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They say in the space there is a vacume. And we all know how strong vacume is, and we have expirienced its emence force. But then it doesnt make any sence, how the great vacume of whole galaxy doesnt suck up air around the earth!?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Yea that makes sense. So the reason plastic bottle squishes when you forcefuly pull air from it, is not because vacum sucks bottle walls from the inside, but because suraunding air is pushing it from the outside. Tnx for answer!