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Human body in a vaccum
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Krapou
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:50 pm    Post subject: Human body in a vaccum Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No explosive decompression? No instant space-cicles? Bummer. Crying or Very sad

So much for a cool death in the vacuum of space. Guess I'll have to shoot them with the Superlaser... Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow! Really an interesting article. I always went for *SPLAT!!!* Seems I was wrong!
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Death after a matter of minutes??? Seems wayy to long... i figured it would be a few roundss at most..
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yup, the infamous Bith-bang! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool. Now I can finally prove to my PCs that I was right all along...
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, well ANYONE who's ever read "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" knew that... Rolling Eyes


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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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PostPosted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's alright, my dear. Come on over here and we'll educate you... Razz
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's not a true test. They had a towel! Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, but that advantage was mitigated by being forced to endure Vogon poetry... Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Ok, lesson 2: Who is this George Lukas everybody seems to be so excited about?
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