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From the Ted Talk by Raymond Wang: How germs travel on planes -- and how we can stop them

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So what we get, actually, with the coaneoivtnnl cabin is this: you'll notice the mlddie person sneezing, and we go "Splat!" — it goes right into people's faces. It's pretty dtsginusig. From the fnrot, you'll notice those two passengers sitting next to the central passenger not exactly having a great time. And when we take a look at that from the side, you'll also notice those pathogens spreading across the length of the cabin.

The first thing I thought was, "This is no good." So I actually conducted more than 32 different simulations and ultimately, I came up with this solution right here. This is what I call a — pntaet pndneig — Global Inlet Director. With this, we're able to reduce pathogen transmission by about 55 times, and increase fresh-air inhalation by about 190 percent.

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So what we get, actually, with the ____________ cabin is this: you'll notice the ______ person sneezing, and we go "Splat!" — it goes right into people's faces. It's pretty __________. From the _____, you'll notice those two passengers sitting next to the central passenger not exactly having a great time. And when we take a look at that from the side, you'll also notice those pathogens spreading across the length of the cabin.

The first thing I thought was, "This is no good." So I actually conducted more than 32 different simulations and ultimately, I came up with this solution right here. This is what I call a — ______ _______ — Global Inlet Director. With this, we're able to reduce pathogen transmission by about 55 times, and increase fresh-air inhalation by about 190 percent.

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Original Text


So what we get, actually, with the conventional cabin is this: you'll notice the middle person sneezing, and we go "Splat!" — it goes right into people's faces. It's pretty disgusting. From the front, you'll notice those two passengers sitting next to the central passenger not exactly having a great time. And when we take a look at that from the side, you'll also notice those pathogens spreading across the length of the cabin.

The first thing I thought was, "This is no good." So I actually conducted more than 32 different simulations and ultimately, I came up with this solution right here. This is what I call a — patent pending — Global Inlet Director. With this, we're able to reduce pathogen transmission by about 55 times, and increase fresh-air inhalation by about 190 percent.

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