What happens to your body at the top of Mount Everest - Andrew Lovering
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If you teleported from sea level to the top of Mount Everest, things would go bad fast. At an altitude of 8,848 meters, you would likely suffocate in minutes. However, for people that make this journey over the course of a month, it’s possible to survive at the peak for hours. So what happens in our bodies that allows us to endure this incredible altitude? Andrew Lovering investigates.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Andrew Lovering
- Director Vitalii Nebelskyi, and action creative agency
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Storyboard Artist Alexandra Bolotova
- Animator Alexandra Bolotova, Vitalii Nebelskyi, Volodymyr Boiko
- Art Director Vitalii Nebelskyi
- Composer Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
- Sound Designer Amanda P.H. Bennett, cAMP Studio
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Producer Anna Bechtol
- Associate Producer Abdallah Ewis
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
Cheney Munson
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The benefits of acclimating to high altitude are lost after returning to sea level. Will scientists discover unique ways of tricking the body into acclimatizing without being at high altitude?
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Reza khoshbakht
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yeah they can use some ligands to stimulate the receptors responsible for initial response to high altitude at sea level height.
