Originally posted by Bagpuss
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Previously on "Spare a penny mate? I need a wee."
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Just stand up and have a pee on the seat, most of their planes smell like that has happened
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There could be an unforseen effect here where passengers don't buy Ryanair drinks so they don't have to use the loo. That would be a double whammy to Ryanair, so they need to think this stupid idea through.
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To be honest I wouldn't be as worried about my inability to see the dim green lights on the floor as I would about the fast approaching bulkhead, squashed pilots and fireball heading my way.
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Funny how they then give you the option to use very bright reading lights if you want to, thus completely negating the effect for you and at least six other people around you.
Also, if the main lights suddenly go out then you don't need to get used to the dark before you can see emergency lights, as they are lights.
I think what's happened is that Lufthansa have spent about three seconds thinking about this and then chucked it in the bin, while BA, Flybe, Ryan Air etc have gone, "Uh oh, someone could sue us for this in the incredibly unlikely event of a plane crashing, the lights going out, the person having such poor eyesight that they can't adjust to the dark well enough to be able to see bright green flashing LEDs on the floor in front of them, and they end up getting injured somehow before they finally get out. Better switch the cabin lights off every time we take off and land then, that makes very good sense."
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Originally posted by TonyEnglish View PostBritish Spunk fritzy, British Spunk. i think you'll find that our Royal Air Force is brimming with true great British spunk and your secret weapons will be simply no match for it. As Winnie says, Never have so many owed so much to somebody with a top hat and a large cigar and it's all spunk powered. Lets see how your miricle weopons match up against the tide of British Spunk heading your way. What what!
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Originally posted by original PM View PostThe answer to this was actually in a Focus magazine (not sure if it was recent).
Apparently it is for safety reasons - it is to let your eyes adjust to the lower lighting levels so in the event of an emergency you can see the emergency lights.
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Also, if the main lights suddenly go out then you don't need to get used to the dark before you can see emergency lights, as they are lights.
I think what's happened is that Lufthansa have spent about three seconds thinking about this and then chucked it in the bin, while BA, Flybe, Ryan Air etc have gone, "Uh oh, someone could sue us for this in the incredibly unlikely event of a plane crashing, the lights going out, the person having such poor eyesight that they can't adjust to the dark well enough to be able to see bright green flashing LEDs on the floor in front of them, and they end up getting injured somehow before they finally get out. Better switch the cabin lights off every time we take off and land then, that makes very good sense."
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostYou vill submit to our superior firepower! As I speak, our Luftwaffe is preparing our secret veapon to destroy your futile attempts at resistance! Zere vill be no more bluebirds over ze vite cliffs of Dover, only ze phoenix of our sousand year Reich! Heil Merkel!
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Surely turning the lights off is hedging your bets towards the plane not bursting into flames.
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Originally posted by original PM View PostThe answer to this was actually in a Focus magazine (not sure if it was recent).
Apparently it is for safety reasons - it is too let your eyes adjust to the lower lighting levels so in the event of an emergency you can see the emregency lights.
Apparently
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<Probably never happened>
Frankfurt ATC: BA101, are you having trouble locating your stand? Have you never been to Frankfurt before
Pilot: Yes, in 1944, but it was dark and I didn't land.
</Probably never happened>
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Originally posted by TonyEnglish View PostChin chin Fritz old bean but I think you should know that we at the royal air force have been tracking your old crates on their way to Blighty. It's only a matter of time before Ginger and Johnny in their Sipts fill your old birds with holes and send you back to Germany with a bloody nose and a damn good thrashing. It's all down to the carrots don't you know! Toodle Pip!
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Does anyone happen to know what the deal is with aircraft switching off the passenger cabin lights during take-off and landing? You know, the bit where they tell you there's a personal light above your head if you want to carry on reading, but all the other lights go off.
Apparently it is for safety reasons - it is too let your eyes adjust to the lower lighting levels so in the event of an emergency you can see the emregency lights.
Apparently
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostNO, it is so zat ze Germans cennot see ze aeroplane ven it is landing end taking off; uzzervize zey vould know vere ze British airbase is and could bombard it viz V2 rockets, zereby destroying ze Britishers defences end clearing ze vay for vorld domination!
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