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0 pointsRetric3y ago0 comments

Lateral acceleration is less pleasant for passengers. You don’t want peoples drinks to fall off their tray tables for example.

That said there is a fair about of wiggle room so I doubt it’s a significant issue in practice.

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midoridensha3y ago

Maybe they could try inventing a way of keeping drinks from spilling when the container is tipped over...

I even have a cool name word to describe it: "lid"!

RetricOP3y ago

Lid or no lid, it’s still a problem if your drink falls off the tray table. Which is one of the reasons they say to put your tray tables in upright an locked position.

But even beyond that feeling like you’re falling out of your seat is unpleasant.

midoridensha3y ago

Automakers solved this problem many years ago, by making cupholders that are deeply recessed instead of thinking that cups wills somehow magically stay in place with a very minimal indentation (see the "cup holders" on the backsides of glove compartments in 1970s American cars).

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tagami3y ago

μg coffee cup https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/1...

drewmol3y ago

Cut a hole for cups to sit in on the back edge of the tray tables?

RetricOP3y ago

People falling over is more of a concern, it would take significant lateral acceleration before drinks fell it’s just easy to visualize.

As to why no cup holders, people aren’t going to use them most of the time and they don’t even help that much in turbulence.

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midoridensha3y ago

Maybe they could try inventing a way of keeping drinks from spilling when the container is tipped over...

I even have a cool name word to describe it: "lid"!

RetricOP3y ago

Lid or no lid, it’s still a problem if your drink falls off the tray table. Which is one of the reasons they say to put your tray tables in upright an locked position.

But even beyond that feeling like you’re falling out of your seat is unpleasant.

midoridensha3y ago

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tagami3y ago

μg coffee cup https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/1...

drewmol3y ago

Cut a hole for cups to sit in on the back edge of the tray tables?

RetricOP3y ago

People falling over is more of a concern, it would take significant lateral acceleration before drinks fell it’s just easy to visualize.

As to why no cup holders, people aren’t going to use them most of the time and they don’t even help that much in turbulence.

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