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That sounds like something from a Mel Brooks script.

The pilot was not impaired, the pilot was monitored constantly by a pulse oximeter, and the same pilot has flown test and actual jump flights to 41,000' on many occasions while having to operate the aircraft within a 5 mile radius and maintain exact altitudes in this RVSM environment. This pilot has likely more time at 41,000' unpressurized than anyone on the planet, could be wrong. Also, oxygen saturation at 41K on 100%, pressure breathing oxygen is actually higher that oxygen saturation on a normal jump from 15,000', which we have documented.

First and second, first and second Go together like they're one amendment This I tell you brother You can't have one without the....other.

Especially being a fuzzy one, it's only some people. Just like altitude chambers hit some people faster than others. Wendy P.

Meh. Millions of Americans have shown that they'll happily vote for morons, liars, frauds, sexual predators and con-men so long as they have (R) after their names.

In audio format, the BBC's Infinite Monkey Cage podcast features a panel of brilliant scientists chatting with brilliant comedians every week.

Here are the channels I follow which have a science/engineering slant: The Action Lab - Short science experiments. driving 4 answers - Bosnian dude covers automotive engineering with outstanding explanations. minutephysics - Short physics topics. Practical Engineering - Civil engineering, often analyzing disasters. Real Engineering - Irish dude covers assorted engineering topics. SmarterEveryDay - A must see for anyone interested in engineering. The dude gets invited to places the public can't go, e.g. a USN sub on active duty at the North Pole, probably owing to incredibly friendly, knowledgable personality. He worked as an engineer for the defense industry, and last I knew was working toward PhD. Steve Mould - UK dude covers assorted engineering topics and does his own experiments. Technology Connections - If it is something you encounter in your daily life, he covers it. Tom Scott -UK dude covers assorted topics, and some involve engineering, in his travels Tech Ingredients - Dude has huge home lab and probably spends more money than any other channel, doing incredibly complex experiments involving chemistry/engineering/physics, often with his adult sons. He is cagey about his identity, but after watching all his videos, I finally figured it out. He is an MD. Veritasium - Physics PhD with Australian background. Physics/engineering topics. SciShow - Short topics on cutting edge science, with a new video almost every day. Applied Science - Only occasionally puts out videos, very lab focused. 3Blue1Brown - Purely mathematics focused. The most pleasant speaking voice imaginable, and the most amazing moving graphics to show the concepts. The math prof I wish I'd had in engineering school.

Thanks for that. For purists, can you recommend anyone for gobbledygook without the engineering?

Mark Rober is good for engineering without the gobbledygook.

I never really got into any of that twitter/facebook stuff, but lately I've been reading things by Sabine Hossenfelder who's been a breath of fresh air and good for science. She also has a youtube channel called Science Without the Gobbledygook, which was much needed - I just wish she came around a little sooner. Some of her humor is a little cheesy at times, but the nerd in me thinks it's kind of cute in a weird way. Also, I haven't read much of his stuff, but enjoy watching interviews with Roger Penrose. For some reason the guy's just hilarious to me and I like how he thinks. I recently came across a video where he had a debate with Sabine and Michio Kaku about abandoning multiverse theory, which was kind of interesting/funny. I also like watching interviews by Lex Friedman. He's a weird dude, but has a long guestlist of top talent in select fields. Any other reccomendations would be appreciated.

This is not true, even with the best oxygen delivery system. Even you said it was at the edge of what is possible, because it isn't possible for us to expect to be coherent at those altitudes, even pilots.

Not quite the right context, but "as God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly,"