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Science In space, will you boil or freeze, sudden exposure to vaccum

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cheecken0
post Oct 12 2011, 03:59 PM

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QUOTE(Gamatatsu0207 @ Oct 12 2011, 03:25 PM)
never been to the space....so dunno... tongue.gif
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bro, save your breath if you have nothing constructive to say.



I would suppose that fluids which are exposed to the external environment would start to boil as per what you say, eg (saliva, stomach acid, etc.)

While one may try to hold his/her breath when that happens, the sudden expansion of gases in the respiratory system will force its way out, thus creating said scenario.

On the other hand, outer dry skin will freeze and decay. Blood may burst out, but will not boil unless it is outside of the body, due to the closed capillary system.



In other words, freezing on the outside, hot in the inside (if the blood came bursting out of your alveoli). Comments?

 

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