thanks first presents ten facts you
probably never do about airplanes number
one you should never flush while sitting
on an airplane toilet there are many
people who flush the toilet while
they're still sitting on it while this
is perfectly safe to do at home you
should never do it on a plane airplane
toilets are vacuum toilets they're
designed to remove waste with very
little water the suction from the vacuum
pulls the waste into a holding tank
where it remains until after the plane
lands if you flush an airplane toilet
while you're still sitting on it the
suction can create pressure causing you
to be stuck to the toilet that's why
there are signs in the bathroom that
read do not flush while seated if you
flush while seated you could find
yourself in a very embarrassing
situation number two flying with a cold
or the flu can be damaging to your
eardrums
many people who fly report ear
discomfort when the altitude in the
plane changes suddenly the eardrum
doesn't have enough time to equalize
with the pressure and that causes
discomfort fortunately there are ways to
alleviate that some people chew gum some
swallow hard others force their ears to
pop if you have the cold or the flu your
ears might already be blocked and that
can make it difficult for your ears to
equalize the air pressure that can
result in an ear infection or even a
ruptured eardrum each of these can
result in hearing loss number three
there is a private rest area for the
crew many people feel bad for the crew
on long-haul flights because they
believe that there's no place for them
to rest but that's not the case
most Boeing 777s and 787 planes have a
place for the crew to rest the resting
quarters are very small so that there is
enough room for the paying passengers to
sit if you're on a plane you won't be
able to see the crews rest area on the
way to the bathroom that's because you
need to take a secret staircase to those
resting quarters if your flight
attendant looks tired don't worry
there's a good chance that they'll be
able to take a nap and their private
quarters during their scheduled break
number four airplanes can fly for a
while with just one working engine if
you're on a plane and one of the engines
dies you don't have to panic twin-engine
planes are designed to fly for a very
long time with just one functioning
engine the plane can take off
fly and land with just a single engine
if both engines go out you still don't
have to panic pilots are trained to fly
a plane to the nearest airport with no
engines whatsoever and make a safe
landing number five there is an escape
hatch located in the cockpit passengers
have several emergency exits on a plane
in case of an emergency before the plane
takes off the flight attendant will go
over the location of all of the
emergency exits what you might not know
is that there is one escape hatch for
the pilot in the cockpit that you won't
be told about complete with ropes just
in case the pilot needs to climb down if
you're ever in an emergency on a plane
you should use the passenger escape
routes if you try to go to the cockpit
you'll be wasting your time because
there's a good chance you will not be
able to get in number six the bathroom
door on a plane can be opened from the
outside even when locked if you go into
the bathroom on a plane and you lock the
door you should know that you're not
truly locked in this is a safety feature
designed to allow the flight attendants
to get into the bathroom if there is an
emergency if you lift the panel on the
door that reads toilet or lavatory
you'll find the doors unlocking
mechanism if you slide the latch on that
mechanism it will unlock the bathroom
door number seven the real reason why
airplane food tastes bland of the ten
facts you probably never knew about
airplanes this one's the most
interesting most people aren't really
impressed with the meals served on a
plane some people think that because so
many people eat on airlines that the
airline just doesn't put much thought
into the food that might not be the case
though when you're flying your tastebuds
can go numb because of the pressurized
environment when your taste buds are
numb you won't be able to taste your
food as well as you could if you were on
the ground the next time you try to
blame the airline for the bland food try
blaming it on your own taste buds first
number eight the purpose of the tiny
hole in airplane windows if you've ever
looked out an airplane window you'll
notice that there's a tiny hole in it
this is there to regulate the air
pressure between the windows when the
plane reaches a high altitude the
pressure in the cabin will drop the
little hole in the window regulates the
pressure so that the windows don't break
the hole also keeps the window from
fogging up by releasing moisture through
the hole number eight the oxygen masks
on a plane if the cabin of a plane loses
pressure it can make the oxygen level
low when that happens the oxygen masks
will drop down so you can breathe the
oxygen masks have enough oxygen to last
12 to 15 minutes that's enough time for
the pilot to get the plane to an
altitude where there is enough air to
breathe number 10 the black box can
withstand a lot the black box on a plane
is a recorder that stores information on
the flight control the technical
information on the planes performance
and conversations between the crew
members and air traffic control the
black box is very important if the plane
crashes or if it disappears the box is
capable of withstanding temperatures of
over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit it can
withstand 3,400 times the force of
gravity and it can emit a single beacon
every second but 37 days that's true
even if the plane is 20,000 feet
underwater
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