If you sit in the forwardmost section of the cabin far ahead of the engines (possible to do in economy on the A380), the pin-drop silence (by airplane standards) combined with the long and slow takeoff makes the moment of lift totally surreal.
I think the guy next to me panicked because he thought there was engine trouble and we were going to overrun.
I think the guy next to me panicked because he thought there was engine trouble and we were going to overrun.