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Weather Balloons:

In the United States weather balloons are released at 70 different locations, in the world there are 700 locations including the United States. All these locations release the balloons at the same time each day, 6 and 18:00 hours Greenwich Mean Time. These balloons provide the data needed to predict the weather forecasts around the world. The rubber balloon is filled with helium or hydrogen, which then floats up to a height of 30 km, because these gasses are lighter than air. At 30 km, the balloon bursts because the volume is too great. This then sends a parachute out with the measuring equipment. This box measures temperature, relative humidity and barometric pressure. The relative humidity is gathered by a polymer that absorbs water. This then triggers an electrical resistance and the resistance is measured and sent back to the scientists.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers have been around since the 40’s. What they do is compress air to 3 atm of pressure inside the tank. While the person is inside they breathe pure oxygen. The HBO causes more oxygen to dissolve in the bloodstream, causing oxygen flow to be 15 times more than the normal rate. In injured players three one hour sessions will heal their bad sprains. It is also used in heart attack victims. Those who had a HBO treatment, only had lingering pain for 4.5 hours instead 10.75! It also helps restore electrical activity to normal sooner. It also helps infants with hyaline-membrane disease. It gives them a higher rate of survival, because it increases the chances of normalization of the lungs.