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Old 10-19-2013, 02:55 PM   #809 (permalink)
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The hole in the nose lets in at least 10 liters of air per second at speed. It is not hot at altitude. And the record attempt itself (after gently getting up to pace for 10 miles or so) was a very short sprint. Most of the breathing was done after the fact
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