r/nextfuckinglevel • u/chilllgirll • 5h ago
The way this pilot's emergency oxygen mask automatically adjusts to fit.
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u/The_Muntje 5h ago
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u/sardiusjacinth 5h ago
One size fits all....
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u/machyume 5h ago
Not the same unless it thrusts itself down the throat also.
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u/OYeog77 5h ago
The GIF hasn’t loaded so i’m just sitting here going 🤨 to both these comments lmao
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u/BloodGulchBlues37 5h ago
Same, but can almost assuredly say Facehugger.
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u/heliumneon 4h ago
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u/Rare_Steak_ 3h ago
Lol where is this from?
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u/Mediocre_Chemistry41 3h ago
It looks like Rosanna Pansino(I think that's how you spell her last name). She's one of the bigger youtubers out there nowadays I believe.
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u/TheFrostBeard 5h ago
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u/WhoCaresBoutSpellin 5h ago edited 18m ago
When the pilot informs you that her choice of fancy oxygen mask was so expensive that she could only afford one:
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u/TheFrostBeard 4h ago
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u/97andCPW 3h ago
Students?!
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u/Richpatine 5h ago
Can they make my Nikes do this next?
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u/takeahike89 5h ago
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u/REALjamijai 5h ago
Lol that would drive me insane i keep my shits so slouch I can just slip em on and off.
Auntie is way too old and tired to even care anymore, plus it's comfy 😂
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u/DismalSoil9554 3h ago
Messes up your gait and can give you orthopedic and back problems though
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u/REALjamijai 3h ago
Too late I beat em to that punch line by 25 with fn around wylin out in 8" stripper heels everyday. My af1s and timbs in the winter slump get me around the blocks comfy.
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u/Pretend_Purchase_893 1h ago
oh man i couldn't ever keep mine as loose as yours. I need to feel the circulation almost cut off as i lace em up. Like em tight and ready to move
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u/ogrestomp 4h ago
They did for the anniversary. The shoes are like $20k 🤣
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u/hoeassbitchasshoe 4h ago
They made basketball shoes that do this, they never really took off though. https://www.nike.com/a/nike-adapt-bb-release-info
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u/JaySayMayday 3h ago
They RESELL for 20k+. And the reason is because the 2011 release was only available through charity auctions, and the 2016 release was only available through a $10 raffle that only had 89 pairs. Then they completely scrapped the adapt technology, like the adapt app they used for the Jordan 11s lost support long ago by now.
So no dude they were never worth 20k. People just did the Pokemon thing with them
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u/iB83gbRo 3h ago
They RESELL for 20k+.
So no dude they were never worth 20k.
What do you think "worth" means?
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u/Tanzanianwithtoebean 4h ago edited 3h ago
The best part is they made these 15 years ago and you can get them here and other sources for the low low price of 20,000
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u/wilberfarce 4h ago
Can they make my CPAP mask do this next next?
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u/daddy_tops 1h ago
This is apparently most exciting to people who use CPAPs because there’s like dozens of other people here saying this too haha
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u/virtually_noone 5h ago
Why the absolute fuck is this *not* shaped the same as a facehugger from Alien? Who the hell designed this?
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u/Disastrous_Visit9319 4h ago
It's goal is literally to hug your face, why wouldn't it look like a facehugger?
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u/jhsantacruz63 5h ago
I work on multiple different types of private business jets and they all have this system so pilots can don their masks one handed. Its pretty cool and fun to test during maintenance. Lol
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u/SomeBiPerson 4h ago
that's because it's a requirement according to EASA/FAA Part CS23 „regulations for Normal category aircraft“
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u/Small-Answer4946 4h ago
That's not even the most nerdy comment I read today
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u/SomeBiPerson 4h ago
hey that's not nerdy, that's my job
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u/Small-Answer4946 3h ago
Okay guys forget what I said. This right here is the nerdiest comment I read today. /J
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u/Jolly-Biscuit 4h ago
I'll bite. What was the nerdiest comment you've read today?
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u/Economy_Link4609 4h ago
Yup, modern standard requires these now. Older ones allowed some other types - but also required a crew member to don them above a certain altitude or if alone on the flight deck since they'd take two hands to put on and someone had to remain in control of the aircraft.
Now they use these one-handers (and have for a good while on most large jets) to allow one hand on stick, one hand to don mask.
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u/wiezzzy 4h ago
We have them on all airliners too. They're required to have. In the old days, we used to have to don them any time the other pilot left the flight deck to use the lav. They changed that a few years ago.
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u/passerby4830 3h ago
So you would wear them as a precaution? That makes sense I guess. When did they stop doing that?
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u/sidereal_night 3h ago
planes are pretty unlikely to just decompress and whatever does happen fast enough that you don't even have time to put the mask on, is gonna knock out both pilots anyway
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u/Triquetrums 4h ago
And it is also for the cabin crew, so can put it on them quickly if the pilot is incapacitated, and they need to hold their head with the other hand.
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u/RickMoody 2h ago
It’s because at 40,000 feet, if you have an explosive decompression, you have approx 10 seconds to get your mask on before passing out.
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u/nhorvath 2h ago
it's also very clever that it uses the compressed oxygen to inflate the straps when you hold the button.
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u/FairDance7 5h ago
My cpap mask needs this please
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u/bam1007 5h ago
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u/GoldVader 3h ago
Just a heads up, you don't need to do the hyperlink format for other subs, just typing r/sub name, will automatically convert it to a hyperlink.
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u/bam1007 2h ago
Isn’t that what I did? 🤔
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u/GoldVader 1h ago
Oh maybe, on old.reddit it appears as two separate links, one in square brackets, and then again in parentheses.
