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human
ELI5: What kills during a plane crash? is it the heat/explosions, force of impact, or something else?

idk, im sitting here and thought maybe some fire blankets or like covers could help survive the heats during that moment, or would it be too hot for that?
gpt
In this order it's the actual impact, flying debris from the impact, explosion, fire, smoke, injuries sustained from surviving the initial crash. 

For this reason the more survivable seats are located toward the back of the plane where the impact has already been absorbed by the front.