"Stefan" wrote in message
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Wayne Paul wrote:

Ah yes, you do have to be at 62K for water to boil; however, the
nitrogen in
your blood turns to gas at much lower altitude.

This depends on how fast you climb.

Experiencing the "bends" is not pleasant!

Bends are not caused by bubbles in the blood, but by bubbles in the
joints.

Stefan


My post was based on personal experience in a A-3D.

My last military aviation physiology training was over 30 years ago. I know
my memory is fading; however, at the time the pain I experience was in the
A-3D was diagnosed as the bends resulting from high altitude flight.

The flight surgeon said my blood has started to boil. (This may have been a
figure of speech and not a technical definition.)

It appears that nothing has changed unless I have misinterpreted the
following:
http://wwwsam.brooks.af.mil/af/files...hapter_03.html

Respectfully,
Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/