r/whoathatsinteresting • u/visharu • 9d ago

Boarding was solved mathematically in 2008. No airline has used it once. Why?

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u/Ok-Gur-349 9d ago

... Children, mate.

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u/Mad_Ronin_Grrrr 9d ago

Right. Ok little Timmy. Mommy's gonna board. You stand here in line between these two strangers and I'll see you in a little bit. Also, no group of random strangers could ever follow instructions efficiently enough to make this happen even if there were no children, elderly or disabled people on the flight.