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Crazy Karate

How to respond to a stranger's "What time is it?" without regaining consciousness in the back of an unmarked white van and how to collapse a thug's trachea with the spine of a book.

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“I was picked on at school.”

  • airline: Cathay Pacific
  • distance traveled: 8,066mi (12,982km)
  • time to destination: 15hrs
  • cruising altitude: 31,998ft (9,753m)
  • outside air temperature: -49 degrees Celsius
  • in-flight dining: terrible
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="477" caption="Takeoff over Winthrop, MA"]Takeoff over Winthrop, MA[/caption]

My seat in 36A is next to the window in the wing section. My mom once told me the wingbox is the strongest section of the plane, but I later found out it's not necessarily the safest. You can die in a plane no matter where you're sitting. Thinking about Air France Flight 447, I mentally plan out my escape plans for various scenarios: fuselage coming apart in midair (à la Lost), water impact, etc.


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