An Instagram user shared a video of making sourdough bread on her way to Spain. She wanted to surprise her sister with a fresh loaf of bread, so the process was done thousands of feet above the ground.

Her video, viewed over 1.2 million times, did not please many social media users. A couple of them claimed to be flight attendants, who were far from impressed by the passenger’s efforts.

“I’m a flight attendant and I hate people like you," posted one user on Instagram.

“As a flight attendant I’m gonna say: Ewwwww. On the last flight, some unhygienic passenger clipped his toe nails on that table and another one puked on it. Needless to say that the armrest you’re touching, is where some dudes’ unwashed hands from the lavatory were as well. Another woman changed the baby’s diaper, since the bathroom wasn’t “sanitary" enough in her opinion. I’ve seen it all - believe me. Now there’s you, kneading and folding sourdough. Enjoy your germ-bread. That’s an airplane - not a bakery. Learn some manners, people…, Please," wrote another.

“Looks really cute but please don’t do it in planes, it’s a really closed place and a celiac could suffer an intoxication, the flour can easily “fly” and spread. I know there is HEPA in the plane but is not instantaneous, so please avoid to do it in closed public places if you can not want to ruin some days of someone’s holidays," posted another.

  • wren@feddit.uk
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    3 months ago

    She had to let it rest for another 20 hours after getting off the plane anyway. Even if it was really necessary, she could have made the dough at the airport (past security) and kept it fully sealed whilst on the plane.

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    What I find interesting is that the flight attendants that complained were on the Instagram post, not the actual flight attendants on the plane.

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      They’re not allowed to. There are strict, arbitrary guidelines they have to respect while representing their respective company and saying this stuff isn’t one of them.

      Why? Because then the questions of sanitation and safety come into view and some companies are believed to have killed in order to keep them from being answered honestly.

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        Call it whistleblowing then. Flight attendant is right

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    Doesn’t the altitude really mess with the chemistry of baking?

    So in addition to the ick factor, I suspect this loaf just… wasn’t very good bread.

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      A bit, but the cabin is pressurised so not as much as you might think. You can compensate for it, but I’d need the internet to figure out how so I personally wouldn’t be trying the maths in-flight.

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      If your airplane is the same pressure as the outside air at 30,000 ft all the passengers are dead. They keep them the same as sea level.

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        not exactly, the pressure in a cabin varies a lot and by altitude. it’s not the same as the atmosphere outside the plane, put popping ears alone prove the pressure is not static at sea level.

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    And this is why I bring sanitizing wipes when I travel, and use them judiciously.

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        Because people are disgusting and none of the things you regularly touch in an airport or airplane gets sterilized.

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          This is really what the 20 second hand wash is meant to address. Increase pH and organisms don’t grow well. Wash up hands every few hours and you’re set.

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                Did you really have to follow me from one thread to another just because we disagreed?

                And no, you missed the point. People with disabilities and weakened immune systems count as much as anybody else. Fuck off and stop trying to troll me.

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    Off topic: ok, weird, I clicked on the link and then I wanted to share with my wife, that loves baking. When I touch the iOS share button, a completely different link is copied.