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Jodell88

Jodell88

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Fritzo

Fritzo

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Inner ear exploding in a vacuum is a myth. Our bodies have sufficient internal pressure to prevent that from happening.
 
biostud

biostud

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...."we would get bette gas milage", no we wouldn't because the gas wouldn't burn without oxygen.
 
CZroe

CZroe

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John Connor said:
So I can put two pieces of metal in a vacuum and they will bond?
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I guess the oxygen doubling wasn't for 5 seconds either if they want to talk "giant insects." Also, spiders aren't insects. And why doesn't the inner ear also lose 21% of the pressure when the oxygen suddenly disappears? Is there no oxygen in there?

biostud said:
...."we would get bette gas milage", no we wouldn't because the gas wouldn't burn without oxygen.
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That part was talking about DOUBLE oxygen.
 
Pulsar

Pulsar

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Fritzo said:
Inner ear exploding in a vacuum is a myth. Our bodies have sufficient internal pressure to prevent that from happening.
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What in the hell are you talking about?

If the pressure change is quick enough your tympanic membrane will perforate or explode. That's why hard slaps to the ear are effective in fights - you can rupture eardrums and put the guy down.
 
reallyscrued

reallyscrued

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biostud said:
...."we would get bette gas milage", no we wouldn't because the gas wouldn't burn without oxygen.
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You missed the "what if oxygen suddenly doubled" card.

Even so, yeah. Lots of dumb logic in that series.

It says 5 seconds.

Then it proceeds to mention things that would probably take longer than 5 second to happen, like oceans of hydrogen floating into space.

Then they run away with these stupid little facts like "O2 blocks UV light". No, atmosphere in general (70% N2 and then a bunch of other gasses) and the electromagnetic field does, neither of which would be affected by the sudden 5 second lack of oxygen, and do way more to prevent sunburn. The O2 in the air probably does play a small role but in the grand scheme of things, has very little to do with it; it's just a fun tidbit that was incorrectly extrapolated to "whoa! if we lose our O2, we'll get sunburned!"

Calling bullshit on the other crap in there too.

Instantaneous spot welding and the Earth's crust collapsing? Collapsing into what? There's not free space underneath it...

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Edit: Researched into it and apparently it was published by Andrew Cote, this douche pictured here:

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He's a self proclaimed "science-junkie". What the hell is that? Is that anything like a scientist, you self-serving prick? One of the comments on Slate.com says it best:

" This is not a useful or interesting thought experiment. I am surprised that this was published."

Sorry, continue with the lulz.
 
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disappoint

disappoint

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reallyscrued said:
You missed the "what if oxygen suddenly doubled" card.

Even so, yeah. Lots of dumb logic in that series.

It says 5 seconds.

Then it proceeds to mention things that would probably take longer than 5 second to happen, like oceans of hydrogen floating into space.

Then they run away with these stupid little facts like "O2 blocks UV light". No, atmosphere in general (70% N2 and then a bunch of other gasses) and the electromagnetic field does, neither of which would be affected by the sudden 5 second lack of oxygen, and do way more to prevent sunburn. The O2 in the air probably does play a small role but in the grand scheme of things, has very little to do with it; it's just a fun tidbit that was incorrectly extrapolated to "whoa! if we lose our O2, we'll get sunburned!"
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Not O2 but O3. Ozone protects us from UV. Still oxygen though.
 
phucheneh

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Your car would not get better gas mileage. More oxidizer needs more fuel. Herp derp.

Someone find that guy and punch him in the face.
 
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JackBurton

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disappoint said:
What was he planning on doing if he had successfully trapped the spider between the tupperware and the ceiling? Stand there holding it forever? As soon as that tupperware container is brought down it will jump right out of it.
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Well hopefully he has someone close that can hand him something like a cardboard sheet that he could slide inbetween the ceiling and Tupperware bowl.
 
CZroe

CZroe

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phucheneh said:
Your car would not get better gas mileage. More oxidizer needs more fuel. Herp derp.

Someone find that guy and punch him in the face.
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A gas engine is basically an air pump. Higher elevations get worse fuel economy with the current concentrations. With higher concentrations they could pump less volume for the same amount of oxygen. Everything would need to be re-engineered right down to the fuel formulas to work well with double oxygen, but it would improve things a bit.

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Well hopefully he has someone close that can hand him something like a cardboard sheet that he could slide inbetween the ceiling and Tupperware bowl.
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The cameraman, which I recall was his daughter or something.
 
Fritzo

Fritzo

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Pulsar said:
What in the hell are you talking about?

If the pressure change is quick enough your tympanic membrane will perforate or explode. That's why hard slaps to the ear are effective in fights - you can rupture eardrums and put the guy down.
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It normally doesn't cause damage though. There have been no reports of ear damage from explosive decompression recorded from the space program. Some other gruesome things will happen though:

http://www.damninteresting.com/outer-space-exposure/

When the human body is suddenly exposed to the vacuum of space, a number of injuries begin to occur immediately. Though they are relatively minor at first, they accumulate rapidly into a life-threatening combination. The first effect is the expansion of gases within the lungs and digestive tract due to the reduction of external pressure. A victim of explosive decompression greatly increases their chances of survival simply by exhaling within the first few seconds, otherwise death is likely to occur once the lungs rupture and spill bubbles of air into the circulatory system. Such a life-saving exhalation might be due to a shout of surprise, though it would naturally go unheard where there is no air to carry it.

In the absence of atmospheric pressure water will spontaneously convert into vapor, which would cause the moisture in a victim's mouth and eyes to quickly boil away. The same effect would cause water in the muscles and soft tissues of the body to evaporate, prompting some parts of the body to swell to twice their usual size after a few moments. This bloating may result in some superficial bruising due to broken capillaries, but it would not be sufficient to break the skin.

Within seconds the reduced pressure would cause the nitrogen which is dissolved in the blood to form gaseous bubbles, a painful condition known to divers as "the bends." Direct exposure to the sun's ultraviolet radiation would also cause a severe sunburn to any unprotected skin. Heat does not transfer out of the body very rapidly in the absence of a medium such as air or water, so freezing to death is not an immediate risk in outer space despite the extreme cold.
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Possessed Freak

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I like how the oceans disappear but the only negative effect on us is a sunburn... I am pretty sure we are done with the conversion of water to hydrogen gas.
 
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