Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihu1h.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!ihu1h!ajaym From: ajaym@ihu1h.UUCP (Jay Mitchell) Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Explosive Decompression Message-ID: <383@ihu1h.UUCP> Date: Mon, 29-Oct-84 14:08:19 EST Article-I.D.: ihu1h.383 Posted: Mon Oct 29 14:08:19 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 30-Oct-84 01:40:25 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 11 Watching 2001: A Space Odyssey last night, brought on a conversation with friends today about existing in space for short periods of time (seconds) without having suit protection. I thought that I had read someplace that any death from "exploding" wouldnt happen immediately, but gradually within seconds. Can anyone answer this and provide reasoning or references to such. I'm not looking for much opinion, but rather some hard facts. Thanks much. -- ------------------------- Jay Mitchell ihnp4!ihu1h!ajaym -------------------------