........inside with the windows up?
I've slept in my car plenty of times in the winter time with the windows rolled up and obviously I've never suffocated........but I've heard that people can suffocate in the trunk........What is it that makes a trunk airtight, but not the the car (windows rolled up)??
2007-05-09 15:11:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Lets assume that the car is not running.
2007-05-09 15:13:29 · update #1
HEY!!!! Even though the car space is bigger, wouldn't you eventually breathe up all the air? Just like in an elevator, if you were trapped inside for a long time.
2007-05-09 15:21:01 · update #2
I think its the carbon monoxide that kills them, not suffocation.
2007-05-09 15:14:23 · answer #1 · answered by RiverGirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to see a documented case on that one. I've been working on and restoring cars for over 50 years and have never seen one that didn't have a drain hole of some kind somewhere in the trunk. Besides very few trunks are sealed from the interior all that well either. Usually just a piece of cardboard and insulation mat seperating them.
2007-05-09 15:20:16 · answer #2 · answered by mustanger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, because the car has more air than the trunk...you are taking up way too much space for air and basically you're breathing in warm air...err whatever it is that you breathe out. obviously inside the car is more roomy. except if it's too hot inside with the car windows rolled up you'll eventually suffocate also
2007-05-09 15:15:18 · answer #3 · answered by Daft 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't think trunks are airtight, and the rest of the car definitely isn't. Try sitting in a parking lot in the winter with the engine off after having your heat on. It'll get cold very quickly.
2007-05-09 15:17:15 · answer #4 · answered by HobbesMom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vents inside the car make it not airtight. Thats why spiders, mice, snakes, and other critters can get in your car. I've seen it all because I've worked in the service department of a car dealership, and people come in with the craziest things.
I just looked at all the questions you've asked, and this is definately an obsession for you. You should get help from a professional.
2007-05-09 15:16:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I assume the reason for this is because a trunk is a much smaller space and it's a lot harder for air to seep through any cracks with the trunk shut. The reason you're not going to suffocate in a car is because there's much more space and plenty of places for extra air to seep through.
2007-05-09 15:14:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The trunk of a car is air tight and so there is every possibility of suffocation.
But, the inside of a car has air conditioning system.so it allows the internal air to go out and the out side air come in.
Even though the car is not running there is passage for this air.So no suffocation.more over there are gear handle, accelerator and brake.though they have rubber cups covering they are not air tight.
2007-05-09 15:19:39 · answer #7 · answered by Radhakrishna( prrkrishna) 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you had some bad experience or something? Because you asked this question more than two times, or at least having to do with it. You suffocate in the trunk because there's no room and you become desperate and your mind causes illusions and you can't breathe.
2007-05-09 15:15:46 · answer #8 · answered by Dr. J 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the only way you can suffocate in the trunk is if there is a bag over your face the trunk of a car is not air tight
2007-05-09 15:16:41 · answer #9 · answered by big t 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The inside of the car is ventilated. The trunk is not.
2007-05-09 15:16:17 · answer #10 · answered by Firespider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because their is air circulating in the car, but not any in the trunk.
2007-05-09 15:18:25 · answer #11 · answered by KatieBaby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