The four climb out of the hatch but its connection to the " Sagarmatha " breaks under the wind and they are forced to spend the night on the " Hyperion " while low on food and oxygen reserves.
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After he clears the Andes, Fossett's ground crew plan to direct the balloon down to a breathable altitude of around 5, 200 meters ( yards ) to conserve his oxygen reserves, already down to an estimated four or five days supply from the two-week supply he started with.
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After he clears the Andes, Fossett's ground crew plan to direct the balloon down to a breathable altitude of around 17, 000 feet ( 5, 100 meters ) to conserve his oxygen reserves, already down to an estimated four or five days supply from the two-week supply he started with.
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:The level of hypoxia you are able to induce in your muscles is directly related to the amount of exercise you are able to force yourselt to do ( read : number of reps ), and eating a meal isn't going to appreciably increase that level of hypoxia : your body would decrease the blood flow to the gut if needed to increase it to your muscle, though you likely have plenty of oxygen reserve to do both .-Nunh-huh 08 : 39, 14 April 2007 ( UTC)