stackyFACTSFloating peacefully into the stratosphere sounds majestic until you remember the air up there is totally unbreathable. You get to enjoy unparalleled serene views while intensely gasping into a restrictive rubber mask like an ascending asthmatic.
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Before computerized flight physics, getting on a plane was basically a trip to the deli counter. In the 1920s, commercial airlines demanded that passengers…
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