Why put your head between knees in a plane crash ?

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Mozzy

Make it a happy ending !!! put your head between someone else's knees :))

damons2876

I would guess your body is more secure when curled up tight, so there is less chance of whiplash, broken necks etc... from rough or emergency landings. ALso stops arms flailing around etc....

Dental records idea does sound moribd deosn't it. Hope its not the reason though.

Drfoot

Saves you from being decappitated.

churie78

To kiss your @ss goodbye.

Puppy Zwolle

No, it actually works in saving you from breaking bones.

Fact is that most people that survive the innitial crash still die because they had broken a leg or some other bone. They just could not get out.

fred a stair

its coz on impact your spine will snap and u will die instantly

disco_stoo_1

It is to make your jaw stay intact so they can identify you from dental records if you get completely splattered.

Quite nice really...

Phil B

So you can kiss yer **** goodbye!!

Phil H

nope its so you can kiss your **** goodbye

GorGeous_Girl

maybe to protect your head / skull and neck (where fatal injuries occur)

Neo

It wouldn't surprise me mate, all airlines have a hidden agenda.

Petcreatures78

My granddad retired from Alaska Airlines. They had a small plane crash in Juneau. I guess it hit the mountain, because it was cloudy. All the passengers were decapitated since the inertia of the collision seperated the heavy head from the fragile neck. It is quite gruesome.

mayursha

Yes, you are true :

For your information... Recently the FAA and the CAA have changed their instructions for the "crash position" from sticking you head between your knees to a different sitting position.

This isn't so you're more likely to survive... no, this is so that there is more likelyhood of your teeth surviving intact! They've found that with the traditional method, a lot of the crash victims had broken jaw bones, so it was hard for them to make dental identification. Especially important if there was a fire.

mazzygirl83

so ur neck can break

darren h

so they cant see your face

liam k

so you can kiss your bum good bye

ward1703

its so you can kiss your *** goddbye thats all

richiesown

It makes it easier for the cleaners after the crash.

V/D West

Yes it is true, so you can kiss your *** goodbye;-)

Roy W

to kiss your butt goodbye

Away With The Fairies

Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. I worked in aviation for many years and had the dubious pleasure of attending a big crisis management meeting at London Gatwick about how to handle a major incident for an airline. We were shown some extraordinary footage of aircraft crashes and believe me, you don't wanna know the carnage involved. They even have to employ specialist 'undertakers' because your average guy wouldn't have a clue how to cope. And yes - it's very morbid!

ps: Mozzy's answer made me laugh - I'm gonna try that one if I'm ever in a tricky situation!!

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