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themanbefore t1_iyaag45 wrote

Just open the airlock for a split second - it'll suck that fart right out. What could possibly go wrong?

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hvgotcodes t1_iyb5w11 wrote

Blow. It would blow it out.

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idyl t1_iyba0ot wrote

Memory unlocked: I had a Science teacher back in HS that said something along the lines of, "nothing sucks, it blows." Of course we all just laughed about it rather than understanding it at the time.

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AirborneRodent t1_iybfpbr wrote

The fart would move from the high-pressure side to the low-pressure side. Whether you call that "suck" or "blow" is just semantics. They're the same thing.

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imperatorrj t1_iyc5zki wrote

Maybe. it depends on the domain you're talking about. At the level of atoms, the atoms bounce and get pushed to where they don't encounter something to bounce against. At the level of gasses and pressure gradients those individual atoms are not relevant and the emergent behavior can be described as either.

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