Romney why can you open a window on a plane

Flynn said in an interview Monday. Already a subscriber? Log in or link your magazine subscription. Account Profile. Sign Out. Sources LAT. Tags: mitt romney stuck in the mittle politics. Because temperature and pressure go hand-in-hand i. At 35, ft. Exposed to such conditions, you would quickly die. Pressurization is normally achieved by pumping the cabin with "bleed air," or compressed air sucked in and heated up by the plane's turbine engines.

Pressurization only works in an airtight fuselage. Were you to open a plane window, the compressed air inside would rapidly rush out, atmospheric conditions inside and outside the plane would equalize, and everybody would die. In the context of expressing concern for his wife's wellbeing, there was no indication that Romney's statement was a joke, but one can't know for sure. Update: Romney was joking.

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Pigai came to Los Angeles on Oct. Until I saw this. An Orange County mom has filed a police complaint after her daughter was left with a concussion from a sucker punch during a youth basketball game. The rapper also pledged to offer full refunds to everyone who attended the concert. Because Romney was joking. When we asked Parker this morning whether it seemed as if Romney made the mark in jest, she left no doubt.

The Blaze hears the same thing from William Everitt, who attended the Saturday night Beverly Hills fund-raiser where the remark happened:. So, let this be a lesson to us all: When a gaffe seems too good to be true, it probably is. It would be the biggest boost of federal aid to Amtrak since Congress created it half a century ago. Flynn said in an interview Monday. Already a subscriber? Log in or link your magazine subscription.

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