OT Don't read this (was Re: Altair MBL source)

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On Wed, 4 May 2005, Paul Koning wrote:

> Moderately healthy humans function fine up to about 10,000 feet, less
> so as you go up from there.  This is why aviation rules allow pilots
> to fly unpressurized planes without restriction up to 10,000 feet, but
> require supplemental oxygen if they stay above 10k for more than 30
> minutes (or above 14k for any time).
>
> Needless to say, mountain dwellers are more tolerant than that.

I spent a month at 12,000 feet in Cuzco, Peru.  It took a couple days to
get acclimated (chewing coca leaves would've reduced this time).  After
the initial queasiness passed, it was just a matter of conditioning to get
used to having less oxygen.  When I got back home I felt great :)

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