Summit Brain Quotes

“The definition of ‘Summit Brain’ is a malfunctioning brain that is at high altitude and/or is hypoxic and/or is radiation exposed and/or has been exposed to Faraday cages and/or has viruses and/or has used medical oxygen and/or has used over the counter drugs and/or has been exposed to industrial pollutants and/or has been exposed to partial vacuum and/or has malnutrition and/or has long term damage from the various exposures.”
― Steven Magee

“The last thing you want during an airplane explosive decompression is for your oxygen mask not to work!”
― Steven Magee

“If you want to know what biological incompetence looks like, just take a look at high altitude professional astronomy.”
― Steven Magee

“There are serious long-term adverse health effects associated with being a high altitude worker.”
― Steven Magee

“As the new medical conditions of ‘Magee's Disease’, ‘Summit Brain’ and ‘Altitude Hypersensitivity’ become more well known and understood, I expect this will eventually lead to the removal of all astronomical industrial observatories atop Mauna Kea.”
― Steven Magee