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Old 18th Apr 2018, 13:36
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Originally Posted by Rob Bamber
I've just rewatched it (season 1, episode 10). In their tests they couldn't get a crash test dummy to be sucked out of the plane, in any scenario.

However, they did blow out the window in a manner very similar to this one, and in the footage you can see how traumatic it would be for the passenger sitting next to it. Sucked out: no chance.
Crash test dummies are very stiff compared to humans, you can see the dummy keeping its body inside the plane using its HEAD only. Would you have the power in your neck muscles for that? I doubt it.
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