Why are long haul trips like airplane rides and bus rides so exhausting, even though all we do is sit?
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For planes specifically, acceleration, vibration (including turbulence), noise, lowered barometric pressure, variations of temperature and humidity. There are a bunch of different forces acting on your body essentially.
The physical effects that flight has on the body are very well documented due to the practice of in-flight medicine. In general, the results are a person being sleepy and hungry.
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