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Old May 19th, 2008, 01:02 PM
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Re: WWII Points To Ponder

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Originally Posted by cyberia View Post
An unspecified number of air crewmen died in World War II from complications due to extreme gastric pressure. Altitudes up to and beyond 20,000 ft. in unpressurized aircraft causes intestinal gas to expand 300%.
Ouch! What a painful death that must be.
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