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> the atmosphere of Venus is the only place outside of Earth where humans could walk outside with just a simple oxygen mask Surely a bit of an exaggeration? Th
by thedufer 6y ago
> the atmosphere of Venus is the only place outside of Earth where humans could walk outside with just a simple oxygen mask
Surely a bit of an exaggeration? The mostly carbon dioxide, 1 atm of pressure area is not bad, but it coincides with the thickest cloud coverage. The clouds which are composed of sulfuric acid.
- samatman 6y agoSure, so add a formfitting and thin fluoropolymer suit to that. We could survive, maybe. But Cloud City would simply reek of rotten eggs, at all times, you'd never escape the stink of it.
- quesera 6y agoAside: Humans acclimate to the consistent smell of sulfure dioxide pretty quickly. Which is fortunate, because some parts of the country have iron-eating bacteria in their water supply, which produce SO2. New arrivals always notice though! Re: Venus, unfortunately H2O + SO2 is a bigger problem than the smell of rotten eggs.