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.
If you had to design the perfect organism for surviving and thriving at high altitude, what characteristics would you give this organism? Remember that some advantageous may come at a cost. For example, breathing more redirects blood flow to your respiratory muscles, taking away blood flow from your leg muscles which reduces your exercise capacity!
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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
