At sea level we are under 15.8 pounds of pressure per square inch of our body. This is the equivalent of a 16 pound bowling ball at every inch of our body. Describe why we are not overcome by the pressure of the atmosphere? What experiment in our course relates to this concept?

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I'm not sure on this question. My gues is that the air inside our bodies so kind of balances out the pressure outside so we are not overcome by it.

I think it is 14.7 lbs per square inch at sea level and not 15.8 but I also think your guess is a good one.