There's a reason why it's called the Death Zone (26k feet). And people that go u...

ngokevin on Jan 27, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: The strangely successful history of people mailing...

There's a reason why it's called the Death Zone (26k feet). And people that go up there acclimate for days or weeks, often with oxygen tanks anyways. And this plane story is likely going from sea level instantly to 40K.