Flier shares 'best life hack' to stop passengers in front reclining their seat
- The TikTok account @theLKshow shared a video on 2025-07-04 showing a hack to stop passengers in front from reclining their plane seats.
- The hack arose amid widespread discomfort with reclining etiquette, as studies found 77% consider reclining rude and many debate its politeness.
- The hack uses a full-size Pringles tub on the tray table to jam the reclining mechanism, sparking both praise and criticism from passengers online.
- The video received more than 115,000 likes and sparked reactions such as demands that the person involved should be prohibited from flying.
- This event highlights ongoing tensions over seat recline etiquette and suggests passengers seek creative, if controversial, solutions to limited space on flights.
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Flier shares 'best life hack' to stop passengers in front reclining their seat
Traveller shares her 'best life hack', involving a tub of Pringles, but is branded 'pathetic' and 'a horrible person'.
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