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Originally Posted by T77911S View Post
here is something that is REALLY far fetched.

if you were to run a tube from earth to outer space, would it suck all the oxygen out?
LOL.
A. NO.
You already have the same pressure gradient between outer space and atmospheric pressure - without your straw. A bit OT, but the explanation is................................................ .................................................. ..............
Gravity. Thank heaven for gravity - so we still have the O2 to breathe, and the other gasses - nitrogen CO2, Argon etc. The lighter Big Bang gasses - helium/Hydrogen escaped the gravitational field before you and I wore diapers.
Alan
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