Re: The Doucet Theory on Pumpkin's with SplitPersonalities
I agree with Diana, however, I'm having a hard time visualizing how a
"whooshing sound would suck your eye balls out".
Greg
Diana Doucet wrote:
> Glenn,
>
> If there were no air or gas in a pumpkin then the
> cavity would be a vacuum, like outer space. The air
> pressure would be equal to atmospheric pressure which
> is 14.7 psi. That would equate to a crushing force of
> hundreds of thousands of pounds exerted on the
> pumpkin. If you cut the pumpkin open, the whooshing
> sound would suck your eyeballs out!
>
> The pumpkin must be filled with air or gas or it would
> implode. I believe air which is a gas, does permeate
> the shell; fungus spores, bacteria and molds can not.
>
> diana
>
> --- Glenn Needham <sven@magma.ca> wrote:
> > Diana and list.
> >
> > While the topic is very interesting I believe that
> > their is NO air inside a
> > pumpkin.
> > Just because there is a space does not mean there is
> > air in it when it is a
> > sealed "growing" fruit.
> > In my experience air is the enemy to the seed cavity
> > and that the seed
> > cavity is indeed a void until a fatal crack or split
> > occurs allowing air and
> > airborne bacteria inside promoting rot.
> >
> > Glenn
>
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