How to Survive a Plane Crash: What to Do Before, During, and After

Brace

Like the safest seats, this is a contentious area. Internet conspiracy theorists claim the recommended brace positions (which themselves have varied over the years) are those guaranteed to break your neckand back most successfully – a deliberate ploy, they claim, to make your death as quick and painless as possible and reduce insurance costs. Others – less ludicrously – point out that one of the two recommended brace positions is impossible for anyone in an economy seat, where the space in front of you is simply insufficient to adopt the suggested position. It's worth noting that some think the recommended brace positions don't make much sense, and that you should sit up straight and push against the seat in front of you.