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Molydood
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Hi guys,
we got into a discussion over lunch today about the effects of removing a spacemans helmet while in space.
Assumptions:
Space is colder than earth
Space is lower pressure than earth
Others?
Opinions:
Human expands/explodes
Human freezes
Human freezes then explodes
Any help is appreciated.
I'm also curious why space is perceived as cold when there isn't any air.. it receives the same amount of sunlight (if similar distance away from Sun) so why do spaceship cabins get cod, if there is no air surrounding it to conduct the heat away? surely it would be perfectly insulated against conduction. Does it radiate away?
thanks
Martin
we got into a discussion over lunch today about the effects of removing a spacemans helmet while in space.
Assumptions:
Space is colder than earth
Space is lower pressure than earth
Others?
Opinions:
Human expands/explodes
Human freezes
Human freezes then explodes
Any help is appreciated.
I'm also curious why space is perceived as cold when there isn't any air.. it receives the same amount of sunlight (if similar distance away from Sun) so why do spaceship cabins get cod, if there is no air surrounding it to conduct the heat away? surely it would be perfectly insulated against conduction. Does it radiate away?
thanks
Martin