the thought of waking up and one day the air is just so thick with carbon that I just gasp in confusion and struggle to breathe until I pass out and die is really comforting when I'm already so terrified of death
Carbon dioxide will kill you in other ways long before you can suffocate on it!
Realistically other pollutants like sulfur dioxide are the bigger hazard if you're worried about toxicity, and it can present a serious risk at just a few parts per million!yeah I know because if CO2 gets to the point I describe I will simply not "wake up" to those conditions but boy all that is really comforting I tell you what
No, no, you would choke on CO2. CO2 is the one and only gas you can suffocate on and actually feel it, because checking to see if you are getting rid of your internal CO2 is how your body actually knows it's choking. CO2 isn't actually very harmful directly though, and is only really a concern if there's so much in the air that it displaces the oxygen (see other inert gasses like nitrogen, helium). There is a slight cognitive drop in high concentrations, but generally not any lasting damage even at much higher concentrations than we have.
Currently, there's like less than 1/10th of a percent CO2 in our atmosphere. The best way to limit your "exposure" to it is just to open a window now and then so it doesn't build up if you're inside. Fresh air does actually slightly improve things, it's not just boomer speak.
There is is a slight cognitive drop in high concentrations
Starts at about 600ppm, iirc. Office buildings can get into the thousands.🎉
a whole bunch of continuously updated climate data visualizations on this dude's site btw
boy I sure love winter! so toasty and warm!
