Recent content by thommy

Well, isn't ice going to sublime? The pressure is way too low.

''Elon Musk says he plans to send 1 million people to Mars by 2050 by launching 3 Starship rockets every day and creating 'a lot of jobs' on the red planet'' It's been a while since Elon made the above statement, however isn't he being extremely optimistic about everything, really? What are...

Yeah, I was wondering if it had to do anything with elasticity. That's what I was basically asking. I'm currently reviewing my (classical) mechanics textbook! Thanks to everyone for welcoming me and taking part in the discussion! :smile:

My question might sound trivial (I'm just a first year physics student anyways) , however I really feel the need to get an answer. Since the pressurized cabins inside an airplane are regulated at about 0.8 atm while the pressure outside doesn't surpass 0.2 atm (at 35 000+ ft of altitude)...