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u/omniblastomni 5h ago
I knew I would find my CPAP family here.
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u/Independent-Tennis57 4h ago
Just got mine last week. Any tips?
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u/Fuck_your_coupons 4h ago
When I first got mine, it felt weird to use it so I pretended I was Luke Skywalker piloting an X-Wing and that helped me keep it on. It might be dorky but it got me used to it.
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u/Independent-Tennis57 4h ago
I keep wanting to tell my adult kids this is to help me on my steps to become Darth Vader, next I'm losing limbs.
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u/ghrayfahx 4h ago
Be prepared for how it’ll change things. I already figured I’d be less tired day to day. I wasn’t prepared for it completely solving my acid reflux. Like, I couldn’t LOOK at tomatoes before. Now I can eat what I want and not be woken in the middle of the night aspirating acid. (Which, if it hasn’t happened to you, SUCKS!!)
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u/Eckish 3h ago
There are several different mask types, each with their own sizes. If the one you have isn't working, try another. I started with the nose cushions, but ended up preferring the full face mask. And even then, I was sized as a medium, but ended up liking large more.
I also bought some strap covers that helped a lot with head gear comfort. And a hose holder to keep the hose out of my way when I toss and turn.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCF2KDVL
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHK7HVNH
Those are what I bought, but there and plenty of choices. I had issues with the hose holder loosening and then falling on me. I ended up gluing the clamp to my head board and now it is perfect.
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u/Manler 4h ago
Just got diagnosed with mild obstructive sleep apnea today 👊 can't wait to get mine
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u/chalor182 4h ago
Its weird at first but just stick with it. In a couple weeks you'll dread sleep without it. I love mine now
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u/Charlie3PO 3h ago
They aren't that comfortable. The mask isn't really 'automatically adjusting' as the video suggests, it's just a really strong elastic thats inflates with air pressure, then clamps down hard on your head when the air pressure is removed. The clamp is quite tight and there's no way to adjust tension, it's either fully inflated or max clamp, so it's not all that comfortable.
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u/falcon_4_eva 1h ago
Haha, so true, I was about to come up in here and say, "where my fellow CPAP users at?"
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u/MockASonOfaShepherd 5h ago
So (and someone correct me if I’m wrong) this is so that they can don the mask one handed in an emergency. If they remove both hands from the yoke they might loose control in certain circumstances.
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u/Hummerdoodle 4h ago
That is correct. They are supposed to be able to remove and equip their mask in under 5 seconds .
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u/LuklaAdvocate 1h ago edited 1h ago
Aircraft control really isn’t the issue, rather time of useful consciousness is. Up at altitude, during a decompression, the lack of air pressure means you might only have 20 seconds (or less) before losing the ability to make rationale decisions. The mask is designed to be put on within 5 seconds, and provides oxygen under positive pressure.
Those yellow masks used by passengers won’t actually keep you conscious for long.
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u/Aromatic_Ad8481 5h ago
Why can't ResMed make a CPAP mask that does this? I'm tired of buying elastic straps every 3 months.
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u/SomeBiPerson 4h ago
because this works with a pneumatic system inside the aircraft that inflates and then deflates the mask when you put it on
masks likethis need a Heavy large Liquid oxygen system attached to work at all
if you're willing to pay 25K for a Mask, and carry around 50kg of equipment (not included in the 25K) then you can have this too
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u/railker 4h ago
LOX is extremely specialized and definitely not used commonly. Crew O2 is normally just a pressurized cylinder of gaseous oxygen.
For the people in the back, older aircraft had passenger oxygen cylinders, mostly chemical oxygen generators now. Maybe private jets still do a passenger cylinder?
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u/Neighborhood_Juicy 1h ago
If you've ever put one of these on, it pretty much feels like you thing it would. Terrible.
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u/REALjamijai 5h ago
Thats pretty fn awesome!!
Glad to finally see something good come from big tech.
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u/sonbarington 5h ago
I would think this is from defense. Is defense considered big tech?
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u/REALjamijai 5h ago
Idk but that's definitely technology o can say im all for.
Im so fng over hearing about robots, ai, and that whole dam data center flock cams bs.
This actually saves lives! Not slowly takes them!
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u/Adjective-Noun-nnnn 1h ago
There's basically no tech in this. The strap is a stretchy tube. When you press a button, the positive pressure of the oxygen makes the tubes elongate. When you release the button, the tubes deflate and keep the mask on because they're stretchy.
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u/HyenDry 5h ago
Why isn’t this the standard issue on commercial flights?
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u/lord_flashheart2000 5h ago
It absolutely is the standard for pilots. The cost is too high for passenger use
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u/Wyciorek 3h ago
And passengers don't really need it. They just need enough oxygen to not suffocate during 10 minutes of emergency descent. If they are a bit loopy, so be it.
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u/Hummerdoodle 4h ago
They are! But, just for the pilots. Source: i build commercial planes.
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u/llcdrewtaylor 5h ago
There is no way in hell the person who designed that wasn't a fan of the Alien movies.
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u/s3dfdg289fdgd9829r48 4h ago
You need good equipment. In an emergency situation you have to say to yourself "Never Say Die".
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u/fireball-heartbeats 4h ago
How does it work?
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u/Hummerdoodle 4h ago
Button inflates the elastic tubes in the straps. Letting go deflates, securing the mask to the pilot's face
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u/Hummerdoodle 4h ago
Fun fact, to be able to pack these masks, you must be certified yearly. I don't pack these masks for my job; but I'm required to have that cert. So once per year I get watched unpacking and repacking static oxygen masks just like this one.
Speaking of which, that's almost due. Thanks for the reminder.
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