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ev0lution
13y ago
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ev0lution
13y ago
Hypoxia isn't friendly like that. You don't feel like you're losing oxygen, you will just fall unconscious.
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ev0lution
13y ago
Pilots are trained to 'detect' hypoxia but it is still /incredibly/ difficult. >Even if there was a slow decompression to 13,500 ft cabin altitude, almost no one would be unconscious. This person's theory claim
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ev0lution
13y ago
I'm not sure about the sensitivity of pressure sensors so I can't comment on that, but in most cases where oxygen masks are required, it is rapid decompression caused by the pressurisation system failing or a physically broken par