A free-for-all gets people on planes quicker than starting at the back.
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BachmatE., et al. Preprint http://www.arxiv.org/abs/physics/0512020 (2005).
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Ben-Gurion University, Israel.
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Ball, P. Warped geometry speeds airline boarding. Nature (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/news051205-11
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