TITLE:        Why Pilots Carried A Brick Under The Seat 🧱
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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Soviet pilots would intentionally put a brick under their seats before going on

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FULL SCRIPT:
Soviet pilots would intentionally put a brick under their seats before going on a mission during the Cold War. You see, during battle, the plane could get severely damaged and the ejection button might break, trapping the pilot inside a falling aircraft. So they used the brick to smash the canopy glass and jump out with a parachute, making a perfect escape.

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TIMED:
[000.16] Soviet pilots would intentionally put a
[001.92] brick under their seats before going on
[003.52] a mission during the Cold War. You see,
[005.36] during battle, the plane could get
[006.72] severely damaged and the ejection button
[008.64] might break, trapping the pilot inside a
[010.56] falling aircraft. So they used the brick
[012.24] to smash the canopy glass and jump out
[013.92] with a parachute, making a perfect
[015.36] escape.
