Who among us hasn't wondered that? While munching on stale peanuts, I've concocted entire scenarios to prepare myself for survival — my plan always involved simply holding on to the door's edge and pulling myself back in, but then again, maybe you don't have forearms resembling tightly coiled, steel pythons like I do.
A woman on a flight from Orlando to Dallas with an unfortunate attack of adult-onset crazy decided to test this action-movie staple in midair, but she luckily didn't succeed. You see, airplane doors open inwards, and the pressurized air in the cabin keeps the door from opening. The air pushes hard enough that it's practically impossible to open the door at 30,000 feet (except for me — pythons, remember?), which is surely a comfort to nervous air passengers everywhere. The crew had to restrain her and make an emergency landing in Houston. You can bet that lady didn't make any friends on that flight.
Still, I can't help but feel a bit of sadness at the passing of another Hollywood cliche. Next thing you know, we'll learn that Steven Seagal doesn't have any actual martial arts skills, and that's a truth I can't handle.
