The atmosphere is exerting a pressure of 101,325 N/m2 (= 1atm) on each of us, why are we not squashed flat?

Question

The atmosphere is exerting a pressure of 101,325 N/m2 (= 1atm) on each of us, why are we not squashed flat?

Answer 1

because our muscles are built to withstand it. evolution has made us quite capable of withstanding gravity, or else we would all be dead right?

make it a good day

Answer 2

I think that the atmospheric pressure is cancelled by the pressure our body exerts ouside.

Answer 3

Well, we breathe air and the air pressure inside us is equilivalent to the air pressure outside us so that's why we aren't crushed flat.

Answer 4

Because the pressure inside us is equalent to atmospheric pressure.

And these prdssures balance each other.

Imagine:

a sealed metallic box is filled with air with the same pressure as atmosphere. It looks ok when its in your hands . Then you submerge it very deep underwater , what happens ? It gets squeezed becouse of the pressure of the water . But if we filled it with air with enough high pressure , it wouldn't be squeezed.

We have really high pressure inside our bodies to withstand the atm.ric pressure. But i we werd thrown into open space where no pressure exist ... Imagine! We'd be blown up by our inner pressure

Answer 5

We were each formed on earth. Pressure differences equalize as quickly as possible. The first cell of your body was formed, exposed to this pressure while forming. To be simple, our bodies have the same pressure as the atmosphere.

That is why we explode when exposed to the vacuum of space. Nothing to retain the pressure in our bodies. Isn't that wonderful?! :D