October 30, 2007: Cocaine guitar

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim

Also, it should be noted that everything inside the fuselage of a pressurized aircraft is equally pressurized, including the luggage compartment. It would be pretty tough on shipped animals if not.

Sure, but people don't realize the pressure inside the cabin is still a lot lower than on the ground. My cheap (poorly-sealed) toiletry bottles always come out all collapsed and sucked thin. And for god's sake don't ever fly with bad congestion in your ears.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Sure, but people don't realize the pressure inside the cabin is still a lot lower than on the ground. My cheap (poorly-sealed) toiletry bottles always come out all collapsed and sucked thin. And for god's sake don't ever fly with bad congestion in your ears.

Aye - when I went skiing I took some Pot Noodles with me (high carb low fat just-add-water meals in plastic cup containers with foil lids) just as backup. When I took them from my suitcase the thin foil lid on each of them was bulging. I only ate one in the end, but that opened with a discernible POP!

True. As a pilot I can say that supplemental oxygen is only required above 10,000ft by law and by not pressurizing to sea level, this saves wear and tear on the airframe. I believe they pressurize the cabin to a maximum equivalent of 8000ft so if you live in Mexico City you will already be accustomed to it. For myself, it just seems to make me sleepy, hungry and thirsty. :p

[HungLikeJesus]

Originally Posted by aero geek

True. As a pilot I can say that supplemental oxygen is only required above 10,000ft by law and by not pressurizing to sea level, this saves wear and tear on the airframe. I believe they pressurize the cabin to a maximum equivalent of 8000ft so if you live in Mexico City you will already be accustomed to it. For myself, it just seems to make me sleepy, hungry and thirsty. :p

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[BrianR]

Originally Posted by aero geek

True. As a pilot I can say that supplemental oxygen is only required above 10,000ft by law and by not pressurizing to sea level, this saves wear and tear on the airframe. I believe they pressurize the cabin to a maximum equivalent of 8000ft so if you live in Mexico City you will already be accustomed to it. For myself, it just seems to make me sleepy, hungry and thirsty. :p

Aero geek is correct. Commercial jetliners are pressurised to 8000 feet, and while this rarely causes problems with the usual carry-on things such as toothpaste and potato chip bags, it CAN cause certain things to burst. Over pressurised cans, home canning, and butane lighters for example.