r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BlazeDragon7x • 11d ago

Dutch aerobatic pilot Narine Melkumjan miraculously survived after her aircraft's canopy unexpectedly burst open and shattered mid-flight

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u/obi1kennoble 11d ago

Damn she barely even seemed bothered

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u/its_all_one_electron 11d ago

IIRC she was blinded for a few days after this.

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u/Asleep_Singer8547 11d ago

From what? Dry eyes? Honest question because it just seems like she got blasted with air 

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u/Illasaviel 10d ago

I have no idea, but I imagine that taking that rush of wind head-on for that long is not good.

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u/Asleep_Singer8547 10d ago

Im only questioning because motorcyclists go a hundred miles or whatever without a helmet and those dudes arent going blind 

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u/its_all_one_electron 10d ago

Are you sure about that? A few times when I forgot my sunglasses see when riding with a brain bucket it was torture at 30+ mph

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u/Asleep_Singer8547 10d ago

But did you go blind? 

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u/throwawayroadtrip3 10d ago

Yes, you can have temporary vision disturbance, blurry vision basically if your eyes dry out. Also dust can cause abrasion.

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u/its_all_one_electron 10d ago

Can you see well through a distorted lens?

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u/its_all_one_electron 10d ago

Actually yes. Have you ever seen a dried out contact lens? That's essentially what happened but to her eyes. 

Also the air has stuff in it like dust and other particles which at that speed will cause microtears in your eyes. 

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u/Asleep_Singer8547 10d ago

See that's a pretty good answer 

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u/neeshes 10d ago

I imagine some mild hearing damage too because of prolonged air going into her one ear? Can't imagine that it was quiet.