Why don’t people explode on airplanes?

[lucas80]

I bought a bag of chips in Denver, and took them on my flight to Portland. Somewhere over Wyoming I reached down for the chips and the bag had puffed up.
Why don’t our guts swell up and explode?
Think about it.

 

[hawkifann]

I bought a bag of chips in Denver, and took them on my flight to Portland. Somewhere over Wyoming I reached down for the chips and the bag had puffed up.
Why don’t our guts swell up and explode?
Think about it.

I credit 2 things - if I’m flying coach, it means I’m with my kids. They’ll annoy me enough that karma feels content to let me deal with them. If I’m without kids and in 1st/business class, it’s booze.

 

[Kozisek]

Cabin pressurization brah. Shits crazy 🤪

 

[Bank of Hawk]

So you’re making some sort of subtle brag that you flew on a plane and smuggled in a bag of chips? 😂

 

[ThorneStockton]

Bags are sealed. We've got leaks.

 

[noleclone2]

Bags are sealed. We've got leaks.

This. Which is why flying with a head cold / sinus infection will be akin to torture. You may get back your full hearing six months later.

 

[Hawkeyenuts66]

I bought a bag of chips in Denver, and took them on my flight to Portland. Somewhere over Wyoming I reached down for the chips and the bag had puffed up.
Why don’t our guts swell up and explode?
Think about it.

You never get to questions anyone's intelligence ever again.

 

[TJ8869]

Bags are sealed. We've got leaks.

Farting literally keeps us alive.

 

[Funky Bunch]

Because planes are actually teleported but the government doesn't want you to know about it. The entire plane ride is a simulation based on how long it would take you to get there if the plane were really flying. The planes that you see taking off and landing at the airport are actually drones.

 

[Rudolph]

Bags are sealed. We've got leaks.

OP’s mom got me all puffed up, made me leak, too.

 

[Whatsgoingonwitgyouguys0190]

I’ve been in an airplane toilet. I am certain some people are exploding in there.

 

[Huey Grey]

Skin is more durable than plastic. If Cheetos made their bags out of leather we would all be safer.

 

[jberesford]

It works in reverse too. Cool thing to teach your kids about air pressure. Seal an empty bottle at cruising altitude. Then watch it shrink down as you descend and the air is gradually getting heavier.

 

[ericram]

I bought a bag of chips in Denver, and took them on my flight to Portland. Somewhere over Wyoming I reached down for the chips and the bag had puffed up.
Why don’t our guts swell up and explode?
Think about it.

You have too many holes vs a bag of chips.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

 

[CJBauer]

I bought a bag of chips in Denver, and took them on my flight to Portland. Somewhere over Wyoming I reached down for the chips and the bag had puffed up.
Why don’t our guts swell up and explode?
Think about it.

If You Live In A High-Altitude Area, Here's Why Your Chip Bags Look Inflated - Mashed

Places that are, shall we say, closer to the clouds also may notice that certain product packaging looks a bit different than in places with lower altitudes.

www.mashed.com

I used to work for a food manufacturer in CA...the first batch of tortilla chips we produced all exploded when we shipped them via FED EX air because the plant didn't account for this...live and learn

 

[lucas80]

Because planes are actually teleported but the government doesn't want you to know about it. The entire plane ride is a simulation based on how long it would take you to get there if the plane were really flying. The planes that you see taking off and landing at the airport are actually drones.

Finally, someone who is in afraid to tell the truth.

 

[lucas80]

Bags are sealed. We've got leaks.

That seems messy, too.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Farting literally keeps us alive.

Well...count me alive and cooking today.

 

[Hawki97]

Related - most people will experience an increase in farting at high altitudes. HAFE is the scourge of climber tents everywhere above 10,000ft. The sleeping bag can only do so much to hold it in and your neighbor who’s shoulder your up against will know your HAFE-caused misdeeds eventually.

High-altitude flatus expulsion - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Nate Craig: Taking a shite on an airplane = airplane yoga

 

[Fan In Black]

chips aren't people dumbass

 

[Tenacious E]

I have learned things today. Thank you HORT

 

[SSG T]

Farting literally keeps us alive.

I tell my wife this daily

 

[tarheelbybirth]

Had a bag of chips blow up while driving through Idaho once. csb

 

[Joes Place]

I bought a bag of chips in Denver, and took them on my flight to Portland. Somewhere over Wyoming I reached down for the chips and the bag had puffed up.
Why don’t our guts swell up and explode?
Think about it.

Wanna find out why?

Go do a scuba dive to 100+ ft for 30-60 minutes.

Pop back up w/o any decompression stops and find out what happens...

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Wanna find out why?

Go do a scuba dive to 100+ ft for 30-60 minutes.

Pop back up w/o any decompression stops and find out what happens...

The Bends. I can't imagine going through that.

 

[GOHOX69]

P1V1 = P2V2.

 

[funksouljon]

This person exploded on a plane and caused it to land.

Someone Took a Shit So Bad On a British Airways Plane That It Had to Turn Around and Come Back Again

Toilet crime grounds multi-million dollar aircraft.

www.vice.com

 

[lucas80]

This person exploded on a plane and caused it to land.

Someone Took a Shit So Bad On a British Airways Plane That It Had to Turn Around and Come Back Again

Toilet crime grounds multi-million dollar aircraft.

www.vice.com

The plane was going to Dubai. They’ve smelled worse. Just shut the door and ride it out.

 

[Titanhawk2]

I bought a bag of chips in Denver, and took them on my flight to Portland. Somewhere over Wyoming I reached down for the chips and the bag had puffed up.
Why don’t our guts swell up and explode?
Think about it.

You're full of water, not air. Thought done

 

[Joes Place]

You're full of water, not air. Thought done

Actually not correct

You have lots of dissolved gases (mainly nitrogen, which makes up most of the "air" you breathe) that will outgas if you change pressure too quickly. But the pressure changes in a pressurized cabin are slow enough that you exhale most of this outgassing quickly enough.

Fully "inflated" bags of chips also explode on you if you buy them in Nebraska, and have them in your car on the way up to Vail; the bags cannot equilibrate that pressure and outgas, at all. You can, and you have many hours to do so, when literally 10-20 minutes is ample time for your body to adjust. Air pressure in Nebraska against the bag is 13-14 psi; in Vail, it's more like 10 psi so the bag puffs up and pops.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

Farting literally keeps us alive.

So am I not the only person that experiences a bunch of gas when I fly?

 

[franklinman]

I exploded once on a C-130 H after eating a Korean meal so be careful of what you put in your stomach before flying.

 

[GOHOX69]

I exploded once on a C-130 H after eating a Korean meal so be careful of what you put in your stomach before flying.

You know you're a military dude when you actually specify the model designation of the Herc you flew. Haha. Nice.