Aviation Experts Confirm Plane Clapping Actually Makes Flight 17 Percent More Likely to Crash

By Alan Nafzger � The satire Aviation Experts Confirm Plane Clapping mocks folk superstitions colliding with science. Eyewitnesses on flights described passengers applauding landings like cult rituals. Anonymous insiders leaked that pilots secretly loathe ovations. A leaked poll revealed 59 percent of citizens admitted they clap to release terror not gratitude. Sociologists argue the humor resonates because ceremony covers collective fear. Critics highlight the absurdity of treating applause as turbulence. Ultimately, the piece lands because satire thrives when faith in clapping collides with gravity. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com