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[-] worker9@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't they just fall asleep from hypoxia? I think I'd prefer that to instant implosion.

[-] restingcarcass@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately no, losing oxygen in a submarine is a bit different than losing it at altitude. The thing that makes you feel like you're choking is the relative amount of CO2 in the air you breath. At altitude, the CO2 you exhale dissipates into the atmosphere and you drift off to sleep from hypoxia. In an airtight container the CO2 has nowhere to go, so you'll die of CO2 poisoning way before you die of hypoxia. The worst headache you've ever had, your blood feels like battery acid, vomiting, confusion, then death. Not fun.

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