I was just thinking about that
I was actually quite upset about that. It must've been a horrific way to die.
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Mon 9 Jun 2003, 15:04,
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Thing is
I haven't seen anywhere that actually states HOW she died.
Frozen possibly?
Nasty :/
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Mon 9 Jun 2003, 15:05,
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Frozen possibly?
Nasty :/
more likely
asphyxiation, due to the lower air pressure... combined with the cold, but I don't think cold would be the prime factor - too low for really freezing temperatures.
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Mon 9 Jun 2003, 15:06,
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Hmm dunno
If you're high enough to lose oxygen then you're definitely high enough to freeze
*EDIT* Consider a climber up mount everest. They can still breathe (albeit with difficulty) but the temperature is way below freezing.
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Mon 9 Jun 2003, 15:07,
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*EDIT* Consider a climber up mount everest. They can still breathe (albeit with difficulty) but the temperature is way below freezing.
Yeah
But only to aid their breathing because they're exerting a lot of energy.
They don't actually need it to survive.
What they do need though is lots of warm clothing :)
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Mon 9 Jun 2003, 15:22,
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They don't actually need it to survive.
What they do need though is lots of warm clothing :)
Just a bit of additional info
Here
Temperature drops much more quickly than air pressure in the atmosphere.
/pedant
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Mon 9 Jun 2003, 15:30,
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Temperature drops much more quickly than air pressure in the atmosphere.
/pedant
it sounds horrendous
how long would the kid have stayed alive whilst travelling 40 miles? Did he/she die of shock or did the fall kill him/her? Very nasty
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Mon 9 Jun 2003, 15:07,
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Balloons?
Painful death? I suspect clowns are involved somewhere along the line...
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Mon 9 Jun 2003, 15:13,
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