I notice this is the second submission by mattyb from everything2.com tonight.<p>As cool as everything2.com is, if anyone reading this has remotely any work to do within the next two days, don't start traversing the tree of links from interesting everything2 nodes. I say this because I learned, from experience, that if you have tabbed browsing and open on average >1 new tab per page while traversing a site like everything2, your backload of reading material will grow exponentially and your procrastination problem, if you have one, will similarly grow to epic proportions.<p>I fear mattyb has been sucked into this trap.<p>Apologies if this comment is not productive enough.
I thought it was also because of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_vane" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_vane</a>.
Actually, newer 737's have emergency exits that swing open outwards. They are probably locked into position, but not by the pressure, so, I guess, it would not be that difficult to pop them open.<p>Most A320's I ride have the plug-type emergency exit that would be rather difficult to open mid-flight.
It is an interesting story, but now I wonder what the phrase "disarm doors" means that you often hear from the captain to the flight attendants after they've stopped at the airport.
<a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/04/17/Man-jumps-from-plane-at-23000-feet/UPI-41681239968606/" rel="nofollow">http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/04/17/Man-jumps-from-plane-...</a>
"The Adlair Aviation's two pilots said the man became agitated aboard the King Air 200 turboprop plane Wednesday night, and both tried to calm him down. However, about 110 miles before landing, the man managed to pry open a door and jump out, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported."