Website review: Human Body in a Vacuum
Someone discovered this in Astronomy
•49 reviews since Jul 29, 2004
astronomy, space, science
•imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/...
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joemayer rated 23 months ago- Interesting. What's likely to happen to a human being if exposed to the vacuum of space...
- a-one rated 24 months ago
- Interesting. Must remember not to try it sometime.
- Benway68 rated 24 months ago
- The next question is... how many people have actually pondered this question?
- wlblakeshaw rated 25 months ago
- But don't inhale before you jump into space, though!
- tugteen rated 25 months ago
- you can survive in space if you can hold your breath. that is so cool!
- tulsigirl rated 26 months ago
- How would the unprotected human body react to the vacuum of outer space? Would it inflate to bursting? or would it not? or would just the interior gases hyperinflate?
- karly rated 26 months ago
- Okay UGH! Like I wanted to visualize that? 'GaG'
- FLR rated 27 months ago
From the page:
"The Question"
(Submitted June 03, 1997)
How would the unprotected human body react to the vacuum of outer space? Would it inflate to bursting? or would it not? or would just the interior gases hyperinflate? We are also relating this to short-term exposure only. This question primarily relates to the pressure differential problems. Temperature or radiation considerations would be interesting as well.
The question arose out of a discussion of the movie 2001. When Dave "blew" himself into the airlock from the pod without a helmet, should he have "blown up" or is there "no difference" as shown in the movie correct?"
- noughtagroos rated 27 months ago
This image from Total Recall is not, in fact, representative
of what happens when you prance
around Mars without a space suit You don't actually blow up in a vacuum
And you could even survive
A minute or two
In the freezing hell of space
If you DON'T hold your breath
Good to know these things...
Uh....
What other myths might Hollywood be pushing on us?
