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Old 9th Oct 2014, 07:19
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But what if you're holding your breath
- if you ever experience a 'rapid' decompression from, say 8000' to 41000' you will find it very difficult to 'hold your breath'. Quite a lot of what is inside you gets outside, hence the 'smell' particularly after a night on Ruddles at RAF North Luffenham - ONE of the reasons the attending medics wear masks
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