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In article <1992Nov6.153620.20391@yang.earlham.edu> eastmer@yang.earlham.edu writes:


>   You WILL however die, the reason for this is that
>   gas(most notably in this case N2) are much more soluble in liquids(blood)
>   at higher pressures.  Thus when the pressure is dropped rapidly bubbles of gas
>   will be in your blood stream where they will make their way to your heart 
>   and deprime it.(It won't pump an more)

Do you know how long that takes?
In 2001 Dave Whatshisname jumped out of his spacepod into an emergency airlock
of the Discovery, sealed it and repressured it. I think there was about 30
seconds of (near-)vacuum. Ok, he did wear a spacesuit without a helmet but
but gases are *very* quick fellows, aren't they?

Clemens

PS: In the original novel, the ship's computer opened all the airlocks and
    Dave didn't jump through space but had to work his way through a rapidly
    depressurizing ship into an amergency lock.