Topic: Cabin Pressure

Research suggests that the risk of COVID-19 transmission on airplanes is low due to HEPA filters and rapid air cycling every 2-3 minutes. The mechanics of aircraft pressurization involve fresh air entering from the front and being managed by outflow valves in the tail cone. Despite public skepticism, the airflow in a cabin creates the equivalent of seven feet of separation between passengers.

Curry recalls a British Airways first-class flight where he learned it takes nine minutes to boil a soft-boiled egg at an 8,000-foot cabin pressure altitude. The conversation shifts to the current economic state of Russia and the "out of control" behavior of the children of Russian oligarchs. Dvorak mentions that some neighborhoods are now conducting character checks on potential residents to avoid the trouble associated with this new generation of wealthy Russians.