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Ep 115 Altitude Sickness: Balloons though?

This Podcast Will Kill You

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The Effect of Air Pressure on Mercury Levels

The atmospheric pressure outside of the test tube equalizes with the pressure inside. Then you're going to quickly remove your thumb plug, trying to let like no air in, right? So it's already under the mercury level. Right. And when that happens, a little headspace will appear at the top of thetest tube. The air is pressing down on the mercury in that dish to keep it at that level. Isn't that cool? Yeah.

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