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Air quality i assume, i started leaving it open after getting a CO2 meter in my room. Having a larger volume of air to pull from, massively reduces the CO2 level in your room. My morning level went from 2500+ ppm down to ~700ppm. If you have plants it probably helps a lot too.
Idk if thats what these "experts" are talking about but thats just my experience.
But I bet all that extra CO2 helps you be sleepy.
You're thinking of CO, increased CO2 in the blood (which when dissolved becomes CO3+) causes increased anxiety and too much triggers suffocation panic. That's why you can breathe in basically any other gas and just shut down calmly, but CO2 will have you scrambling.
That's because the human body does not have a system to detect how much oxygen is in the blood, it only detects how much carbon dioxide is in the blood. When you hold your breath and feel the need to breath it is not caused by a lack of oxygen, but from a buildup of CO2.
That is why odorless gases are so dangerous. If there's no oxygen in the gas you are breathing but also no CO2 the body thinks "this is fine" until you pass out.
This sounds a lot like an issue that can be solved by slightly opening a window
It snowed last night. I'm not opening any windows at night until June
Yup, it's freak storm season, and still cold AF at night
Just tilt it? Or have vents
I have central air in my apartment. It's dropping to below freezing at night right now. I'm not running my heater at night while also having a window blowing freezing cold air into my apartment.
Or an open door is also no big deal
There are quite a few people that close their windows and doors airtight.
Especially in the city 🚓🚑🚒🏍️
Room plants don't even make a dent compared to the amount of CO2 a human exhales.
Yeah, looks like you are right. I didnt expect it to be super much, but also expected it to be more than what is basically nothing.
Would be pretty cool but i guess dats not how it do be working :(
They're still helpful for air quality, just not regarding CO2
cool trick the experts don't want you to know about, just open your windows.
Ah, that refreshing sub zero air
mmm frozen window syndrome, my beloved
Keep in mind that most plants only process co2 by day but there are some exceptions, afaik Sansevieria. But depending on the volume of you bedroom I would also recommend to leave the door a bit open to keep co2 levels at bay.
Huh, did not know that. Damn, even nature has 9-5 jobs.
But plants need light to convert CO2. At night they actually use up oxygen. Those ungrateful pricks.
Vents on doors fixes this too