12-18-2013, 05:28 PM
(12-17-2013, 08:22 PM)shoju Wrote: After reading this, I have to exclaim "EVENT HORIZON WAS RIGHT!" in a weird, sort of, almost way.Sort of the same kinds of things happen in SCUBA diving. Descending (increasing pressure) is usually not an issue except for attempting to equalize eardrums, clogged sinuses, etc. Ascending rapidly causes air embolisms, and you die of pulmonary stroke. "The Bends" is the often heard about issue, which is a non-issue if you pay attention to your accumulated time/depth resulting in absorption of nitrogen. It was an eye opener to me just how slim the atmospheric conditions are in which we can survive.