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December 01, 2006
Lost In Space Without a Paddle
I always have wondered what would happen to someone that ended up in outer space without protection. I know it wouldn’t be good, but how long could one survive or would the body explode immediately? Things like this keep me up at night…
On the TV show, Battlestar Galactica, criminals are often put to death by being ejected into outer space. The visual is usually of them floating away flapping their arms – yeah right, just TV…
Well I stumbled on this site that has tons of fun fact type information and found a post that explains the whole process. Apparently, a human can live unprotected in outer space for a few minutes and fully recover if brought back in and treated immediately. Don’t believe it? Read about it and other interesting things at the Damn Interesting website.
Posted by Idea Man at December 1, 2006 05:43 PM