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xkcd #2862: Typical Seating Chart

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Now that airlines have started adding wheel locks to their drink carts, less than half of flights have one accidentally fall out through the hole.

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Why does the fighter escort waste the space on its wings?

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- They're weight-limited rather than space-limited
  
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  So they're carry-on only seats with no extra baggage?
  
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- And who is pedaling?
  
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  Jets are powered by hamsters in wheels. That's why they don't need pedals.
  
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Wow, has it been that long since I last flew? We didn't even have the hole, let alone the tail gunners. Once we'd hit an aircow or two we'd have swarms of them coming at us constantly, biting at the tail of the plane. Meanwhile the first set of pilots are being replaced because the lack of cow catcher just let them right in through the front windshield. Truly a terrible experience, 7/10 would fly again but only on sale.

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- And you can't even smoke any more.
  
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  You still can smoke on planes. It just got much more expensive.
  
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- don't be ridiculous... wait what? pilots are being replaced! with caught cows! why argue!
  
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  Cows are the new AI. They will take all of our jobs.
  
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I would pick tail gunner every time.

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- Yeah. I need the miles.
  
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  I need the glory
  
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Lots of wasted space on the tail. Could've fit a ball pit or two back there.

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I love diving in aviation fuel. The fuel tank seats are genuimely the most relaxing. Like an isolation tank, except you get to slosh up against the other passergers every time the aircraft makes a maneuver. nice, cozy, intimate, communal and lubey experience.

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- The fuel tank seats are genuimely the most relaxing.
  
  …That may just be the benzene.
  
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- Am I retarded? I don't get the relevance of this comment, is it just totally random?
  
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  Wings are full of fuel, so wing seats will be a bit...damp.
  
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  The comic filled the fuel tanks with seats.
  
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  You see the seats in the wings, right? The joke is that they're inside the wing tanks where the fuel is stored.
  
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  it's a comic about unconventional airline seating
  
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Everyone's going for the gunner seats... An I the only one whose restless legs are excited to have the opportunity to pedal?

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- If you pause we die
  
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  Fully honest audit of my cycling abilities: we never left the ground in the first place
  
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- I'd rather the mega-fun bumper car seats
  
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  Imagine a coast-to-coast red eye in the bumper car seats. Or a transatlantic flight. RIP anyone on a non-stop from Singapore to NYC. And that's assuming there's no turbulence...
  
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- Yes, but allow me to present this compelling counter proposal:
  
  Dakka-dakka-dakka-dakka-dakka...
  
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https://explainxkcd.com/2862

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- "It is unlikely that two passengers can match the power of a jet engine. [citation needed]"
  
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- I still don't get it
  
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  Basically a joke on how planes could have more seats.
  
  The main part of the plane is mostly the same. Front for first-class. Middle for economy. I'm assuming the bumper seats are more expensive cause they should be more fun. The penthouse is just the premium first class, assuming that they get they're own room. The tail gunners might be the best seats cause you don't have to do anything and get to earn extra miles. People in front of the back wing seem to be on death row.
  
  Wing seats don't make sense cause wings are thin and you would be sitting on top of them but then you just die. Wings thick enough for people to sit at aren't possible (I think) or they could just where you lie down, which would be preferable to sitting down. Peddling seats could be free but require a lot of leg work, not sure if they're expected to peddle always or just in an emergency. Look out seems rather pointless, radar would be more reliable.
  
  The side car just seems dumb, likely to get torn off due to wind resistance.
  
  The cow cather is to catch cows, as the name implies.
  
  The hole for trash seem to be a bit unethical, littering and all that.
  
  Fighter escort seems pointless, planes rarely get shot down. Unless you're flying over interesting countries.
  
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I wish there were really bumper cars on planes... that would be crazy fun

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- It's like billionaire-redneck quidditch.
  
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- B-747 Funship
  
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If you like to fly alone and have best view, the best seat is the "lookout". It's also cozy and quiet.

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- Yeah it may sound like it but nobody tells the truth about them ... If u sit there u must blink They let u chose the colour red on one side and green on the other ...
  
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The cow catcher is obviously to catch mutant camels.

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- I believe it is also meant to catch agrathean sperm whales and bowls of petunias.
  
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  Oh no, not again.
  
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  Really though you never know what you'll encounter six miles up, but you can be prepared to catch it
  
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I'll gladly take the extra legroom seats!

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- I know that feel. I'm 1,93m (that's 6'4'' in America) and I feel DVT crawling up to me every time I sit in an airplane seat.
  
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  I had to travel on a very short notice 2 weeks ago. Chose the cheapest flight I could find - Spirit.
  
  They have the option to bid for exit row seats and the large front seats. I bid $3 for the exit row seats and .. won! Spread my legs out gloriously throughout the entire flight.
  
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😂😂

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