Quem nunca suou frio só de pensar em voar? Mas ó, a verdade é que o avião é mais seguro que muita coisa que a gente faz por aí! Mesmo com as notícias trágicas, a estatística não mente: tá mais pra ganhar na loteria do que pra sofrer acidente aéreo. Ah, e dizem que sentar no fundão é o novo amuleto da sorte!
00:00Airplanes, where fear flies high, but safety flies even higher.
00:05The plane.
00:06For many, the materialization of phobia, for others, the height of modern convenience.
00:13But there is one undeniable fact that often gets lost amid the panic of heights and confined spaces.
00:19The plane is, statistically, one of the safest means of transport in the world.
00:24I say this even with the tragic news that reaches us.
00:28Just yesterday, an Air India Boeing 787 crashed in Ahmedabad, India,
00:34killing more than 240 people, including passengers, crew and those on the ground.
00:40It's a harsh reminder that no vehicle is immune to failure.
00:44However, it is curious how, despite its proven safety,
00:49the plane is still the only one that gives us such deep chills.
00:53Maybe it's like that old maxim I was once told,
00:56the car finds a hole in the road, but the plane, the hole accompanies it on the journey.
01:02The feeling of lack of control is overwhelming.
01:06Even amid tragedies like Air India, stories of survival defy the odds.
01:12The only passenger to escape from this flight was sitting in seat 11A.
01:18Coincidence or destiny?
01:19The same seat occupied by Huansek Loixusak, the sole survivor of another plane crash in 1998.
01:27According to Portal Terra, the emergency exit was his salvation.
01:32But what about the statistics?
01:34They matter.
01:36And they shed light on how, even in catastrophic scenarios, luck can have a certain direction.
01:42A 2015 study by Timmy magazine, which analyzed 35 years of plane crashes recorded by the United States Federal Aviation Administration,
01:52brought fascinating data about the chances of survival in different parts of the aircraft.
01:5732% for passengers seated in the rear.
02:0139% for those in the middle.
02:0538% for those traveling in the front.
02:08And if you think that window or hallway doesn't make a difference, think again.
02:14Middle-row seats, especially in the back, had the lowest fatality rate, at 28 percent.
02:21The most lethal seats would be those in the aisle in the middle of the cabin, with a fatality rate of 44%.
02:29Of course, statistics are just that, statistics.
02:33The survival rate in an air crash depends on a multitude of factors, from the causes of the incident to how it unfolds.
02:43But ultimately, knowing that there are slightly better places to sit can be a small consolation for those who still feel butterflies in their stomach before takeoff.
02:52Still, the next time you're walking up the ramp to your plane, remember, despite your fear, you're entering one of the most controlled and safe environments ever created by human engineering.
03:05And maybe, just maybe, choose a seat in the middle of the row, way back.
03:11What if, right?
03:12And maybe, choose a seat in the middle of the row, there in the middle of the row, there in the middle of the row, there in the middle of the row.
