Why are long haul trips like airplane rides and bus rides so exhausting, even though all we do is sit?
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Let’s picture yourself watching your favorite show on TV. You’re sitting down on a comfy sofa and you’re free to do whatever you want. You can’t get tired, right?
Now imagine your house is being remodeled. There are people moving around, running in front of the TV, drilling and hammering stuff. Plus, some of them (people you don’t know) decide to take a break and watch TV with you. Suddenly, you feel squeezed on your seat, with unknown people around you, strange smells, noise all around and you’re worried someone could break your TV and you might never see the ending of your show. You can’t move your legs too much, you can’t breath in properly, it’s noisy, you can’t fart and there’s this feeling of danger, which makes you feel uneasy.
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