Crash Position In Air Crashes?

Question

Just watching QI, and Jimmy Carr said that he heard that people are told to adopt the crash position (head between legs) to preserve the teeth, so the bodies can be identified by dental records.

True or not? Im not sure

Answer 1

Wrong...

Answer 2

thats presuming your head remains on your body, and if it doesnt that they actually find it !!! eww james what a question mate !!!! ud drop like a brick !!!!

Answer 3

Frankie is right...it is so the neck snaps quickly and one doesn't suffer...It is also to preserve dental records...Even in the event of a fire, after the neck snaps the body and jaw will burn in that seat...Making Identification of bodies easier through the teeth...

Source of this is a coworker who has a private investigation unit that was involved in the questioning of airline personnel in an unrelated matter...

As far as the various stories of crash positions saving lives and only ONE survivor because of the crash position is purely coincendental and unbased...

Are you telling me that a 130 pound mans neck is going to be able to withstand the same force as a man whose a 280 pound bodybuilder?

The crash position is for SERIOUS kiss your *** goodbye crashes...Not crashes where the plane is still whole or people walk off of it...Were talking hitting the ground at terminal velocity in 210000 pounds of steel...If by ANY chance one survives that, then the suffering would be unbearable...Thus, the neck between the legs this way upon impact, the death would be sudden....Like a snap of the neck...

Answer 4

my dad was a pilot, and his dad before him, and jeanimus is right, according to them

Answer 5

Well, This answer is easy The brace position depends which seating arrangement the aircraft has I.E. some airlines have the seats facing forwards, towards the front, and some airlines have them facing backwards, towards the back. If you are in seat facing back the brace position is seat belt secure, hands up behind your head and push your head and back firmly into the back of the seat. If you are in a forward facing seat the brace position is, hands on your knees, head between your legs as far down as possible. In this position if the aircraft crash lands it will loose forward motion quickly and your BACK will forced into the seat in front  which will spread the load over the the whole area of the body thus giving you the best possible chance of survival - Happy flying

Answer 6

Nah, its so you can kiss your a s s goodbye

Answer 7

No, its to snap the neck.. quick death and then you cant sue the airline.. seriously.

Think about it youre neck is bent over, what would happen if 30 rows of seats slammed into you in that position.. SNAP!

Answer 8

Mythbusters tested the myth of the crash position snapping necks and it is just a myth. The crash position greatly reduces death and injuries.

Answer 9

From the all knowing source of Wikipedia:

There have been myths surrounding the use of the brace procedure, namely that adopting the brace procedure is only useful for preserving dental integrity for identification after a crash. Another myth is that the position is designed to increase the chance of death to reduce insurance-paid medical cost, though this was shown to be false on the popular Discovery channel show MythBusters episode number 33. Instances where the brace procedure has been adopted have been shown to save lives. In one accident, passengers were asleep on an aircraft that was about to collide with trees. One passenger awoke and adopted the procedure, and he was the only survivor[4]. All passengers aboard Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751, which crashed, survived due to adoption of the brace position