Re: What happened? Could risk be higher?

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From: Mark Willis
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1989 23:39

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In article <2991@viper.Lynx.MN.Org> dave@viper.Lynx.MN.Org (David Messer) writes:
>I wonder how they define "useful" consciousness...  I have
>heard that one would stay conscious for thirty seconds or so
>in a total vacuum, but I don't know how "useful" it would be.

Asking how long can a person stay conscious in a total vacuum is similar
to asking how long can a person hold his breath for, which is at least a
minute, and probably a lot longer in a vacuum because you can't cheat.

		Mark
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From: willisa@cs.glasgow.ac.uk (Mark Willis)
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Subject: Re: What happened?  Could risk be higher?
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