Reason why all the aeroplane windows are round

The round windows on airplanes isn't a frivolous design choice. It's a life-saving engineering innovation. If commercial plane windows were square like the ones in your house, the whole plane would disintegrate

mid-flight, and no one wants to deal with any of that on their way to Cancún.

Around the mid-twentieth century, commercial airlines started flying their planes at higher altitudes. This plan was ultimately a money-saving move, as lower air density means less drag on the plane, and less drag means less fuel is wasted. Flying in the upper atmosphere means a smoother ride, too.To make planes suitable for flying at higher altitudes, airlines had to make some design changes. First, the plane cabin had to be pressurized so passengers could, well, breathe. Secondly, the plane had to be cylindrical in order to withstand the newly increased internal pressure. Voila! The perfect plane — or so you'd think. In the 1950s, three airplanes crashed when the fuselage was ripped to shreds because engineers overlooked one crucial design flaw: they used square windows.

  

            Square windows are problematic for high-flying planes because of a slight difference in atmospheric and cabin pressure. This difference causes the cabin to expand very slightly, which puts stress on the material — in this case, the window frames. That stress builds most at the sharp corners of a square window, and when the stress becomes too great, crrrack! With an oval window, however, the stress flows more smoothly around the whole thing, avoiding a potentially destructive buildup of stress.Since we're on the topic of airplane windows, you may have noticed another quirk about them: They're often not aligned with the rows of seating. Don't blame the airplane manufacturers; this issue is solely up to the airline that purchases the plane. It's their property, after all. The manufacturers build the planes with row positioning, legroom, and window placement in mind, and pass their recommendations along to the airline. They're rarely followed, however. Depending on the airline, different planes stack more rows together than others. Once the number of rows changes, the window alignment gets — sorry — thrown right out the window.

Since we're on the topic of airplane windows, you may have noticed another quirk about them: They're often not aligned with the rows of seating. Don't blame the airplane manufacturers; this issue is solely up to the airline that purchases the plane. It's their property, after all. The manufacturers build the planes with row positioning, legroom, and window placement in mind, and pass their recommendations along to the airline. They're rarely followed, however. Depending on the airline, different planes stack more rows together than others. Once the number of rows changes, the window alignment gets — sorry — thrown right out the window.