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Steve Jobs Says From Cupertino to Tokyo But...
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Steve Jobs says you can take the thing on a plane but the maximum altitude for the thing is only 10,000 feet when you fly at 30,000 feet. hmmmm. Somethings not right.
cabin pressure at 39k feet is set to around 7,000 feet via pumped compressed air, so not to worry!
If you were in an unpressurized cabin at that height, you would be gasping for air just sitting there, eek!
Actually at 10k unpressurized, you will may pass out. Air is too thin and oxygen is not plentiful.
10k feet is only 3300 metres, I've been up to 5000 metres with nothing more than coca tea to keep me going.
I know Pogue was joking that the flight takes 11 hours, not 10 hours (like Steve said), but I wonder if Pogue was talking about a commercial flight.
I'm pretty sure Jobs doesn't fly commercial.
I'm pretty sure Jobs doesn't fly commercial.
Notice the "you may"... many others require bottle oxygen specially people who live in sea level or just above sea level places...
As someone who lives really close to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, USA. This is not true. Ask the residents of Alma @ 10,578 ft, or Leadville @ 10152ft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma,_Colorado
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadville,_Colorado
Also remember, there are people who climb Mt. Everest without extra oxygen.
The real question is ... what about the hardware of the iPad restricts what altitude is supported?
Again, see the quote... it says MAY someone from the coast will have a hard time.
Edit - It seems MR software didn't do a correct editing.
Fair enough. It wasn't there when I quoted your post
.Given take off and landing where you can't use the device he's right.
Fair enough. It wasn't there when I quoted your post
Yeah, I did a quick edit when I realized it was a mistake, but apparently MR server hiccuped and my post looks like a bad mixture of the old and new
If the cabin pressure on your next flight is 30,000 feet then you've got bigger problems than a non-functioning iPad to worry about.
Actually, you wouldn't have any problems to worry about. Your family, planning and paying for your funeral might though.
Actually, you wouldn't have any problems to worry about. Your family, planning and paying for your funeral might though.
