XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.physics   
   From: fjmccall@gmail.com   
      
   Serigo  wrote:   
      
   >On 10/15/2016 6:00 AM, Fred J. McCall wrote:   
   >> Alain Fournier  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >> Crap.  The graph I looked at was in meters (and didn't label units)  I   
   >> wish people wouldn't do that.  I should have noticed, though, that the   
   >> pressure fall off was much too rapid, so my bad too.   
   >>   
   >> OK, rewrite.  Half the atmospheric pressure is gone at around 5500   
   >> meters above MSL (when compared to MSL pressure).  That's about 18,000   
   >> feet.  The city of La Rinconada in Peru is at 16,732 feet, so humans   
   >> can damn near live in vacuum.  It's at around 55% sea level pressure.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   >Wrong again!  but this time you are lying.   
   >   
      
   You're an idiot.  I've decided that's all I'm going to say when you   
   insist that FACTS are somehow 'wrong'.   
      
   >   
   >"...so humans can damn near live in vacuum..."   
   >   
   >your own # say 8.1 psi which is NOT a vacuum,   
   >400 torr is NOT a vacuum   
   >   
      
   Which part of 'damn near' is it that you are finding confusing?  Which   
   part of your own "if it's closer to space than Earth normal it's   
   'vacuum' are you ignoring?   
      
   >   
   >do you lie intentionally, or unintentionally ?   
   >   
      
   I'd ask if you were stupid intentionally, but I'm pretty sure it's   
   just great native talent.   
      
      
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