Darwin has a funny way of removing bad genes from the gene pool. If you choked while chewing a mint, then it was meant to be, just accept the fact and don't fight it.
I feel confident in my ability to chew-while-flying so will continue to chew gum as per Scooter boy. I will remember though to not carry enough water to accidentally drown myself in a freak drowning-while-flying accident......
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| I was caught in an strong earthquake once whilst staying in a foreign hotel. My "paranoid" action of walking out the fire escape route and checking out how the escape door lock on the first day got my family and I out of the building in seconds. |
I'll remember that next time I am chewing-a-mint-while-flying

Just make sure your pax knows how to perfom a tracheostomy....