What Everyone Gets Wrong About Planes

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Myths and misconceptions about planes. Go to https://groundnews.com/Ver to see through media misconceptions and get all sides of every story. Subscribe to save 40% off unlimited access through our link. If you enjoyed this video and want to go deeper, you'll find extended interviews, deleted scenes, and some of our early thumbnail concepts over on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-what-112039394 A massive thank you to Petter Hörnfeldt for his expertise and time. Check out @MentourPilot. A huge thank you to Baz Collins, Nick Woods, Val Bukmanis, and everyone at the Queensland Air Museum for hosting us and making this shoot possible - https://ve42.co/QLDAir A special thanks to Roddy McNamee for helping out with the script - https://ve42.co/RMcN A big thank you to Emily Zhang, Petr Lebedev, and Casper Mebius for their help and guidance! 00:00 Can plane doors be opened mid-flight? 00:28 How high do planes fly? 02:31 How do jet engines work? 04:43 Airplanes before cabin pressurization 05:34 Why don’t pressurized planes need door locks? 07:07 Do people fart more in planes? 07:57 The story of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 09:21 The story of Asiana Airlines Flight AA8124 09:57 Is “airplane mode” on phones real? 13:53 Why does airplane food taste bad? 15:07 Why do people drink tomato juice on planes? 16:15 How safe is air travel? ▀▀▀ Special thanks to our Patreon supporters! Join the community to help us keep our videos free, forever: https://ve42.co/PatreonDE Adam Foreman, Albert Wenger, Anton Ragin, Balkrishna Heroor, Bertrand Serlet, Bill Linder, Blake Byers, Bruce, Burt Humburg, Dave Kircher, David Johnston, Evgeny Skvortsov, Garrett Mueller, Gnare, I. H., Jack Cuprill, John H. Austin, Jr., Josh Hibschman, Juan Benet, KeyWestr, Kyi, Lee Redden, Marinus Kuivenhoven, Matthias Wrobel, Meekay, Michael Krugman, Orlando Bassotto, Paul Peijzel, Richard Sundvall, TTST, Tj Steyn, Ubiquity Ventures, gpoly, john kiehl, meg noah, wolfee If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - https://ve42.co/SnatomsV ▀▀▀ References: Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge via the FAA - https://ve42.co/LiftandDragEqs Compressor efficiency by Roddy McNamee - https://ve42.co/Compressor Garrido, E. et. al. (2019). Breathless and dying on Mount Everest. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine - https://ve42.co/Everest3min Cabin Pressurization via Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/CabinPressure B737 door specifications by Chris Brady - https://ve42.co/737door Aloha Airlines 243 Accident Report by the NTSB - https://ve42.co/AlohaAirline Boeing 737-297 Specifications via the FAA - https://ve42.co/AlohaCycles (PED) Aviation Rulemaking Committee via the FAA - https://ve42.co/AirplaneMode Ritchie, C. (1996). Potential Liability from Electromagnetic Interference. Journal of Air Law and Commerce - https://ve42.co/Ritchie1996 FAA restrictions via eCFR - https://ve42.co/FAArules Is Phone Interference Phony? via Wired - https://ve42.co/FCCTesting Sabatini N. (2005). Statement before the Subcommittee of Aviation. U.S. Department of Transportation - https://ve42.co/FCCquote EU rules on Airplane Mode via euronews.com - https://ve42.co/EUAPM Mayer, F. et al. (2022). Indoor Air Quality in Commercial Air Transportation. Handbook of Indoor Air Quality - https://ve42.co/PlaneHumid Burdack-Freitag, et al. (2010). Odor and taste perception in a simulated aircraft cabin. Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety. - https://ve42.co/SmellTaste Images & Video: Passenger Opens Emergency Exit via 10 News First - https://ve42.co/Jetstar Airplane-Door OPENS Mid-flight! by Mentour Pilot - https://ve42.co/MentourAsia A320 Door by Captain Time - https://ve42.co/A320Door B737 Door by Abdulrahman Ismail - https://ve42.co/B737Door The Miracle Landing Of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 by Wonder - https://ve42.co/Wonder243 Terrifying video shows Asiana flight door open in mid-air by National Post - https://ve42.co/PlaneDoorOpen Faraday Cage by Radwell International - https://ve42.co/Faraday Anatomy of the Inner Ear model by Annie Campbell, Now Medical Studios - https://ve42.co/EarAnatomy ▀▀▀ Directed by Gregor Čavlović and Derek Muller Written by Gregor Čavlović, Derek Muller, Petr Lebedev, Emily Zhang, and Casper Mebius Edited by Jack Saxon Animated by Mike Radjabov, Fabio Albertelli, Ivy Tello, David Szakaly, and Jack Saxon Illustrated by Jakub Misiek Filmed by Chase Brockett, Charles Clement, and Derek Muller Additional research by Gabriel Strong Produced by Derek Muller, Gregor Čavlović, Rob Beasley Spence, Tori Brittain, Owen Maher, Emily Lazard, Luke Lewis, Petr Lebedev, Emily Zhang, and Casper Mebius Thumbnail contributions by Ren Hurley, Peter Sheppard, Mike Radjabov, and Igant Barbeci Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images and Storyblocks Music from Epidemic Sound