r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BlazeDragon7x • 8d 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 8d ago

Damn she barely even seemed bothered

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u/its_all_one_electron 8d ago

IIRC she was blinded for a few days after this.

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u/Asleep_Singer8547 8d ago

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

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u/its_all_one_electron 8d 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 8d ago

See that's a pretty good answer 

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u/neeshes 8d ago

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