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RE: [sauropod@ou.edu: Re: Greg Paul, Athletic Sauropods and Air Sacs]

To: <mike@tecc.co.uk>, <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Subject: RE: [sauropod@ou.edu: Re: Greg Paul, Athletic Sauropods and Air Sacs]
From: "Gordon Martin Human" <t_gmhuman@agency.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:52:34 -0500
Cc: <sauropod@ou.edu>
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Matt Wedel wrote:

> inflated by an external pump.  I haven't actually done the math
> to determine
> how much air pressure would be required to support a sauropod
> neck, but I'll
> bet it far exceeds the pressure that can be generated by the respiratory
> system.  Outside of which, given the interconnectedness of the

Well, I know that human lungs burst at pressures in excess of 1.3 bar (ie
they can only support 1/3 of a bar above atmosphere).

A lot of scuba divers found this out....

cheers, martin

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