds) compared to the Giant Moa, but it met the same unhappy fate after human settlers hunted it to extinction. Although it was presumably lighter and nimbler than its more fearsome cousin, the Eastern Moa was also burdened with comically oversized feet, which made running away not a viable option.

The Dodo BirdThe Dodo Bird.Nastasic/Getty ImagesYou may be surprised to find the Dodo Bird so far down on this list, but...
08/11/2021

The Dodo Bird
The Dodo Bird.
Nastasic/Getty Images

You may be surprised to find the Dodo Bird so far down on this list, but the fact is that this plump, flightless bird went extinct nearly 500 years ago, making it ancient history in recent evolutionary terms. Descended from a flock of wayward pigeons, the Dodo Bird lived for thousands of years on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, only to be slaughtered in short order by hungry Dutch colonists who landed on this island and went searching for something to eat. By the way, "Dodo" probably derives from the Dutch word "dodoor, meaning "sluggard."

The Elephant BirdThe Elephant Bird.El fosilmaníaco/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0The island of Madagascar is much bigger...
08/11/2021

The Elephant Bird
The Elephant Bird.
El fosilmaníaco/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0

The island of Madagascar is much bigger than the island chain of New Zealand, but that didn't make life any easier for its large, flightless birds. Exhibit A is Aepyornis, the Elephant Bird, a 10-foot, 500-pound behemoth that was not only hunted to extinction by human settlers (the last specimen died about 300 years ago) but succumbed to diseases carried by rats. By the way, Aepyornis earned its nickname not because it was as big as an elephant, but because according to local myth, it was big enough to carry off a baby elephant.

The Giant MoaThe Giant Moa.Joseph Smit/Wikimedia Commons/Public DomainYou might think a 12-foot, 600-pound bird would be...
08/11/2021

The Giant Moa
The Giant Moa.
Joseph Smit/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

You might think a 12-foot, 600-pound bird would be well-equipped to withstand the depredations of human hunters. Unfortunately, the Giant Moa was also cursed with an unusually small brain for its size and spent countless eons in a New Zealand habitat completely devoid of any predators. When the first humans arrived on New Zealand, they not only speared and roasted this enormous bird, but they also stole its eggs, one of which could presumably provide a breakfast buffet for an entire village. The last Giant Moa sighting was well over 200 years ago.

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