Scientists baffled by passenger who are too strong and bold enough, didn't get up from his seat for entire 17-hour flight
Whitephilipblog.com Who is this super-human sleeper? The first direct, non-stop flight from London to Perth launched in March, and with it an endurance test for passengers who must spend 17 hours straight cooped up on a plane. So imagine scientists’ surprise, while recently studying their habits, when they encountered a man who did not leave his seat for the entire journey. Researchers at the University of Sydney have been monitoring volunteers aboard the lengthy Qantas service since it started and were astounded by the behaviour (or lack thereof) of the unnamed passenger in question. “The one thing we couldn't believe was how little [he] moved,” said Professor Stephen Simpson from the Charles Perkins Centre, a division of the university, confirming that the subject took absolutely “zero steps”. The Qantas Business Class cabin on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner The man was in business class and reportedly said he was so comfortable in the flat bed that he felt no need ...