Anyone who has flown on a plane lately may have heard the following line uttered by one of the flight attendants before takeoff:
"The cabin is pressurized for your comfort."
I'm sorry, but the cabin is pressurized so we won't die at 35,000 feet! I guess they call it 'comfort' so people won't freak out. Still, I wish they would state the real reason:
"The cabin is pressurized so that when we reach an altitude where the atmosphere is too sparse to permit normal respiration, you won't die of asphyxiation. Enjoy your flight!"
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I think if they told people that, they'd ask what asphyxiation is. and then they would freak out.
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