Comments on: What happens to air in your lungs at altitude? http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/10/10/what-happens-to-air-in-your-lungs-at-altitude/ explorations and inspirations... in how we learn science Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:52:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rhett http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/10/10/what-happens-to-air-in-your-lungs-at-altitude/comment-page-1/#comment-2526 Rhett Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:38:26 +0000 http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/?p=1049#comment-2526 Actually, if you took a breath from a scuba tank just 5 feet underwater (a full deep breath) and then ascended you could cause a problem. Of course, on the other hand, if you are 100 feet deep and take a full breath from a scuba tank, you can ascend the whole way while exhaling (because the air in your lungs is expanding). Actually, if you took a breath from a scuba tank just 5 feet underwater (a full deep breath) and then ascended you could cause a problem.

Of course, on the other hand, if you are 100 feet deep and take a full breath from a scuba tank, you can ascend the whole way while exhaling (because the air in your lungs is expanding).

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