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In article <13335@ecs.soton.ac.uk> nf@ecs.soton.ac.uk writes:

>   Hello dear netters ,
>
>   Here in my office we have an argument  : 
>
>   What will happen if the space suite of an austronaut gets ripped in space ?
>
>   Some of us recon that he will explode while others that he will end up 
>with lots of bruises!!. One thing that all of us agree, is that it is not
>going to be a very healthy activity.

Well Nick, my feeling is that he would nearly explode.  A fit person can
exert a pressure of about 2 psi.  With the lungs at 15 psi and outside zero
there would be some nasty ruptures if he couldn't exhale quickly enough.
(The valves in the windpipe may lock, denying him the choice).

His eyes would almost certainly pop out, and I should think the main cause
of death would be an instant and massive stroke.  Bit depressing really...

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