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Old 14th Jul 2013, 15:57
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Conan the Vulgarian
 
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My understanding is that it's so your eyes can adapt to the light - in the event of an evacuation, you don't want people exiting the airplane from a dark cabin into bright daylight and being temporarily blinded while their eyes adapt.
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