• 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Limp to the bar, stumble away from the bill.

    Ejection seats often cause career-ending musculoskeletal injuries to the lumbar spine and hips. It’s is a very violent way to leave an airplane, but much less violent than the alternative.

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      1 year ago

      There’s also the teensy problem of the last guy to fly the plane took the seat with him.