• Question: Will we die straight away if we run out of oxygen?

    Asked by Rachael to Alex, Ali, Kerry, Philip, Theo on 17 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Alex Pool

      Alex Pool answered on 17 Nov 2014:

      You’d die very quickly yes – a good example of that is when people are being strangled in films (a dramatic example of people no longer having oxygen).

    • Photo: Philip Ratcliffe

      Philip Ratcliffe answered on 17 Nov 2014:

      Yes, how long can you hold your breath for – that’s it!

    • Photo: Alison Thomson

      Alison Thomson answered on 19 Nov 2014:

      Yes, our cells need oxygen to live!

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