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Oxygen running out would be the same as breathing an inert gas atmosphere... it's the CO2 that gets ya [edit: my point, less flippantly stated, is that mere hy
by 0_____0 5y ago
Oxygen running out would be the same as breathing an inert gas atmosphere... it's the CO2 that gets ya
[edit: my point, less flippantly stated, is that mere hypoxia isn't as stressful as having your breathing gas fill up with CO2, as CO2 is what creates the breathing panic reflex.]
- tyingq 5y agoI believe oxygen running out would mean the suit is no longer pressurized. I assume that is traumatic. The description of the Soyuz 11 autopsies seems to confirm that (brain hemorrhaging, high lactic acid, etc).
- skhr0680 5y agoI recall reading about workplace accidents where (inert gas) displaced oxygen and workers didn’t notice until they literally started dropping dead
- 0_____0 5y agoYep. That's one reason you see people sort of standing around worksites. Got someone down in a manhole or crawlspace? Someone has to be monitoring and communicating with a worker in a confined space for exactly this reason.