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The medical conundrum of plane stowaways
A man is fighting for his life after apparently surviving stowing away in the undercarriage of a 5,600-mile (9,000km) flight to London. Given extremely low temperatures and a lack of oxygen, how was he able to survive the journey? (www.bbc.co.uk) 기타...
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no one mentioned compressed air from tyres, just heat from brakes
thanks Tom, apologies for my misunderstanding
That's right - that's why I mentioned it. The heat concern is just one of the vital concerns of staying alive. Sufficient air to breathe is another.
I can see why you might have thought I was responding to your comment, because I have started my comment with a question that seems to be quoting you. My opening sentence would have been much clearer had I said "Has anyone thought about the compressed air in the tyres as a possible source for his breathable air?"
I can see why you might have thought I was responding to your comment, because I have started my comment with a question that seems to be quoting you. My opening sentence would have been much clearer had I said "Has anyone thought about the compressed air in the tyres as a possible source for his breathable air?"
You guys ever heard of Nitrogen? Completely inert and completely unbreathable. It's what was in the tyres. So even if they climbed into the Undercarriage Bay with a regulator, it would have killed them.
For sure, thanks Paul; dagnamit - that's what I was thinking when I wrote "non-expanding gases". I should have spent more time thinking before I typed, that's for sure!
Oh well, pop goes another theory.
Oh well, pop goes another theory.
Just to say that the place may be heated by brakes heat, for sometime.
How long I don't know.
How long I don't know.
