BOAC
It is rude to cherry pick a phrase to quote, when if you read the article that phrase obviously refers to teeny tiny critters, plus it says minimum. i.e. Even the most susceptible animals will survive that long.
There are many more valid references to monkeys/dogs which suggest much longer times of survival.
"In human beings, the potentially severe hypoxia encountered above 50,000 ft begins to become effective*ly reversed at the 50,000-ft level, improving rapidly with continued recompression to 40,000 ft or lower"
Oh, and yes I am very aware of crash decompression. I have dutifully farted my way through many Henlow post curry events.
