Comments on: A menu for the intrepid space jumper http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/a-menu-for-the-intrepid-space.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 17:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Work_Watch_Buy_Repeat http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/a-menu-for-the-intrepid-space.html#comment-1557169 Work_Watch_Buy_Repeat Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187436#comment-1557169 Airliners are typically pressurized to 11 psi.  Normal atmospheric pressure is just under 15 psi.  Which means gastrointestinal gases expand by about 40%.  Possibly noticeable to sensitive individuals, but mostly not. Baumgartner went from 15 psi to 3 psi: a 500% gastrointestinal gas expansion.  That can hurt a <b>lot</b>. Airliners are typically pressurized to 11 psi.  Normal atmospheric pressure is just under 15 psi.  Which means gastrointestinal gases expand by about 40%.  Possibly noticeable to sensitive individuals, but mostly not.

Baumgartner went from 15 psi to 3 psi: a 500% gastrointestinal gas expansion.  That can hurt a lot.

]]> By: pKp http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/a-menu-for-the-intrepid-space.html#comment-1557039 pKp Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187436#comment-1557039 So, no Red Bull then. So, no Red Bull then.

]]> By: pupdog http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/a-menu-for-the-intrepid-space.html#comment-1556855 pupdog Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187436#comment-1556855 The 'Focusing Nozzle' is a real pain in the... well, you get the idea. The ‘Focusing Nozzle’ is a real pain in the… well, you get the idea.

]]> By: Layne http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/a-menu-for-the-intrepid-space.html#comment-1556828 Layne Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187436#comment-1556828 Sure, but if he'd eaten nothing but beans, could he have gone even faster with a bit of "rear-propulsion assistance"? Sure, but if he’d eaten nothing but beans, could he have gone even faster with a bit of “rear-propulsion assistance”?

]]> By: OldBrownSquirrel http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/a-menu-for-the-intrepid-space.html#comment-1556731 OldBrownSquirrel Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187436#comment-1556731 The airlines should consider giving such a diet to air travelers; I've had problems with gas pain on flights, and I suspect the decreased barometric pressure in the cabins is an issue, especially for those of us who live close to sea level.  Of course, pain isn't the only problem that results. The airlines should consider giving such a diet to air travelers; I’ve had problems with gas pain on flights, and I suspect the decreased barometric pressure in the cabins is an issue, especially for those of us who live close to sea level.  Of course, pain isn’t the only problem that results.

]]> By: pupdog http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/a-menu-for-the-intrepid-space.html#comment-1556727 pupdog Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187436#comment-1556727 This sounds uncomfortable for sure, but I can't be the ONLY person that immediately heard 'Baro...Trauma' drawn out like the old Pepto-Bismol ads with the Scanimate effects? This sounds uncomfortable for sure, but I can’t be the ONLY person that immediately heard ‘Baro…Trauma’ drawn out like the old Pepto-Bismol ads with the Scanimate effects?

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