Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Airplanes
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Can you open an airplane door mid-flight? Do we really need “airplane mode” on our phones? Derek from Veritasium digs into these and other things that people generally don’t understand about airplanes and air travel. We always assumed planes flew so high to avoid turbulence, but it’s actually to reduce drag and save on fuel consumption.