They put this dog down.
Experts have ripped the viral “raw dogging” trend, claiming it might be unhealthy to go without creature comforts on a long-haul flight.
For the uninitiated, raw dogging refers to flyers forgoing in-flight entertainment, including movies and flicks, in addition to avoiding necessities corresponding to food, water and sleep.
In brief, raw doggers — most of whom are men — spend the hours up within the air staring blankly into space.
But travel experts say it isn’t actually a healthy method to decompress.
“We advise having fun with the flight,” an worker of the the flight-booking app Netflights declared, per the Day by day Mail reported.
The experts warn that forgoing liquids inflight can result in “headaches, dizziness and fatigue.”
“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, so it becomes increasingly essential to remain hydrated and eat liquids when flying,” the travel pros cautioned.
By an identical token, abstaining from snacking could cause “fatigue and extreme tiredness,” per the experts, who encourage people to eat while within the air so that they can feel energized upon arrival.
Meanwhile, those that abstain from sleep on a plane actually take longer to regulate to time zones.
“Relaxing and sleeping on a flight can allow your body to rest and get better, minimizing the potential effects of jetlag,” the experts wrote.
Nonetheless, proponents of raw dogging claim that this inflight fast is basically a test of wills, seeing who can resist the temptations of air travel like a Siddhartha within the sky.
“The ability of my mind knows no bounds,” UK DJ Wudini bragged to his over 13.2 million TikTok viewers after completing this minimalist challenge.
But while raw dogging is billed as a surefire method to strengthen mental fortitude, it could actually even have an hostile effect on a flyer’s mindset.
As a substitute of leading to “dopamine detox,” as many devotees claim, raw dogging can increase stress because with nothing to do, passengers “could start overthinking and this might spiral uncontrolled,” flight experts claim.
“For ultimate happiness, explore the in-flight entertainment or [do] activities so you’ll be able to switch off and take a well-deserved rest!” they declared.
