Everything You Need to Know About Ejecting From a Fighter Jet

(via Popular Mechanics)  The last thing a fighter pilot wants to do is eject. Once those rockets fire under the seat, they blow a person up and out of the cockpit with enough force to seriously bruise both shoulders on the harness straps and possibly break collarbones. And you better tuck in your knees and elbows, because if anything hits the side of the cockpit on the way out, it’s coming off.