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[–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Fair point but they aren’t exactly hermetically sealed either. I’d expect a lower atmospheric pressure to impose a stronger gradient between skin and vessels. Like if you can get the bends from ascending from depth too quickly, shouldn’t something happen in this case too?