stackyFACTSThose massive inflatable slides that deploy during a tarmac emergency are packing a secondary survival feature. If a plane is forced to ditch in the ocean, the slides can be detached from the fuselage and used as fully functional, buoyant life rafts. They even come equipped with survival kits, flares, and canopies.
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