I was thinking about the Nutty Putty Cave incident and how one of the things that contributed to the urgent need for rescue was that the diver was upside down. He had hours.
Meanwhile, people have spend months, years in space. If we’re so sensitive to gravity, how can we deal so well when we remove it completely?
In: Planetary Science
Blood flow can be affected by gravity. When you’re upside down, too much blood rushes too your brain. Eventually this kills you. In space without gravity, your blood circulation is only dependent on your cardiovascular system, so it doesn’t matter what position you’re in
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