Both planes feature a quieter cabin and brighter lighting, designed to give the impression of more space.

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Ignorance spawns scares, such as the fuss surrounding New York's infamous garbage barge, which in 1987 sailed the Atlantic for six months in search of a place to dump its load, giving many Americans the false impression that their country's landfills had run out of space.

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There was also an accordion performance, the playing of vinyl on a record player and, towards the end, an impressive piece of physical theatre cleverly set to a flickering light in a darkened room to give the impression of an old cine-film recording - a highlight for me in such a small space.

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