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Minor nitpick, but not enough oxygen is not the same as too much CO2.
by antisthenes 8y ago
Minor nitpick, but not enough oxygen is not the same as too much CO2.
- User23 8y agoFun fact: humans can't detect low oxygen at all, which is why nitrogen gas asphyxiation is something that happens by accident.
- kozak 8y ago"Not enough oxygen" is what laypeople usually say when they experience elevated concentration of CO2.
- lvturner 8y agoNitpick accepted :-)
- caymanjim 8y agoThat's not a minor nitpick. It's important to note the difference. If you double the amount of CO2 in a room, that's still not a lot of CO2, and if you displace oxygen to double it, you've still got tons of oxygen. Humans are hyper-sensitive to higher CO2 levels, even while still getting a lot of oxygen.