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October 11, 2013
“If a man were in that chamber, unprotected, he would first ‘boil,’ then ‘explode,’
“If they didn’t have to fit a man into a cockpit, and make it possible for him to see and move,” wrote Mr. Palmer, “if they didn’t have to provide for oxygen and air conditioning and such auxiliary gimmicks, they could build far more punch into their planes.” The Lively MorgueHT: davidthompson: Friday Ephemera
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His hands are unprotected and that is boiling water?
Posted by: Potsie at October 12, 2013 4:40 AM
As pressure decreases, so does boiling point.
Posted by: Butch at October 12, 2013 5:48 AM
As pressure decreases, so does boiling point.
Posted by: Butch at October 12, 2013 5:48 AM
As pressure decreases, so does boiling point.
Posted by: Butch at October 12, 2013 5:48 AM
Hey Butch
Hey Butch
Hey Butch
That's dry ice in that beaker. Like the Truman Show or the Moon Landings.
Posted by: chasmatic at October 12, 2013 7:57 AM
This is why it is time to replace humans as fighter pilots with remote control UAVs
Posted by: Fat Man at October 13, 2013 9:32 PM