4 ms·
> pretend nothing happened Sure, but in the hull of the spacecraft that's leaking my air away, I'd still put a wad a chewing gum in the hole to patch it.
by skookumchuck 8y ago
> pretend nothing happened
Sure, but in the hull of the spacecraft that's leaking my air away, I'd still put a wad a chewing gum in the hole to patch it.
- Tade0 8y agoAs someone who fought and lost a war with holes in an inflated mattress I have to say that even one atmosphere is a surprisingly powerful amount of pressure when applied over a long period.
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- larkeith 8y agoOn the other hand, it's probably easier when the air's moving the other direction.
- skookumchuck 8y agoTrue that, the air pressure would push the gum against the hole, rather than away from it.
- Tade0 8y agoOne of the ideas was to put a piece of insulating tape inside so that it could push from there. It would have worked if it weren't for a rubber column inside just next to the hole which required my tape to be curved at a right angle - screwing up any proper insulation.
- ygra 8y agoWell, the first temporary seal was Alexander Gerst's finger :)