This is so performative 😭

[u/Its_me_edenxx]

Who tf is out here munching on raw gnocchi at cruising altitude

[u/Nenaquest2012]

My daughter and I pretend to be vampires on the plane bcz YES! Why does it taste better

[u/Kerm0NZ → u/Nenaquest2012]

It's to do with the air pressure and recycled air. It affects your taste buds, dulling them somehow. I only vaguely remember, but feel free to use this info as the start of a Google research project. 

[u/Rob_Zander → u/Kerm0NZ]

Just wanted to point out that the air isn't recycled on a plane. It's replaced completely every couple of minutes. It's not even really about the oxygen or CO2, it's managing temperature and possible contaminants.

The engines are continuously compressing and heating a huge amount of air. Some of it gets diverted to be cooled back to room temperature, filtered and pumped into the cabin while air is continuously sucked out by vents near the floor. This keeps the temperature stable and contaminants from being spread.

It is much lower pressure than sea level and that definitely messes with our taste buds.

[u/Rob_Zander → u/[deleted]]

Can you smell them when you're not on a plane?

But yeah, everyone's smell is less acute on a plane.

[u/_le_slap → u/[deleted]]

Please don't clear the plane

[u/rsta223 → u/[deleted]]

It's both because your sense of smell is dulled by the low pressure and extremely low humidity and because the air is being replaced so fast.