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Why submariners do not fully inflate life rafts while releasing then under sea?
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∙ 14y ago
The life rafts would explode as the pressure aroud them dropped and the air inside expanded. A similar thing happens with weather balloons they are not fully inflated so the gas inside can expand as it gets into the thinner upper atmosphere.
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Does a self inflating raft require oxygen?
Self inflating rafts come with their own compressed air; that's why they are self inflating. If it was not self inflating you would have to pump air into it to inflate it. In either case, rafts can be inflated by any form of gas, it does not have to be oxygen.
Why do emergency rafts aboard cruise ships have canisters of liquid carbon dioxide?
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How many rafts can you get on raft wars?
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Where were rafts used in the olden days?
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How did the aboriginals make rafts?
ya mum
How many pool rafts are bought each year in the US?
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Where can one find instructions for building rafts?
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When were rafts invented?
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What algae forms rafts in the Sargasso Sea?
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