Just for a laugh

Halfhidden

Untouchable
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OK, you're trapped in a room (air tight) and you have enough air for 10 minutes. The room only contains bubble wrap. You'll need to pop the bubbles to free the air... how much bubble wrap would you need to survive 5 hours?
 

treeve

Major Contributor
Ignoring the fact there is an answer without science, and it is 'just for a laugh', in such a situation the occupant is under stress, heat rising due to panic and insulation by the air filled bubbles, carbon dioxide emissions will be at a high rate, the popping of the bubbles will help to relieve that stress, I guess. The dimensions of the room are not mentioned, the type of bubble wrap is not mentioned (therefore the air content is not known). I take 14 breaths per minute, each intake is around 6 litres, though it is not all used of course, some 70% is exhaled unused. It therefore has to be assumed the ten minutes of air supply is just 60 litres. Of course that would mean an increased rate of carbon dioxide percentage as time progressed, and subsequent fatal poisoning after it had reached 3%. The question is of course, is the ten minutes relating to actual oxygen air supply or the limit of expectancy of survival in a carbon dioxide environment?Of course, none of which has anything to do with bursting the bubble of the answer .....
 
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