Originally Posted by pinworm

Sounds like the damage was already done! Did he manage to get it in the bag?

My mother was part of a "chain reaction mass vomit" in the 50s when she was about 12. The family was on a propliner during some weather. Everyone was white knuckled but nobody had gotten sick until my aunt finally did, which set off my mother, which set off some people near by, which proceeded to set off everyone in short order. When they deplaned, people were walking into the terminal with vomit all over their clothes and the waiting pax turned around and left in horror. Sociologists are fascinated by such events because they are examples of mass hysteria. I have been fortunate to never have witnessed such an event but I work with some people who have.