The passenger shared on a United Airlines subreddit: "Am I a jerk for pressing the armrest down to force the plus-sized girl sitting next to me to readjust how she was sitting and move her body ...

The passenger who was recently on a United Airlines flight took to Reddit to share their experience, asking if it was rude of them to lower the armrest between themselves and their neighbor.

With the seat pitch in economy class getting smaller, designers are being forced to innovate using minimal surface area – perhaps that’s why the humble armrest is receiving so much attention.

"so I invented THE CAR - COMFORTABLE ARM REST. My design would allow a driver to relax their arms in a very comfortable manner to reduce fatigue and numbness." The patent-pending invention ...