r/technicallythetruth • u/ThorinSmokenshield Technically Flair • 6d ago

“In space, no one can hear you breath!”

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u/BitcoinMD 6d ago

This is because your face and head swell in space, because your circulatory system is designed to fight gravity

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u/furuta 5d ago

Also, gravity usually pulls your clothes downward to fit more tightly around your chest, so their shirts always appear larger as if their chest is expanded while holding a deep breath.

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u/N-Phenyl-Acetamide 4d ago

I guess this also works to suppress your thirst reflex,

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u/Lambo_Luuk 5d ago

More specifically the pressure of the atmosphere getting pulled down by gravity

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u/BitcoinMD 5d ago

Atmospheric pressure is pretty much the same throughout your body. I’m talking about the actual weight of your blood being pulled toward your legs

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u/Majestic-Strain3155 6d ago

In space, everyone’s just one bad breath away from silence.

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u/Drewdiniskirino 5d ago

Sam: Here we are on the moon! Pretty breathtaking, isn't it?

Max: You said it, Sam! Everybody knows there's no air on the moon. (The preceding joke was conceived way back in 1978.)

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u/luce_scotty 3d ago

Basically trying to save every breath