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This is how big one tonne of CO2 is (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 7 months ago (7 children)

At what sort of pressure?

[–] [email protected] 76 points 7 months ago (2 children)

1 atmosphere, so sea level pressure, per Diána Ürge-Vorsatz

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (4 children)

If we jump in there can we have a really really good nap?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 7 months ago (3 children)

People tend to end up dead within seconds of entering any kind of oxygen-free atmosphere. People who follow them in to attempt a rescue without a tank of air generally end up dead as well, creating a whole chain of dead.

Don't do that.

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