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I think that was title... yes I'm not YH but has catchy title

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Seatbelts on planes?

Why?

The main purpose in cars is to stop you going 40mph through the window

As much use as a parachute in a car

Mystique wrote:
> Heres a better one.
>
> Why do shops that are open 24 hours, Seven days a week, 365 days a
> year have locks on the doors?

Because if they have an emergency they can lock up.

Don't forget: Making sure you are attached to your seat when you get sucked out of the plane falling 30,000ft to a splattery death.

Thats reminded me of that Game Splatter House 2 on the mega drive, it scared me.
Hey I was only nine!

You're made to wear seatbelts in planes for the same reasons as in cars. To prevent injury in minor incidents, like the aircraft overrunning the runway on landing or takeoff, along with the aforementioned turbulence and so-on.

The other way of looking at it is the airlines have to show due diligence, otherwise, they'd get sued to heck and back whenever anyone fell over during tubulence, manouevers or climb/descent. This way, it's the passenger's fault for not wearing his seat belt.

And it is possible (although not easy) to ditch the aircraft in water with a full load of passengers without killing everyone. Wouldn't be very comfortable though.

Basically, it's for bad turbulance!

I was coming home from Turin last year and the plane went through some really bad turbulance, we were bouncing about and everything!

In some cases it has been known for people to get thrown out of their seats when the plane goes through really bad turbulance!

See, there is a good reason!

Good point. But you don't win
:op

Sounds good enough to me

And to Myst's question (which I saw in NME one week)

It might have been in other hands before they bought it or door came with lock or something

In a plane emergency you're given oxygen and you take deep panic breathes, the oxygen get's you high, you become euphoric, dosile, you accept your fate calmly.

According to Tyler Durden anyway

;)

LW-Lethal Weapon-LW wrote:
> oh sorry as i dont know if you were He / She as i dont know you.
*****
Now you know.

Mystique wrote:
> Heres a better one.
>
> Why do shops that are open 24 hours, Seven days a week, 365 days a
> year have locks on the doors?


Incase they run out of business

Heres a better one.

Why do shops that are open 24 hours, Seven days a week, 365 days a year have locks on the doors?