So, I have some Project Hail Mary science questions for anyone more knowledgable in science than me.
What is up with the Hail Maryās air, and why is it completely oxygen? Rocky only gives Grace O2 for his atmosphere, which means his sample would literally only be oxygen, however Iām pretty sure that too much oxygen can be dangerous. Looking it up the ISSās air is 21% oxygen and 79% nitrogen. However, we know that canāt be the case because nitrogen is extremely deadly to Taumeoba, so the first Taumeoba leak in the book would have never been possible. Is there an actual explanation for this?
This might just be me misunderstanding things, but is Rockyās atmosphere really 29 times heavier than Earthās atmosphere? When going to catch the first cylinder Grace mentions that the Hail Mary is kept at .4 atmospheres of pressure (I think). Rocky doesnāt know Earth, only the Hail Mary, so when heās comparing his and Graceās atmosphere he isnāt comparing Erid and Earthās atmosphere, but rather the Hail Maryās lower pressure with Erid making Rockyās atmospheric pressure larger than it actually is.
Does anyone have good answers for this, or did Weir just make a mistake?