Imagine that you are going on an airplane trip in an unpressurized plane. You are bringing aboard an air-filled pillow that you have inflated fully. Predict what will happen when you try to use the pillow while the plane is at cruising altitude.

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matt101 · Answer

On the ground, the air pressure inside and outside the pillow balance one another. Atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude, so in an unpressurized plane, the air-filled pillow may explode because the air pressure inside it outweighs the external pressure.

badsheep · Answer

nothing good I can guess

aaronq · Answer

may or may not explode, but it's volume will definitely increase.