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by Simon Gardner,
minimalist, lateral thinker
The
"reverse wind chill factor" (ie space is a vacuum), means there is
nothing to convect your body temperature away which means even though it's very
cold, this wouldn't kill you.
Your skin is enough the prevent the low pressure from making your bodily fluids boil.
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Your skin is enough the prevent the low pressure from making your bodily fluids boil.
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Human
Body in a Vacuum
If you don't hold your breath, you're likely to survive uninjured for about 30 seconds. If you do hold your breath, you're like to suffer lung damage from the pressure differential.
One way or another lack of oxygen will be what gets you first.
If you do have breathing apparatus of some sort (that is designed so as not to over-pressurise your lungs) then you could probably last quite a while but it definitely wouldn't be good for your health. It might even be sunburn that kills you.
If you don't hold your breath, you're likely to survive uninjured for about 30 seconds. If you do hold your breath, you're like to suffer lung damage from the pressure differential.
One way or another lack of oxygen will be what gets you first.
If you do have breathing apparatus of some sort (that is designed so as not to over-pressurise your lungs) then you could probably last quite a while but it definitely wouldn't be good for your health. It might even be sunburn that kills you.
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