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Krapou
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Well, I often asked myself what are the effects of an exposition to a vaccum.
Here is an answer from the NASA :
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970603.html
So, no freezing, no explosion, but a rapid loss of consciousness (and obviously death from the lack of air after some minutes...) |
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Pel
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No explosive decompression? No instant space-cicles? Bummer. 
So much for a cool death in the vacuum of space. Guess I'll have to shoot them with the Superlaser... 
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Chandra Mindarass
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Wow! Really an interesting article. I always went for *SPLAT!!!* Seems I was wrong!
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garhkal
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Death after a matter of minutes??? Seems wayy to long... i figured it would be a few roundss at most..
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masque
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Rounds being 5 seconds? Hell no. Humans are pretty resilient. Now, if you have a species used to a much higher atmospheric pressure, then you can get some of the more gruesome effects.
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Chandra Mindarass
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Yup, the infamous Bith-bang! 
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beaumont sebos
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Cool. Now I can finally prove to my PCs that I was right all along...
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Jedi Skyler
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Yeah, well ANYONE who's ever read "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" knew that... 
8) 8) 8)
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Chandra Mindarass
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| Quote: | | Yeah, well ANYONE who's ever read "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" knew that... |
Outing myself as a cultural savage again!
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Jedi Skyler
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That's alright, my dear. Come on over here and we'll educate you...  |
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Pel
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That's not a true test. They had a towel!
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Jedi Skyler
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| Yes, but that advantage was mitigated by being forced to endure Vogon poetry... |
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Chandra Mindarass
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| Quote: | | Come on over here and we'll educate you... |
Ok, lesson 2: Who is this George Lukas everybody seems to be so excited about?
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