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If anyone was a stupid as me in thinking "wow that's not that high up!" the "death zone" for humans is 26k feet, where if exposed long enough we will die[1] [1
by marricks 5y ago
If anyone was a stupid as me in thinking "wow that's not that high up!" the "death zone" for humans is 26k feet, where if exposed long enough we will die[1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_zone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_zone
- wongarsu 5y agoSpace starts at the Kármán line at 330,000 feet, the ISS flies at about 1,300,000 ft (100km and 400km respectively).
- alamortsubite 5y agoYes, and that altitude is right at the limit that helicopters on earth can achieve.
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- TrevorJ 5y agoeven 14k feet feels seriously noticeable and unsettling.
- throwawayboise 5y agoAnother point of reference, 10,000 feet is the limit in aircraft. If pressurization is lost above that altitude, oxygen masks will drop and the pilots will make a quick dive to below 10,000 feet.
- BurningFrog 5y agoOTOH, La Paz, the/one capital of Bolivia, is at 11,942 feet. https://the18.com/en/soccer-news/most-intimidating-soccer-stadium-world https://the18.com/en/soccer-news/most-intimidating-soccer-st...
- neuronic 5y agoThat tells you a lot about what can happen with slow adaptation / getting used to it as opposed to catastrophic fast change of the environment. It's kinda true for climate change as well - just over much longer stretches of time.
- BurningFrog 5y agoThe local native population does have genetic mutations adapting them to the altitude, as do of course Tibetans. I've even heard anecdotes that they feel uncomfortable at sea level.
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- TrevorJ 5y agoI'm pretty good up to around 10,000 feet these days due to where I live, but I felt like it took a few years.