stackyFACTSExecuting extreme maneuvers in a jet forces all the blood to rush out of the pilot's brain, which generally causes them to pass out. To fight this, they wear specialized compression trousers that violently inflate during sharp turns, literally squeezing the blood back up into their heads.
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