Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
The air presses on us with about . A person's body has a surface area of about . How big is the total force of the air on the body? Why is the person not crushed?
In a liquid, at a depth . Water: . Total pressure air pressure () . A liquid passes a pressure on equally (Pascal's law).
Pressure thrust area, , in pascals (). .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Force. .
Step 2. Why not crushed. The blood and other fluids inside the body push outward with an equal pressure, so the forces balance.
Answer: About , balanced by the pressure inside the body.
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