RE: Science Nerds: Could Jupiter's Magnetic Field be harvested for energy?
May 7, 2021 at 12:24 pm
(This post was last modified: May 7, 2021 at 12:33 pm by Anomalocaris.)
well, I suspect sonar (echolocation) and near vacuum probably don’t go well together. Sound travels more poorly in thin air.
I also suspect while it may be feasible for genetic manipulation to make people resistant to physiological effects of very low pressure, energy balance issues makes it hard for humans to work or cogitate without a substantial amount of oxygen intake. the pressure on the surface of Mars is simply too low to feasibly deliver enough oxygen to a human via direct air respiration of any kind. even pure oxygen delivered at 0.01 atmosphere will not oxygenate blood no matter how much volume of oxygen they person suck in. So some means must be supplied to oxygenate the person’s metabolism though means other than gas exchange in the lungs.
I also suspect while it may be feasible for genetic manipulation to make people resistant to physiological effects of very low pressure, energy balance issues makes it hard for humans to work or cogitate without a substantial amount of oxygen intake. the pressure on the surface of Mars is simply too low to feasibly deliver enough oxygen to a human via direct air respiration of any kind. even pure oxygen delivered at 0.01 atmosphere will not oxygenate blood no matter how much volume of oxygen they person suck in. So some means must be supplied to oxygenate the person’s metabolism though means other than gas exchange in the lungs.
