"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet."

"兩萬英尺的噩夢"。

Arguably one of the most iconic episodes

可以說是最經典的劇情之一。

of the show ever made,

的節目有史以來。

it stars William Shatner as a:

它由威廉-夏特納主演。

Clip: Portrait of a frightened man:

片段：一個受驚的人的肖像。

Mr. Robert Wilson.

Mr. Robert Wilson.

Narrator: Bob sees a gremlin on the wing of the plane

旁白：鮑勃看到飛機的機翼上有個小精靈

and decides the only possible solution to the problem

並決定問題的唯一可能解決辦法

is to steal the air marshal's gun, open the emergency exit,

是偷空警的槍，打開緊急出口。

and shoot the thing.

並拍攝的東西。

Clearly, this scene is complete fantasy.

顯然，這一幕完全是幻想。

And I'm not talking about the gremlin.

我說的不是那個小精靈

There are a couple of reasons

有幾個原因

why you can't open an airplane door mid-flight.

為什麼你不能在飛行中打開飛機門？

The first being: It's locked.

第一個是。它的鎖定。

But there's another big factor

但還有一個重要因素

that "The Twilight Zone" seems to ignore,

"暮光之城 "似乎忽略了這一點。

and that's physics.

這就是物理學。

Let's consult our first completely reliable source,

讓我們諮詢一下我們第一個完全可靠的來源。

the episode's IMDb "Goofs" page.

該劇集的IMDb "Goofs "頁面。

It says the plane Shatner's flying in

上面說夏特納坐的飛機是什麼？

is either a twin-engined Convair

是雙引擎的Convair

or a four-engined Douglas DC-6 or DC-7.

或四引擎的道格拉斯DC-6或DC-7。

All of which would have been pressurized.

所有這些都會被加壓。

The higher a plane flies,

飛機飛得越高。

the lower the air pressure outside.

外面的氣壓越低。

And the lower the air pressure, the harder it is to breathe.

而氣壓越低，呼吸越困難。

That's because the air is thinner the higher you go.

那是因為越往上走空氣越稀薄。

The molecules are literally farther apart.

分子從字面上看相距較遠。

So there are fewer oxygen molecules

所以氧分子較少

in every breath you breathe

一呼一吸

and less pressure diffusing that oxygen

和較小的壓力擴散的氧氣

into your bloodstream.

進入你的血液中。

Over 18,000 feet above sea level,

海平面以上18000英尺。

and our bodies just aren't able to absorb enough

而我們的身體卻無法吸收足夠的能量。

to keep us functioning.

來維持我們的運作。

That's why planes are pressurized to mimic conditions

這就是為什麼飛機會被加壓以模擬條件的原因

about 8,000 feet above sea level.

大約在海平面以上8000英尺。

It's a nice middle ground that lowers

這是一個很好的中間地帶，降低了。

the oxygen in our blood by only about 4%,

我們血液中的氧氣只有4%左右。

which is not enough to really affect how we function.

這還不足以真正影響我們的功能。

Modern airlines fly at about 36,000 feet above sea level.

現代航空公司的飛行高度約為海平面36000英尺。

If they weren't pressurized, it would cause delirium

如果不加壓的話，就會導致精神錯亂

in seconds and knock you out in under a minute.

在幾秒鐘內把你擊倒在一分鐘內。

And the difference between the inside of the plane

和飛機內部的區別

and the outside can be huge.

和外面的人可以是巨大的。

Which is exactly where the doors come in.

這正是門的作用。

Inside the cabin, 8 pounds of pressure

機艙內，8磅的壓力

push against every square inch of surface area.

對每一平方英寸的表面積進行推。

The typical passenger door is about 6 feet tall

典型的乘客門高約6英尺

by 3 1/2 feet wide.

3.5英尺寬。

So we're looking at more than 24,000 pounds of pressure

是以，我們正在尋找超過24,000磅的壓力。

bearing down on that exit.

在該出口處的方位。

The strongest man alive can deadlift only 1,102 pounds.

活著的最強壯的人只能舉起1102磅。

"But wait!" you scream at your computer screen.

"但是，等一下！"你對著電腦屏幕尖叫。

"This nightmare was at 20,000 feet, not 36,000.

"這個噩夢是在兩萬英尺，而不是三萬六千英尺。

The pressure would be lower!"

壓力會更小！"

You're right, but there's no need to yell.

你說的對，但沒必要大喊大叫。

Clip: Keep your voice down.

夾子小聲點

Bob: I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

鮑勃：對不起，對不起。

Narrator: The pressure would be lower,

旁白：壓力會降低

but still too much for a person to overcome,

但對一個人來說，還是太難克服了。

even William Shatner.

威廉-夏特納一會兒。

And the door flying out into the inky black?

而那扇門飛出了墨色的黑色？

Practically impossible on a modern plane.

在現代飛機上實際上是不可能的。

Most passenger doors are tapered,

大多數乘客門都是錐形的。

the inner edge being wider than the outer.

內緣比外緣寬。

It's called a plug door, and it basically acts

這叫插門，它的作用基本上是

like a bathtub-drain stopper,

就像一個浴缸的排水塞。

corking the hole without falling through.

軟木塞洞而不落空。

But what if someone on your plane

但如果有人在你的飛機上

had Shatner's superhuman strength?

有夏特納的超人力量？

It could cause something called "explosive decompression."

它可能會引起所謂的 "爆炸性減壓"。

And it's the one thing "The Twilight Zone"

而這也是 "暮光之城 "的一點。

got mostly right.

得到了大部分的權利。

During an Aloha Airlines flight in 1988,

在1988年阿羅哈航空公司的一次飛行中。

a piece of the fuselage tore loose at 24,000 feet,

一塊機身在24000英尺的高度鬆動。

leaving "blue sky where the first-class ceiling had been,"

留下 "頭等艙天花板上的藍天"。

according to the captain.

據隊長說。

The chief flight attendant was instantly

空姐長當即

sucked out of the plane through that gaping hole.

通過那個缺口被吸出飛機。

Explosive decompression happens infrequently,

爆炸性減壓不常發生。

but it does happen.

但它確實發生。

A rip in the plane wall, a window cracks,

飛機壁上的一道道裂痕，一扇扇窗戶裂開。

it doesn't matter the cause.

不管是什麼原因

The huge pressure difference creates a vacuum

巨大的壓力差產生了真空

capable of shooting anything up to 1,000 pounds

能射出重達1,000磅的東西

out into the sky.

出的天空。

And that vacuum effect would last until

而這種真空效應將持續到

the pressure inside the cabin

艙內壓力

matched the pressure outside.

與外面的壓力相匹配。

So Shatner made a good call buckling himself in

所以夏特納做了一個很好的決定，把自己扣在了裡面

before opening that emergency exit.

在打開那個緊急出口之前。

If you don't live in the Twilight Zone,

如果你不是生活在 "暮光之城"。

your chances of pulling open an airplane door mid-flight

你在飛行中拉開飛機門的機會

are just as good as seeing a gremlin on the wing.

就像看到翅膀上的小精靈一樣。

So the next time you start getting nervous about it,

所以下次你開始緊張的時候。

just remind yourself:

只是提醒自己。

Bob: I'm gonna be all right.

我不會有事的。