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Blowholes Of Sea & Space / Chap.12 p. 99
BLOWHOLES OF SEA & SPACE
Blowholes — A nostril at the highest point in the head of cetaceans. A vent to permit the
escape of a gas.
A hungry whale descends into the black depths of one of Earth's oceans to feed. When
the oxygen stored in the whale's body begins to run out, the whale surfaces and explosively
discharges the used air and expired water vapor from its blowhole. The exhaled gases, at the
whale's body temperature, are rich in water vapor. When vented they form a mist upon
contact with the colder air over the water. This is called a spout. The 19th century whalers
kept lookouts aloft on the whaling grounds to watch for spouts, because the spouting of a
large whale is visible for miles. When a spout was spotted the lookout would call out, "Thar
she blows!"
The officer of the deck would inquire the direction of said whale with, "Wharaway"
The answer would be given in relation to the ship's apparent heading such as, "Three
points off the stabbird bow."
Remember that these were iron men in wooden boats. Few of them were charm school
material, with "The Right Stuff, so one must forgive them for bellowing back and forth like
the low class louts they were. The blowhole, vital to the whale's survival, was also its
Achille's heel. Several decades ago another species of mammal plunged into the black depth
of space. These astronauts were iron men in titanium ships who ascended into the sea of
space close to our atmospheric shore. Then somehow, they began to change and evolved into
celluloid heroes who stroked our egos while feeding their own. They told and ostensibly
showed us how they worked wonders as they descended onto the Moon's surface. But, like
the whalers, this group of astronauts also had blowholes that were vital to their survival.
These also turned out to be their Achille's heel.
Space Proctology — The examination of astronauts' blowholes.
Now let's practice our new found expertise as space proctologists by making a thorough
examination of the astronauts' blowholes. According to NASA our mighty mammals daring
the darkness of space were just as dependent upon their blowholes for survival as are the
cetaceans of the sea. The only difference is that space mammals use their blowholes to keep
them cool enough to survive — not for breathing.
Despite the fact that the Apollo landings took place over 20 years ago and were not
classified, NASA to this day will not release technical information. Perhaps the CIA worries
that this information might help Iraq capture the Moon or give Khadaffi permanent camelgrazing
rights up there. Just as NASA reports different oxygen pressures when Grissom was
cremated, I found two different values listed for the pressure inside the suits. To give NASA
the benefit of my doubts I will discuss only the pressure of 4.5 psi (which is the average
between 3.7 psi and the 5.2 psi) that Frank Borman speaks of in his book.
We have all seen the astronauts as they gamboled about on the Moon's surface. After all,
it was their hour in the Sun. In 1969, we assumed that the do-all backpack provided for all
the necessities of life. Since space was "cold" the pack must also provide sufficient
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