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- From: schutz@rand.ORG (Karl Schutz)
- Newsgroups: rec.scuba
- Subject: Re: Human bodies explode in vacuum?
- Message-ID: <14229@cis.rand.org>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 00:00:21 GMT
- References: <1992Nov16.145038.23449@geac.com> <1992Nov17.153453.7235@digi.lonestar.org> <1992Nov17.193610.14444@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> <1992Nov19.103112.3699@nntp.hut.fi>
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- In article <1992Nov19.103112.3699@nntp.hut.fi>, s32905u@saha.hut.fi (Jouni Ilari Polkko) writes:
- >
- > I have noticed in pressure chamber at 50 m (164ft) that breathing is
- > heavier than in 1 AT pressure. However, I haven't noticed this during
- > my dives to 50-60 m region. Maybe this is due to additional stress and
- > poor judgement becouse of narcosis in water diving, compared
- > to just sitting in the chamber in air.
-
- Question: what's the difference between breathing air in a chamber under pressure
- and breathing air (via scuba I assume :-) ) at an equivalent depth in water?
- Your body absorbs nitrogen due to elevated partial pressures (Henry's Law).
- Isn't pressure is pressure is pressure, whether water or air, or whatever,
- induced? So, nitrogen (I assume) narcosis should be an equivalent problem in a
- chamber ... yes/no?
-
- Is there a doctor in the house?
-
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- Karl F. Schutz
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