1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to brain stuff These podcast. Hi Martiall brain A 2 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: submarine is a big, sealed tube that contains lots of 3 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: people and a limited air supply. Three things have to 4 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: happen to keep the air breathable. First, oxygen has to 5 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 1: be replenished as it's consumed. People suffocate if the percentage 6 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: of oxygen in the air falls too low. Second, carbon 7 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: dioxide must be removed from the air. Third, the moisture 8 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: that we exhale in our breath must be removed. Most 9 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: of the oxygen comes from an oxygen generator, which creates 10 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: oxygen from the electrolysis of water. In an emergency, oxygen 11 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: can also come from pressurized tanks or some sort of 12 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 1: oxygen canister. Carbon dioxide can be removed from the air 13 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: chemically using soda line. The carbon dioxide is trapped in 14 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: the soda line by a chemical reaction. The moisture can 15 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: be removed by a d human to fire. This prevents 16 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: it from condensing inside the ship. For more on this 17 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: and thousands of other topics, go to how stuff works 18 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: dot com. M