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Question
Measure your chest
– Take a deep breath in
– Ask your friend to measure your chest with a thread. Measurement ____________
– Now breathe out. Again ask your friend to measure your chest. Measurement ____________
– Was there any difference in the two measurements of your chest?
Solution
Measurement of chest when I take a deep breath in is 25cm.
Measurement of chest when I breathe out is 21cm.
Yes, there is a difference between the two measurements, when we breathe in the chest comes out and measures more. While we breathe out, the chest goes in and measure less.
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