Trend Of ‘Raw Dogging’ A Flight Could Lead To Death According To Experts

When you board a plane to take a long-distance flight, usually most people come prepared.

You bring a book, maybe some music or games, or your favorite show loaded up on a laptop or tablet. But there some, a special few, who have began following a trend called “raw dogging” flights.

Now experts say that if these people aren’t careful, raw dogging could cost them their life.

Experts Claim Raw Dogging A Flight Could Have Severe Health Problems

So, what exactly is “raw dogging” a flight?

Well, it’s exactly what you’d think.

Frequent fliers, usually men, board flights with no book, nothing on their smartphone to watch or listen to, no Netflix or podcasts, and they just mindlessly stare at the map screen in front of them.

It is very much a sign that someone should probably be put on an FBI watch list.

But not only is this new phenomenom strange, it’s also dangerous.

Nutritionist Toby King explained to travel site Inspire Ambitions that raw dogging a flight could increase the risk of blood clots.

“This is one of the most dangerous trends I have seen on social media in a while, and while it looks innocent and a bit of fun on the surface, this could have deadly consequences and I would urge people to use sense when traveling,” King said.

So, why would raw dogging a flight be any more dangerous than reading a book or watching countless episode of Brooklyn 99?

“The whole thing about the risk of long-haul flying is that you’re at risk of dehydration,” Dr. Gill Jenkins recently told the BBC. “If you’re not moving you’re at risk of deep vein thrombosis, which is compounded by dehydration. Not going to the toilet, that’s a bit stupid. If you need the loo, you need the loo.”

The biggest hangup appears to be not about entertainment, but rather poor nutrition.

“With low oxygen pressure on flights and a change in humidity levels, an increased amount of water evaporates from our skin and lungs when flying,” a travel expert told the Daily Mail. “So it becomes increasingly important to stay hydrated and consume liquids when flying.”