Why do people clap when they land in Puerto Rico?


Why do people clap when they land in Puerto Rico? People clap when there's a population where for whatever reason, economic or political, it's a diaspora, with people returning to their homeland,” Marisa Robertson-Textor, a freelance food and travel journalist, told Insider.


Do insects feel pain?

Scholars have long recognised that the survival value of pain means many animals experience it, supposedly with the exception of insects. But we surveyed more than 300 scientific studies and found evidence that at least some insects feel pain. Other insects, meanwhile, haven't been studied in enough detail yet.


Can private pilots listen to music while flying?

Yes, the FAA permits pilots to listen to music as long as it's not distracting. Some headphones have the ability to have two inputs, one for comms and one for music, and can silence the music whenever audio is detected on the comms input.


Do pilots talk during flight?

Some crews talk a lot with each other, while others remain quiet for much of the flight. If pilots share a lot in common and enjoy discussing mutual topics of interest, an entire multi-day trip can be filled with conversation.


How many people clap when the plane lands?

But perhaps most contentious of all is the custom of clapping when an airplane lands. In an online poll of 39,954 people conducted by BuzzFeed, only 13 percent of participants admit to cabin clapping. The other 87 percent hold their applause, and judging by the poll's comments, they also abhor the practice.


What do pilots feel about clapping when landing?

But if you've ever felt compelled to applaud the pilot for landing safely, think again. Pilots actually hate it when passengers clap. According to a Q&A on internet forum Quora, Scott Kinder, who identified himself as a 737 captain of a major US airline, said it is ignorant. “Don't even think about it.