Slog - Comments on Life Imitates Absolutely Fabulous http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy From the Associated Press Two drunken British women went on a rampage on a charter plane, hitting one flight attendant with a bottle of vodka and trying to open a cabin door as the aircraft was cruising over Austria at 10,000 meters (32,800 feet). Full story here.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:06:09 -0800 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:20:07 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Dave Oh, Patsy. Tryng to renew your mile high membership again?

]]> Dave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083609 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083609 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:49:42 -0800 Comment by captain hammer The hammer is my penis.

]]> captain hammer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083612 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083612 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:05:59 -0800 Comment by John drunks on a flight

really

zzzzzzzzzzzz

]]> John http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083623 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083623 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:25:08 -0800 Comment by El Seven '"Apparently the 26-year-old wanted to catch some fresh air," the statement said, in an effort to make light of the altercation.'

At first I thought this was pretty funny but now I wonder. How hard IS IT to open one of those doors? I've never seen an attendant use any kind of lock or anything.

]]> El Seven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083627 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083627 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:30:45 -0800 Comment by Caya During flight, the difference in pressure between the inside and outside of the airplane presses these doors shut, so no worries there.

]]> Caya http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083634 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083634 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:41:55 -0800 Comment by John Bailo
We need more females like this around the area.

]]> John Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083635 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083635 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:42:07 -0800 Comment by Patsy It's all fixable.

]]> Patsy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083643 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083643 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:52:52 -0800 Comment by lostboy Caya @5, sarcasm?

At altitude, the pressurized cabin is eager to blow its doors wide open to the low pressure outside.

]]> lostboy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083646 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083646 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:55:00 -0800 Comment by El Seven Actually, lostboy, it makes sense. The inside pressure pushes the door against the rim (for lack of a better word) on the plane body. Those doors have to open inward first and then be pushed out.

]]> El Seven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083649 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083649 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:00:19 -0800 Comment by Andrew @5, 8 and 9: Please! Just use a gun and blow out a few windows... That is much more effective!

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083666 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:17:44 -0800 Comment by Zack I wonder how this article would have been presented if it were 2 woman from any given middle eastern country..AbFab jokes? I doubt it...

]]> Zack http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083695 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083695 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:44:09 -0800 Comment by lostboy El Seven @9, thanks.  I had read Maya's comment @5 with an outside-in assumption that isn't in her(?) text.

]]> lostboy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083703 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083703 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:49:25 -0800 Comment by Greg @5,8,9: Well now, it depends. Some doors open inward. Some open outward. Some are hinged at the top.

You've probably boarded a plane through one of those outward-opening doors up near the cockpit before, right? Well, let's say you wanted to open it while the plane was in the air. You've got the pressure inside the cabin wanting to push the door outward, and you've also got the air outside rushing by at ~500 miles an hour pushing the door backward and inward. Then there's the influence of whatever door locking mechanism is installed on the thing. So unless you know what kind of door it is and how the mechanism works, it's tough to say how easy or hard it is to open the door at 30,000 feet.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083777 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083777 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:28:01 -0800 Comment by Kill Your Television Thanks, as usual, Schmader for pulling out another cultural reference that will cause me to waste an entire weekend inside binge-watching an entire TV series. Oh crap, I should track down The Young Ones too...

]]> Kill Your Television http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083809 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083809 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:38:53 -0800 Comment by El Seven @13, wait a minute. If the air outside is rushing by at such velocity, that would cause a negative pressure zone as compared to the inside of the plane and pull on the door even more, no? That's Bernoulli.

Flying home on Friday. Will try and report back.

Just kidding TSA monitors!!!

]]> El Seven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083917 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083917 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:17:37 -0800 Comment by David Schmader Zach at 11: Duh. AbFab was about DRUNK BRITISH WOMEN.

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083927 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/life_imitates_classic_bbc_comedy#c1083927 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:20:07 -0800