What Happens if You DON'T Pull The Oxygen Mask Dropped in Front of You in Planes
Have you ever wondered how oxygen masks on airplanes work? How do they drop automatically during cabin pressure drops and how are they able to produce oxygen? Emergency oxygen supply on planes is made possible through the use of oxygen canisters that are stored above passenger seats. These canisters do not contain oxygen, but rather a few chemical compounds that react with each other to produce oxygen, which is then passed through the oxygen masks to reach passengers.
You are asked to tug on the mask to start the flow of oxygen because that tugging action triggers a small explosion which starts the chemical reaction which ultimately produces the oxygen that is then supplied through the oxygen masks. This video will explain how these oxygen masks drop automatically, how oxygen is produced, and why you need to tug on the masks to initiate the supply.
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References:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://doi.org/10.2514/3.43988
https://www.spacemedicineassociation....
https://flightsafety.org/ccs/ccs_nov_...
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