Altitude Quotes by Steven Magee

“Change made me the person I am.”

— Steven Magee

“I miss my invisible friend.”

— Steven Magee

“Time's up on very high altitude astronomy.”

— Steven Magee

“Are you an ‘Altidiot’?”

— Steven Magee

“Pilots have an established history of committing mass murder during their suicides.”

— Steven Magee

“Very high altitude astronomy only works by ignoring established biological science”

— Steven Magee

“Summit Lag occurs when a summit worker is kept in a permanent state of mal-acclimatization.”

— Steven Magee

“I will use science to shut down the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea.”

— Steven Magee

“Mysterious disabling illnesses will make you dependent on people.”

— Steven Magee

“It was common to drink from plastic bottles and cans in high altitude astronomy.”

— Steven Magee

“I should be dead but got smart and rebuilt my biology!”

— Steven Magee

“Mauna Kea Sickness (MKS) was a mystery that needed to be solved.”

— Steven Magee

“I was always mystified why I never saw any cases of HAPE and HACE in very high altitude workers.”

— Steven Magee

“I was never aware of any professional astronomy summit worker that had received formal industry recognized training in the safe handling of…

— Steven Magee

“I made the mistake of working at the world's largest telescopes and now show classic health degradation that is associated with that…

— Steven Magee

“It is not surprising that two of the most notorious modern mass murderers in the USA and Europe were both high altitude…

— Steven Magee

“When I managed the world’s largest telescopes atop Mauna Kea, I never knew that I would end up campaigning for their closure.”

— Steven Magee

“Developing the diagnosis and treatment of High Altitude Observatory Disease became my priority in my late forties as my health was drastically…

— Steven Magee

“I am not going to apologize for scientific discovery that prevents the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) atop Mauna Kea.”

— Steven Magee

“With the benefit of hindsight, the biggest mistake that I made in life was working in the toxic field of high altitude…

— Steven Magee

“In high altitude astronomical facilities we routinely discharged large amounts of nitrogen gas into closed spaces. We were never informed by the…

— Steven Magee

“Very high altitude extreme night shift work is a class 2A carcinogen that may result in lifelong disabling sleep disorders, high cholesterol,…

— Steven Magee

“One of my astronomy managers used to tell me that liquid nitrogen was harmless and was just liquid air. He would pour…

— Steven Magee

“I have memories from my time in high altitude astronomy of being euphoric and giddy after discharging large amounts of industrial gas…

— Steven Magee

“At the age of 45, most days in Tucson were spent feeling like I was on the summit of Mauna Kea, as…

— Steven Magee

“The field of astronomy is biologically toxic in many areas and may result in heavy metals poisoning, industrial gas injuries, chemical poisoning,…

— Steven Magee

“I noticed that I developed excessive daytime sleepiness after I started working extreme night shifts on the very high altitude summit of…

— Steven Magee

“All high altitude workers have a right to be fully informed about the complete range of environmental toxins that they are being…

— Steven Magee

“The following information really should be placed on all very high altitude job adverts and company contracts: WARNING – Very high altitude…

— Steven Magee

“I saw a guy faint at the W. M. Keck Observatory, he stepped out from the tour group and said to me…

— Steven Magee

“When the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) found out that Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were going to visit the site…

— Steven Magee

“I started to see a serious decline in health in high altitude professional astronomy. Most noticeable was the onset of constant fatigue,…

— Steven Magee

“When I worked in high altitude astronomy, the worst sickness that I experienced was not at the 13,796 feet very high altitude…

— Steven Magee

“Most professional astronomers that I know are frequent fliers.”

— Steven Magee

“ALTItude and IDIOT are combined into ALTIDIOT to form a portmanteau word.”

— Steven Magee

“Hypobaric therapy for treating human disorders is in its infancy.”

— Steven Magee

“High altitude professional astronomy is a hypoxic job.”

— Steven Magee

“COVID-19 is very similar to high altitude diseases.”

— Steven Magee

“I spent the 2022 Thanksgiving holiday researching high altitude police corruption.”

— Steven Magee

“Long COVID appears to be very similar to high altitude diseases.”

— Steven Magee